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Nation : ?
Local Price : £2650.00

Pair of Cannon Barrel Pistols by Perry. A Pair of Silver Inlaid Cannon Barrels by Perry of London. With round three stage, turn off cannon barrels, stamped below with Tower of London proofs and decorated with a band at the breech, border engraved box-lock actions, signed ‘PERRY' on a scroll surrounded bu foliage to the left and ‘LONDON' on an oval surrounded by foliage to the right, sliding thumb-piece safety catches (both internal panels damaged - actions still functioning) swelling walnut butts inlaid with scrolling silver wire, vacant oval escutcheons and hallmarked silver grotesque masks, dated for 1784, trigger guards decorated with a foliate design. Perry, William [about 1780] Made flintlock brass barrel pocket pistols and brass barrel flintlock blunderbusses. Shop in Birmingham.   A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York. PERRY William, Gunmaker, Birmingham, 1776-88. Marked guns ‘London'.   Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London 1350-1850, George Shumway Publishing, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Dimensions: Bore: 25 Bore Barrel Length: 5.5 Inches (14 cm) Overall Length: 12 Inches (30.50 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,650.00

Good Flintlock Brass Barrel Blunderbuss Pistol. SN 9137. A Good Flintlock Brass Barrel Blunderbuss Pistol. 11&157; overall, 6&157; two stage barrel octagonal at breech & round at muzzle, with reinforced cannon muzzle. Post 1813 Birmingham proof with top spring bayonet released by catch on tang. Flat stepped lockplate, with safety bolt & roller on steel spring, signed ´Twigg´. Walnut full stock with engraved brass trigger guard with pineapple finial, brass throat pipe. Original horn tipped ramrod with worm. Circa 1815 &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; In very good condition. John Twigg, son of John Fox Twigg c.1790-1820 Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

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Local Price : £2,650.00

Seaforth Highlander Duke of Sutherland Sword. Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion officers sword belonging to 5th Duke of Sutherland who was a captain between 1910 and 1912 becoming Honorary Colonel in 1914. Regulation basket hilted sword in good condition complete with liner and fringe. The blade is super condition and well etched with G R V and crown to one side the reverse with regimental details as follows Seaforth Highlanders 5th The Sutherland and Caithness Highland Battalion plus the single letter S Retailers details Davies and Sons London and complete with matching scabbard which does show age wear between the ring mounts sold with research

Nation : ?
Local Price : £2650.00

Scarce Percussion Officers Pistol.. A Scarce Percussion Officers Pistol with Shoulder Stock. With browned sighted barrel, decorated with scrolling foliage at the breech, foliate engraved tang fitted with standing rear sight, signed foliate engraved lock, decorated with scrolling foliage, full-stocked in walnut, cut with chequering at the butt and fitting for shoulder stock, the skeleton shoulder stock with simple attachment. A scarce example. J R & G LUKE, Exeter Dimensions: Bore: 18 Bore Barrel Length: 12 Inches (30.48 cm) Overall Length: 17 Inches (43.18 cm) Overall Length: with shoulder stock: 28.5 Inches (72.39 cm)

Nation : German
Local Price : 3,400.00 USD

FINE GERMAN RAPIER C.1660. A fine example of a type which evolved about 1645 in response to changing social customs and swordsmanship and remained popular for about a generation. Known to collectors, as pillow swords in recent years, they were more likely known to their owners as scarf swords. Norman discusses this and the method in which they were worn in The Rapier and Smallsword 1460-1820, page 186. Its contemporaries in Northern Europe were the transitional rapiers and occasional dish hilted rapier. Somewhat smaller than either, it was able to be worn in social settings where the larger weapons were prohibited. Size, and thus weight, which in motion equates to inertia was always balanced against agility. In this weapon, the choice is for the latter. It has a fine blade of hollow diamond section etched each side with a figure of Mars, the God of War beneath his name and a sun or perhaps his namesake planet. The hilt is heavily encrusted in high relief silver foliage and classical portrait heads. The grip is wrapped in silver wire. The result is a lovely weapon, which in hands schooled to it, was the match of any on the street.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2600

Late 17th Century English Brass Mounted Plug Bayonet for an Officer – the blade by John Hathaway. A very fine English Plug Bayonet made for an Army Officer and dating to circa 1690 to 1700. Plug bayonets were used by the British military after the middle years of the 17th century until they were replaced with the socket bayonet in the early 18th century. The bright, slightly curved, single edged blade becomes double-edged for over a third of its length towards the point. On one side near the hilt it is inlaid in brass with three inset comets. These are the mark of John Hathaway who was granted the use of this symbol by the Worshipful Company of Cutlers of London on 26th September 1689. He is a well known maker of blades of exceptional quality for plug bayonets and several other examples of his work have been recorded. The figured hardwood grip is of circular section tapering towards the pommel and has the characteristic swelling at the base with a thin turned collar below and brass ferrule mounted between the collar and the cross guard. The cross has a thick oval block with faceted edge with horizontal quillons vertically counter curved at their tips and mounted with the heads of monsters. The tapering brass pommel sleeve is surmounted with a cast helmeted warrior’s head. The particular feature of helmeted heads forming pommel caps and / or quillon tips was noted by Harold Peterson as an “English pattern that seems to have been very popular during the very late 17th century, and possibly the opening years of the next century” which “boasted pommels and quillon terminals in the form of helmeted heads”. A survey of plug bayonets by R.D.C Evans devotes a section to English plug bayonets and notes that those with helmeted heads are English and illustrates several bayonets of this type. Evans records only two other examples of a Hathaway blade bearing the triple comet mark and proposes that it was an indication of a high quality which is borne out by inspection of the bayonet discussed here. Army officers wore plug bayonets. A portrait of Captain Francis Hawley of the 1st Foot Guards in 1685 shows the Captain wearing a plug bayonet which has a plain wooden hardwood hilt mounted with brass. Acknowledgements: Peter Finer Ltd, 2003 Catalogue, item 30 “A Fine English Plug Bayonet for an Army Officer circa 1690”. The bayonet is in fine condition overall. The blade is exceptionally well preserved with clear marks and is still razor sharp. A small amount of flaking has occurred to the thinly turned rim of the grip underneath the pommel sleeve. The grip exhibits a rich dark patina. The blade length is just over 11.25 inches (just under 29 cm) and overall the bayonet is 18 inches long (just over 46 cm).

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £2595

Click and use the code >24304 to search for this item on the dealer website Archaic Chinese Warrior´s Bronze Sword, Around 2,300 to 2,800 Years Old, From the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, Including the Period of the Great Military Doctrine ´The Art of War´ by General Sun-Tzu

Nation : British
Local Price : £2575

Rare Scottish 1798 Pattern Officers’ Basket Hilted sword with Paktong / Nickel Hilt. A rare example of the distinctive basket hilted sword introduced for Scottish Infantry officers in Highland Regiments in 1798. It was replaced by the regulation steel basket hilt 1828 pattern three decades later. The sword type was used throughout the Napoleonic War period. The hilts of these swords were most usually made of gilt copper, bronze or brass. This sword is a rare example in that the hilt is made from a lighter coloured nickel-based alloy. The use of nickel alloy in the production of weapons and tableware was increasing in the early 19th century as a substitute for silver, variously called Tutenag, Paktong, German Silver etc, but is rare in the production of sword hilts at this time, although some made from imported Chinese Paktong are known (for an example see an English Georgian Slot Hilt Hanger of the late 18th century mounted with a Paktong hilt sold by C&T Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd, Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK, lot 119, 1st November, 2017). A further nickel-based hilt of Scottish 1798 pattern that we are aware of is detailed in note 1 below. The basket guard is made of rounded bars and flattened plates in the usual manner with forward loop guards and a swollen wrist guard terminal to the rear quillon. The upper terminals of the guard arms are fixed onto a ring inside which the stem of the mushroom shaped pommel is fitted. The pommel is dome-shaped on top with a protruding integral waisted pommel button. The double-edged gently tapering blade is 32.5 inches (just over 82 cm) long. It is of lenticular section with a short ricasso. A central fuller commences a short distance from the hilt on each side and is 9.5 inches (24 cm) long. The blade is unmarked and probably a German import which is a common occurrence on swords of this type and most usually of Solingen manufacture. The grip is of spirally grooved wood covered with shagreen held in place with thin strands of twisted copper wire now coloured with age. It is mounted with an alloy ferrule at the base of similar colour to the hilt and retains a red woollen fringe at the top plus its leather liner stitched with red cloth on the outside and bound with blue silk ribbon at the hem. The materials used for 1798 pattern hilts were less robust than iron and as a result were susceptible to damage. Many surviving and published examples have bars missing, are out of shape and often with repairs. This sword is a good example. The blade has just small patches of blackened age-related staining in places and the hilt has kept its shape without damage or repairs. Note 1: For other examples of the 1798 type see: Harvey J S Withers, “The Scottish Sword 1600-1945”, Paladin Press, 2009, particularly page 144 for a 1798 Pattern described as: “An unusual piece. The basket appears to be manufactured from a combination of white metal and brass (mixed together)”. The pommel, blade ricasso, grip shape and binding, plus the basal ferrule, liner and fringe, are more than coincidentally similar to our sword, indicating that both may have been made in the same batch by the same maker.

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £2575

Click and use the code >24355 to search for this item on the dealer website Ancient Chinese Warrior´s Bronze Sword, Around 2,300 to 2,800 Years Old, From the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, Including the Period of the Great Military Doctrine ´The Art of War´ by General Sun-Tzu

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 3,300.00 USD

AN ITALIAN SMALLSWORD, PAPAL STATES C.1720. This sword is mounted with a steel hilt, finely chiseled in flags and military trophies. The decoration is in panels gilt overall in Italian taste. The grip is finely wrapped in steel wire and copper bands, originally gilt. The blade, swelled at the forte (colichemarde form) is decorated with a coronet impaled with palm fronds over an armorial device of a raptor on a globe encoiled by a serpent. The quality and form of the decoration indicate a noble owner, perhaps a branch of the Borghese family who grew in power under Pope Paul V (Camille Borghese) after 1605. This sword dates to the period of the greatest power of the Papal states which lasted until the Napoleonic Wars. 31 7/8" length blade.

Nation : -
Local Price : 3,300.00 USD

CELTIC BROADSWORD C.400-100 BC. La Tene culture. A two handed sword with characteristic broad double edged blade with rounded tip. These were used for slashing or hacking only, not thrusting, which the broad section for the full length of the blade optimized, in the technique specific to the culture. 31" total length. Well forged with rectangular section tang and depressed medial stepped ricasso. Original arched guard which rests on the step of the ricasso, providing a blade catcher with the ricasso. Excavated with excellent profile including the rounded tip of the blade preserved intact. Two small areas of copper on the surface of the blade from electrolytic transfer from the scabbard, mounts while buried. Scabbard now perished. Norse literature identifies two types of swords, the svaerd which is a blunt slashing sword and the maekir, a tapered pointed sword. See Records of the Medieval Sword, Oakeshott, p.20 illustrating and discussing examples of both found in Denmark. The La Tene evolved from the Halstatt culture and populated vast areas of Europe, including Ireland, England, Scandinavia and northern Europe to the Mediterranean, through conquest, settlement and trade. This sword is a well preserved classic example of one of the two broad swords which empowered the conquest.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 3,300.00 USD

FINE EUROPEAN RAPIER C.1650-80. A fine quality example of a type that evolved about 1645 in response to changing social customs and swordsmanship and remained popular for about a generation. It has a fine 28 ¼” blade of diamond section, flattened at the forte with remnants of a mark or inlay. The iron hilt is decorated in relief with flowers on the quillon terminals, quillon block, and pommel faces, all with gold decoration and gold scrolling tendrils to the flat surfaces. The cross guard edges and each side of the pommel ridges are embellished with fine bands of raised circles. All were skillfully chiseled into the steel with the gold about 50% intact. Fine silver, brass, and copper wire-wrapped grip. A lovely weapon clearly intended to impress in social situations, but a match for any in the street enhanced agility. Known to collectors, as pillow swords in recent years, they were more likely known to their owners as scarf swords. Norman discusses this and the method in which they were worn in The Rapier and Smallsword 1460-1820, Norman, page 186. Its contemporaries in Northern Europe were the transitional rapiers and occasional dish-hilted rapier. Somewhat smaller than either, it was able to be worn in social settings where larger weapons were prohibited. Size, and thus weight, which in motion equates to inertia was always balanced against agility. In this weapon, the choice is for the latter.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2550

English Silver Hilted Small Sword with London Hallmarks for 1726 / 1727 likely by Thomas Bass and made for the American market. A fine early 18th century English silver hilted small sword mounted with a double shell guard. The hilt is of the early plain form that arrived in the late 17th century and is the precursor to the period when the quality of small sword design and decorative appearance blossomed and reached its hiatus in London from the 1730’s onwards. An interesting feature of the hilt is the two outwardly concave bars which link the pas d'ane rings to the knuckle bow and rear quillon presumably to strengthen the structure in an attractive manner. The ring terminals also protrude upwards. These features are unusual on English silver hilted small swords but appear on one of the swords featured in Leslie Southwick’s “London Silver-hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, page 279, plate 29. This sword is in the Royal Armouries Collection, Ref IX.2241. It is by the maker George Willcocks and hallmarked for 1720 / 1721. The hilt is almost identical to our sword even down to the minor details such as the shape of the pommel button and the grip ferrules. The maker's mark is also shown in the same place on the pommel button. Whilst the subtle features described above are unusual in English made swords they are not unusual in 18th century American small swords. Daniel D Hartzler in “American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords”, 2015, Volume 1, illustrates a number of swords with these features made by 18th century American silversmiths such as Edward Winslow (pages 222, 223), William Little (pages 249 to 251) of Massachusetts and working in the early 18th century contemporary with the maker of our sword. Hartzler describes the hilt features highlighted above as the “American manner of construction” (page 222). Our sword was presumably therefore made in the American manner most likely for an American gentleman by one of a number of London silversmiths that catered for this demand. Most American silver hilted small swords at this time, like our sword, are rather plain double shell guard types as can also be seen in Hartzler. The hilt of our sword is almost certainly by Thomas Bass. Three hallmarks marks are present on the knuckle bow and two on the pommel button. The knucklebow marks are the lion passant and the crowned leopard's head assay mark plus the date stamp for 1726 / 1727. The pommel button has a worn lion passant on one side and the maker's mark on the other which is also worn and indistinctly stamped onto this awkward surface. Thomas Bass's Sterling mark was registered in 1720 (Grimwade 2685) and consisted of his initials “T B” in raised relief inside a shield with a pellet between, and below, and a crown above. The mark on the sword pommel clearly shows the “T” plus the pellet to its right and the spine of the letter “B” to its right. Due to the tight curve of the small button most of the right hand part of the stamp is missing. A feature of the lives of London silver hilted sword makers of the 18th century was that talent in working with silver was not necessarily a guarantee of commercial success. To succeed they also needed business acumen. Some silversmiths were very successful and became wealthy men. However, the records show that many talented silversmiths, evidenced by the quality of their surviving works, lived a sparse existence and sometimes ended their lives in penury. Thomas Bass seems to have been one such unfortunate case. Thomas is recorded from 1701 to 1760 as a silver hilt maker and sword cutler. He was indentured to the profession by the cutler Joseph Reason for seven years and sworn “free” of the Cutlers' Company on 15th April 1708, after which he is recorded as working in Fetter Lane in the City of London where he remained for the next 50 years and registered his first mark. He indentured his one known apprentice, Isaac Stewart, in 1712, and registered his second (Sterling) mark in 1720. On 5th October 1721 the Court of Assistants of the Cutlers' Company excused Thomas from taking livery due to his “mean” circumstances. A year later he was excused again: “Thomas Bass being sumon'd did not appear but several Members knowing him to be poor the Court doth think fit to excuse him till he is in better Circumstances”. It seems that Thomas struggled with poverty all his life and spent his last years in a workhouse to be buried at St Andrew's Church, Holborn, on 22nd February 1760. The above reference work borrows from Leslie Southwick 2001. The hollow ground, triangular section blade displays a pronounced taper at the forte and is in fine condition with a grey uncleaned patina. Engraved scroll designs have been applied near to the hilt in panels on both sides. The widest shows a hatted figure surrounded by foliage. Minor speckles and patches of age staining are present in places. The blade length is 30.5 inches (77.5 cm) and the overall length of the sword is just over 37 inches (just over 94 cm).

Nation : -
Local Price : 3,275.00 USD

17th CENTURY CARIBBEAN CUP HILTED RAPIER. Classic example of the type identified as the first swords made in the New World. These were made in the Caribbean in the 17th century and are well documented in literature including Arms and Armor in Colonial America, Peterson, pl.78, and Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America, Brinkerhoff & Chamberlain, where the chapter on swords is introduced with an example, pl.125 & 126. These were made by talented blacksmiths, not swordsmiths, and are unlike European swords which were products of groups of specialists, each performing a task repeatedly, they show variations and the effects of handwork. This example represents the group very well for form and workmanship with 36" (outside the cup) triple fullered d.e. blade. Scalloped edge cup with four bars joining the edge to the crossguard. Deep curved knuckle bow and mushroom form pommel. Diced horn grip complete and excellent. The metal uniformly lightly textured with a rich brown patina as typical for arms used at sea. These swords served the Spanish whose primary goal was the capture and transport of gold to the Spanish crown. So substantial was the volume, that it caused a deflation in the world economy at the time. It also generated a fleet of pirates who skillfully scoured the Caribbean for the Spanish treasure ships using stealth, deception, the cover of weather, and the speed and agility of captured ships to overcome their objectives. Fine centerpiece for Caribbean pirate collection.

Nation : ?
Local Price : £2500.00

Cup Hilted Rapier. A Spanish Cup Hilt Rapier, Late 17th Century. With slender tapering blade of ovoidal section with central fuller on each face of the forte and stamped with blade smiths marks (rubbed) iron hilt comprising plain cup with turned rim, with engraved foliate disk inside the bowl, long slender quillons with turned button terminals, knuckle guard en suite and with turned central moulding, compressed globular pommel, wire bound grip with two Turks heads. Dimensions: Blade Length: 37.5 Inches (95.25 cm) Overall Length: 44 Inches (111.76 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : £2500.00

1798 Pattern Basket Hilted Sword. With tapering double-edged blade with narrow central fuller on each face at the forte, white-metal hilt of slender rounded bars framing plain panels, slender fore-guards, and flat wrist-guard (old repair to bars) bun-shaped pommel with prominent button, spirally-grooved wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, and retaining its buff leather liner faced with red woollen cloth, in its black leather scabbard with white-metal locket and chape, the former with frog button. Footnotes See Brian Robson, Swords of the British Army ..., 1996, pp. 189-90, no. 183 Dimensions: Blade Length: Overall Length:

Nation : -
Local Price : £2,500.00

18/19th Century Silver Mounted Saif Sword. Hyderabad Made Circa 1800. #2407023. The decorative style of this late 18th or early 19th Century silver mounted saif indicates that it was made in Hyderabad, India. Robert Elgood in his book "Arms and Armour of Arabia" (1994) states that while these swords were used in Southern Yemen, many of them and especially the nicer ones were made in Hyderabad. Swords of this type were carried by members of the Hyderabadi royal family as well as Yemeni Sultans. A pair, probably gifted to King George III are displayed in the ballroom of the British Royal Families Sandringham House. The Metropolitan Museum in New York also has an example and three more Hyderabad saif are illustrated in: Robert Hales book “Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, a Lifetime Passion.” Robert Hales Ltd. 2013. Page 245.The 750mm single-edged blade has a wide, shallow fuller below a narrow fuller. The wide fuller runs almost to the hatchet point. The broad blade is double-edged for the final 215mm and retains sharp edges.The forte of the blade is etched with a row of X’s on both sides. The blade is in very good condition and retains its original polish with minimal tarnish and some shallow pitting towards the point.The silver hilt is ornately decorated with applied silver wire and floral motifs. The pommel is suggestive of the dome and minarets of a mosque. The hilt is in great condition and the blade is fixed firmly in the traditional manner.The sword is complete with its silver mounted scabbard. The wooden scabbard has had the leather replaced at some point. A job well done. The silver locket and chape of the scabbard are ornately decorated with applied silver wire and floral motifs. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a great example of a scarce late 18th Century high status saif, made in Hyderabad and popular with members of the Yemeni and Hyderabadi elite.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2500

Scottish Basket Hilted Sword for a Highland Regiment circa 1750 to 1784. A representative example of a distinctive type of Scottish munitions grade military basket hilted sword dating to the middle to third quarter of the 18th century. These swords were issued to soldiers serving in Scottish Highland infantry regiments such as the 42nd (Black Watch), and are often associated with their service in the French / Indian and Revolutionary Wars in North America. Some swords bear store or rack numbers marked into the pommels and guards, and occasionally amongst these marks the specific regiment can be identified. Most are unmarked. The swords were funded by regimental colonels from their allowances. Anthony D Darling in his “Weapons of the Highland Regiments 1740 to 80” (Historical Arms Series No 33) devotes a section to the background of this sword type. This hilt type evolved in Scotland towards the mid 18th century as a simplified version of the earlier more usual Scottish basket hilted sword, intended to be cheaper to produce for militias recruited from the Highlands which enforced order in the remote areas. The 43rd, later to become the 42nd , the Black Watch, was first formed for this purpose. Around 1757 production of these swords transferred to England as demand grew due to the increasing numbers of Highlanders being recruited into the newly raised Highland regiments. England was industrially better placed to fulfill bigger contracts in a more cost-effective and timely manner. Production fell mainly into the hands of two firms, Drury, and Jeffreys. Little is known of the exact process of manufacture, but it is thought that the hilts, blades, scabbards, and grips were sourced from Birmingham, Sheffield and London, then the swords were assembled in workshops in London. Drury and Jeffreys commissioned similar single edged blades, usually between circa 29 inches and 32 inches long, as witnessed on surviving swords, with single fullers. Generally they stamped their blades both sides in a similar manner and size with a crown, “G R” beneath, and their name below. The hilts are made from thin flattened ribbon-like iron bars mainly cut from plate which are forged together. Between these, primary and secondary guard plates are fixed and pierced with circles and triangles. The pommel is a pronounced cone shape with an integral button on top from which three shallow incised lines radiate downwards. The tops of the three guard arms are secured under a lip which extends around the pommel base. The grip is often made of spirally grooved wood mounted with a covering of shagreen and bound with brass wire. Some swords, like ours discussed here, have baluster shaped bare wooden grips, and whilst these may be more modern,or even period replacements, due to the frequency with which they occur, they may also be original grip cores. The Highland Regiments gave up their swords in 1784 when production of this sword type had ceased. The sword discussed retains its black leather stitched scabbard and mounts. Overall, the hilt, blade and scabbard mounts, display a consistent lightly pitted “salt and pepper” patination. The single edged blade has a fuller running underneath the blunt back edge for 80% of its length and is 29.5 inches (75 cm) long. The blade is stamped “DRURY” on both sides in the manner described above. The overall length of the sword is 35.5 inches (90 cm). For a full discussion of this sword type see Anthony D Darling, Swords for the Highland Regiments 1757 – 1784, Mowbray Incorporated, 1988. For other examples see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, Boydell Press / Royal Armouries, 2005, pages 129 to 130. And John Wallace, Scottish Swords and Dirks, Arms and Armour Press, 1970, fig 42, for a sword now in the National Museums of Scotland, collection reference LA 27.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2500

Fine Hanoverian Georgian Officer’s Side Arm with Paktong Mounts – Second Half of the 18th Century. A fine Georgian Officer’s Side Arm, engraved on its blade with the crowned British Royal Arms, crowned GR cypher, and on the spine with “Fabrique Royale a Hertzberg”, all highlighted in rich gilt. Hertzberg is a town in Lower Saxony and part of the state of Hanover. The weapon is of heavy construction and was made in Hertzberg as a military side arm for an officer serving the House of Hanover in a regiment recruited to serve British interests in the second half of the 18th century. Swords dating to the 18th century with blades of this size are often referred to under a general ill-defined umbrella as “Hunting Swords”, and the curved bladed versions “Hunting Hangers”. The term “Hunting” attached to these smaller proportioned swords, compared to the usual full length types, is something of a misnomer. These weapons were primarily intended for offence, or defence, with regard to people, not animals. Some made in the UK were most certainly intended for military use. In his portrait Vice-Admiral John Benbow, who died in 1702, wears armour in a naval scene and is holding a robust early hanger of later cutlass proportions, and clearly intended for use in close quarter melee when ships were boarded in naval warfare. During the 18th century a number of German states hired out their troops in commercial enterprises to fight for the armies of vying nations at war in Europe. One of these states, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire, was Hanover. Its Elector, George, became King George I of England In 1714, after which he ruled the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Electorate of Hanover. Hanover was one of the states that raised troops for foreign service and as a result, Britain inherited with its new king, established diplomatic routes through which German troops could be recruited into British service. For instance, the Seven Years War in Europe, from 1756 to 1763, started with George II as king and ended with George III. When Britain’s need for foreign assistance was at its highest at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, treaties were signed with these German states and around 40,000 German troops were recruited into British service at this time. Although generally grouped as “Hessian”, these troops were recruited from a wide range of different states including: Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Hanau, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Ansbach-Bayreuth, Waldeck, Anhaldt-Zerbst and of course Hanover. The troops were recruited mainly as fully organised units or regiments rather than as individual recruits to be absorbed into the British military. Clearly there was a loyalty from the troops recruited in Hanover to their paymaster King George III who was also their own ruler. So it is no surprise to find evidence of this on their weaponry which was probably also well represented on other regimental regalia, colours, etc, although little has survived. Interestingly, Herzberg was an established town 56 miles (90 km) from the state capital of Hanover. Its industries included the production of armaments for the Hanover forces. Other than as indicated by the quality of the blade and its gilt highlighted decoration, the prestige of this weapon is further enhanced by the mounts which are made of Paktong (Chinese Silver). More of this attractive metal was imported into France and Germany from China compared to England at the time. It seems clear therefore that the side arm was most likely made in Hertzberg for an officer in an infantry regiment recruited in Hanover for service with the British Army in the American Revolutionary War period. The British royal arms on the blade in style date to before 1803. The sword consists of a sturdy cross-guard with counter-facing flattened swollen terminals, one of which is stamped with the maker’s mark “I K”, and a downward facing shell guard with a moulded border. The grip is of natural stag horn, spirally bound with chain, with a ribbed ferrule at the base, and a ribbed domed cap on top with an integral button. The military style leather scabbard is stitched down one side and retains its chape and mouthpiece. The thick, heavy blade is exquisitely forged with a single deep fuller extending just underneath the back edge for three quarters of its length after which it is double edged. A second, broader, shallower fuller extends between the first fuller and the cutting edge to the tip. It has a short ricasso, after which a panel on one side is engraved with the crowned Royal Arms and the crowned GR cypher on the reverse side. These features are enhanced with strapwork and acanthus, all highlighted in rich gilt. The overall length is 25.75 inches (65.5 cm). The blade length is 19.75 inches (just over 50 cm).

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Local Price : £2500.00

D.Egg Paget Carbine. A 16 Bore Paget Flintlock Cavalry Carbine by D. Egg. With round sighted barrel, retaining traces of original colour, stamped with Ordnance proofs, plain tang fitted with rear sight, bevelled double border line engraved lock, signed D. EGG, figured full stock with regulation brass mounts, saddle bar absent, with captive ramrod. Dimensions: Bore: 16-Bore Barrel Length: 16 Inches (40.64 cm) Overall Length: 32 Inches (81.28 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : £2500.00

Flintlock Long Sea Service Pistol.. A Flintlock Long Sea Service Pistol. With plain tapering barrel stand with numerous ordnance marks at the breech, plain tang struck with a crowned inspection mark, border engraved flat lock with ‘GR' crowned and ‘TOWER' across the tail, struck with ordnance mark underneath the pan, border engraved ring-neck cock, full-stocked in walnut with apron around the barrel tang and stamped with inspection marks, regulation brass mounts including butt cap, trigger guard and ramrod pipes. Dimensions: Bore: 25 Bore Barrel Length: 12 Inches (30.48 cm) Overall Length: 19 Inches (48.26 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : $2495.00

European Left Hand Dagger, 17th C.

Nation : German
Local Price : $2495.00

Fine German Transitional Rapier/Smallsword, Late 17th/early 18th C. Brass hilt featuring symmetrical bilobate shell guard, decorative pas d'ane, and squared knucklebow. Oblong pommel with flattened sides, featuring grotesque masks and human figures in relief. Fine spiral grip wrap of twisted iron and brass wire with braided turks heads top and bottom. Hexagonal-section 28 1/4″ blade with ricasso marked with gilded Prussian Eagle and “BERLIN” on both sides, probably of the 18th C. The style of the knucklebow, pommel, and grip are typical of late 17th C transitional swords, but the shorter blade with gilt markings likely from the 18th C. Very attractive and fine quality sword with a beautiful rich patina to the brass. Overall length 35″.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,495.00

Polish Winged Hussars Karabela Sword, very rare. SN 9035. A Very Rare Polish Winged Hussars Karabela Sword. 34 1/2&157; overall, 29&157; curved single edged blade, one narrow fuller ends near the yelman, struck with eyelash armourer’s marks. Hilt with iron guard, long quillons and langets engraved with stylized feathers, a thumb ring. Iron stepped flat topped pommel. Wooden grip covered with leather. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Mid-17th century.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Bibliography: W. Kwa&197;&155;niewicz, Szablapolskaod XV do ko&197;

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,495.00

Brown Bess Musket Volunteer Post 1809 India Pattern. SN 8959. A Good Volunteer Post 1809 India Pattern Brown Bess Musket. 54 1/2&157; overall, 39&157; barrel with London Gunmakers proofs. Regulation border engraved lock with ring neck cock, marked ´Tower´, Crown over ´GR´. Walnut full stock, regulation brass furniture. Two sling swivels, iron ramrod. Circa 1810.&194;&160;&194;&160; Good Condition.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,495.00

Dragoon Officers Backsword 1788 Pattern. SN X3001. A 1788 Dragoon Officers Backsword. 40" overall, 33 1/2" slightly&194;&160;curved blade with twin fullers stamped on both sides ’W Harvey’.&194;&160;Blade sharpened on the back edge for the last 7". A wrought iron&194;&160;hilt with fluted and faceted bars, faceted oval pommel, twisted wooden grip with ferrule & brass wire. Circa 1790&194;&160; Hilt in very good condition, showing some original finish, blade may be a later replacement &194;&160;in good condition with a couple of edge nicks. Lacks scabbard Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £2495

Click and use the code >23228 to search for this item on the dealer website Incredibly Rare British Celtic Iron Age &#acute;Currency&#acute; Sword-Bar Circa 200 BC. Made Over a Century Before the Roman Conquest, But Amazingly its Very Type Was Noted in Caeser´s Writings of His time In Britannia

Nation : British
Local Price : $2495.00

Rare English Silver-Hilted Smallsword, ca. 1680. Silver hilt cast and chased with fruit between borders of petals, including knuckle-guard, rear quillon (expertly repaired), globular pommel with button, and single side ring enclosing a plate pierced and engraved with flowering foliage. Knuckle guard with monster head hooked into the pommel and stamped with maker's mark “FW”. The grip bound with alternating single strand and twisted silver wire and finished with Turks’ heads top and bottom. Unmarked single-edged 27 3/4″ blade with triangular spine and broad full-length single fuller. Blade bright, with scattered light pitting and tiny edge nicks. Quillon repair visible only on reverse face. Overall length 33″.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2495

Click and use the code >20165 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare & Beautiful French, Napoleonic Wars Era Silver Mounted Sword a ´Sabre d´Officier Superieur a Monture a L´Orientale, With French Napoleonic Blade Inscription, Circa 1801

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 3,200.00 USD

SPANISH OFFICER'S RAPIER C.1800. This sword is a good example of the individuality and stylistic expression which influenced Spanish sword design in the colonial period. It is a rapier with its roots in the European officers small swords of the period. The boat form guard was widely adapted to the Spanish taste but seldom as faithfully as here. The wire wrapped horn grip has a distinctively colonial flavor. It likely was made as part of the armament in anticipation of Spain's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars and may have served in the Peninsular War after 1808. It is as likely to have carried on its service in the colonies including North America and the Caribbean, where Spain struggled to maintain control after Napoleon's defeat. In true Spanish character, it is as functional as it is charming.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2475

Click and use the code >22448 to search for this item on the dealer website Stunning Officers Sabre Used in The War of 1812 Blue & Gilt American Dragoon/Artillery Sabre, Pattern of 1796

Nation : ?
Local Price : £2450.00

Dish Hilted Rapier, 17th Century.. A Dish Hilted Rapier, 17th Century. With long slender tapering double edged blade, of flattened diamond section, cut with a deep fuller either side and stamped with the makers name, steel hilt comprising shallow circular guard decorated with pierced holes and with leaves all around a circular panel in the centre, straight slender twisted quillons, securing the cup and each with elongated fluted finial, fluted quillon block and pommel en suite, the latter of tall ovoidal form with button, spirally fluted grip wrapped in copper wire between Turk's heads. Notes: The blade inscribed with the makers name, ‘ANTONIO FRANCISCO'. Dimensions: Blade Length: 37.5 Inches (95.25 cm) Overall Length: 44.5 Inches (113.00 cm)