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Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

*British* ‘c1770’ Pattern Infantry Officers Sword. ED 2555. -. ED 2555 This is an attractive ‘c1770’ pattern sword with a 31” blade. The blade carries traces of engraving with ‘HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE’ and ‘DIEU ET MON DRUIT’ to both sides, together with ornate engraving to both sides of the ricasso. The brass heart shaped guard, knuckle bow and pommel also have ornate engraving and the wire bound grip is in perfect condition. As is usual with swords of this age, the scabbard is absent. An attractive late 18th Century sword in excellent condition. The price includes U.K. delivery. ED 2555.

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA**British 1786 Pattern Spadroon Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Antique Ivory Hilt. ED 2339 -. ED 2339 This is an original British 1786 Pattern spadroon Infantry Officer's sword (see page 155 of World Swords by Withers & Robson’s Swords Of The British Army page 144 No.129 where ivory hilt spadroons are illustrated). It has steel guard and ball top pommel and lanyard ring. The correct ribbed antique ivory grip has steel bands. It has a 32” long single edged, diamond section blade. The blade is etched on both sides with martial arms and foliate panels. The blade has staining consistent with age. As is typical this sword is without scabbard. The price for this spadroon includes UK delivery. ED 2339 (NB Ivory Content Comprises less Than 10% Volume & Weight)

Nation : -
Local Price : £795.00

**UNKNOWN ORIGIN**C1800 Napoleonic Peninsular War Era Officer’s Sword Blued & Gilt Etched Blade Lion’s Head Pommel & Cast Langet & Guard Decoration With Scabbard. Sn 19962 -. 19962 This is an attractive Napoleonic Peninsular War Era Officer’s quality Sword & Scabbard. We cannot determine the origin of this sword, it has features of both British & continental swords C1800. It has a single edged, fullered, curved, 31 ½” blade. The blade is blued and has gilt etched foliate & martial arms for 8” from the hilt which has original leather hilt washer. The blade has staining consistent with age. There are no visible maker or date marks. Its brass hilt has a Lion’s head pommel and mane back strap. The cross guard has large lozenge shaped langets on both sides, One langet has c cast helmeted face mask, the other a stylised foliate or star design. The front of the knuckle guard has a cast helmet and arms device. The grooved leather bound wood grip has brass wire binding. The sword is complete with its original brass mounted leather scabbard with 2 brass hanging rings. The lower section of the scabbard above the elongated chape has had a repair at some point in its life. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 19962

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

WW1 Era British Gaunt & Son Limited Late Edward Thurkle London 1912 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword With Etched King’s Crown Blade Numbered 14198, Leather Cord & Acorn Knot & Leather Covered Field Service Scabbard. Sn 17832 -. 17832 This is a nice, original, WW1 British 1912 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword with its scabbard & Frog. The Sword has an undamaged 35 ½” single edged blade with fuller (44" overall). The blade has staining consistent with age and is etched on both sides with foliate panels and King George Crown with ‘GR’ Royal Cypher (George Rex). The ricasso is crisply marked on one side by the manufacturer ‘Gaunt & Son Limited Late Edward Thurkle London’. The reverse has the ordnance acceptance star with inlaid proof roundel. It has a full bowl guard with ornate tooled decoration and wire bound fish skin covered wood grip with thumb recess. The hilt is fitted with an original Officer’s leather Cord & acorn knot. The back of the blade is numbered ‘14198’ which may assist to identify the British officer who originally commissioned this sword. The sword has no visible Regiment marks or dates. It is complete with its original leather bound field service scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17832

Nation : -
Local Price : £795.00

C1890 Victorian Court / Diplomatic Small Sword With Ornate Brass Clam Shell Hilt & Scabbard. Sn 18015:2. -. 18015:2 The small sword or smallsword (also court sword, French: épée de cour or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's popularity was between mid-17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword (from which the épée developed. This is an excellent original late Victorian Court / Diplomatic small sword (see pages 270 to 282 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where many variants of small sword are illustrated). It has the typical brass hilt with cross guard clam shell mount. The clam shell has ornate embossed decoration. It has a bar knuckle guard, Crown pommel & Dog’s head finial. The leather & wire binding on the wood handle is tight and intact. The slim 30” triangular section blade is straight and undamaged and has just staining consistent with age. The sword measures 35 ½” overall. It is complete with its original leather bound wood scabbard which has steel mounts and 2 hanging rings. The price for this attractive Court / Diplomatic small sword includes UK delivery. Sn 18015:2.

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**OSCAR WILDE’S BARRISTER CONNECTIONS**WW1 1916 British 1897 Pattern SJ Pillin London Infantry Officer’s Presentation Sword With King George V Guard & Etched Blade To Sub Commandant Sir Edward Clarke KC PC By Staines (Middlesex) Volunteer Training Corps.. 21541 Sir Edward George Clarke, Kings Counsel (KC) (15 February 1841 – 26 April 1931) was a British barrister and politician, considered one of the leading advocates of the late Victorian era and serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886–1892. His legal career included representing Oscar Wilde in his disastrous prosecution of the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, and representing the plaintiff in the "baccarat case", during which Sir Edward cross-examined the Prince of Wales. He was a member of the anti-women's suffrage movement. During WW1 he was Sub Commandant of Staines (Middlesex) Volunteer Training Corps (a Period pamphlet depicting the famous Sir Edward Clarke KC drilling in civilian clothing with the Staines volunteers in 1915 is illustrated in image 1). This is an original British 1897 pattern Infantry Officer's sword presented to Sir Edward Clarke by Staines (Middlesex) Volunteer Training Corps with scabbard and frog. The sword has a 33 ½” long blade with partial fullers and measures 39 ¾” overall. The blade has areas of staining consistent with age and use. The blade has foliate etched panels and Kings Crown above heraldic arms. The ricasso has the makers name SJ Pillin 31 Gerrrard St London & the correct engraved ordnance acceptance proof star and inlaid brass roundel & original leather hilt washer. One side of the blade has a crisply engraved presentation panel with wording "PRESENTED TO SUB COMMANDANT THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR EDWARD CLARKE PC KC BY SUBSCRIBERS TO AND MEMBERS OF THE STAINES VOLUNTEER TRAINING CORPS AS A MARK OF APPRECIATION OF PATRIOTIC SERVICES EFFICIENCY RENDERED SEPTEMBER 1916". The spine of the blade is numbered 108262. It has a full 1897 Pattern knuckle guard with Crown GR V device. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball top and knurled back strap for grip, fish skin grip with wire binding in very good condition. It is complete with leather covered wood field service scabbard. The scabbard has a German silver throat mount & is fitted with leather frog that has 2 belt loops and buckles. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21541

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1901-1910 British Edward VII 4th Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer's Sword With Blued & Etched Blade By Hobson & Sons London & Scabbard. Sn 22426:56 -. 22426:56 The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The 4th Volunteer Battalion was formed in 1860. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. The Stockport Armoury building (Armoury Street, Stockport) was the Headquarters of the 4th Battalion, Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1862. The 4th Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1883 and the 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the Stockport Armoury, in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front and then being disbanded in 1920. This is an excellent original, King Edward VII (Reigned 1901-1910), 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword to the 4th Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment with Scabbard (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers & pages 165-167 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). The Sword has a 32 ½” single edged blade with fullers (39" overall). The blade is blued & has etched panels to both sides. One side has foliate devices, King’s Crown above scrolling banner ‘4th V.B Cheshire Regt’ & ordnance proof star with inlaid brass roundel. The reverse has foliate devices, King’s Crown above stylised Royal cypher ‘ER VII’ (Edward VII Rex) and heraldic arms above maker / retailer name ‘Hobson & Sons 1-3 & 5 Lexington St London W’. The hilt is fitted with its original leather washer. It has an ornate bowl guard with stylised Royal Cypher and undamaged gilt wire bound fish skin grip together with stepped steel pommel with ball top. It is complete with its nickel plated steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The body of the scabbard has lost patches of its original factory nickel finish which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:56

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1901-1910 Victorian British Edward VII 1st Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched & Blue Blade By Hobson & Sons, London, Brass Gothic Style Pierced Basket Hilt & Scabbard. Sn 22426:59 -. 22426:59 The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The 1st Volunteer Battalion was formed in 1860. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. The Stockport Armoury building (Armoury Street, Stockport) was the Headquarters of the Cheshire Volunteer Rifles in 1862. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture and folding langet on one side. (see page Page 159 of Robson’s swords of the British Army). This original 1st Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment infantry Officer's Pattern 1822 sword has a post 1845, 32 ½” single edged fullered blade (38 ¾” overall). The blade has blued and foliate etched decoration on both sides. One side of the blade has The etched Rifle Brigade ‘hung Bugle’ badge and ‘1st Volunteers Battn Cheshire Regt’ and etched proof star with inlaid brass roundel together with a stylised monogram possibly the initials of the Officer who owned this sword. The reverse has King Edward VII Royal Cypher ‘ER VII’ (King Edward VII Reigned 1901-1910), Heraldic arms and Maker / retailer name and address ‘Hobsons & Sons 1-3-5 Lexington St London W’. The gothic style voided brass guard has stylised Royal Cypher VR & Queen’s Crown in the centre. The bar guard is fully intact and has the later variant fixed bar langet on one side. Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in good condition with just light service wear. The sword is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:59

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

Victorian British 5th Battalion Cheshire Rifle Volunteers Firmin & Sons London Pattern 1827 Pattern Rifle Brigade Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade Steel Hilt & Steel Scabbard. Sn 22426:61 -. 22426:61 The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The 1st Volunteer Battalion was formed in 1860. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. The Stockport Armoury building (Armoury Street, Stockport) was the Headquarters of the Cheshire Volunteer Rifles in 1862. This is an original, 1827 Pattern British Rifle Officer’s Sword & Scabbard To The 5th Battalion Cheshire Rifle Volunteers (see page 174 of World Swords by Withers). The Sword has a 32 ½” fullered single edged blade. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The seword has engraved foliate panels on both sides. One side has The Hung Bugle of the Rifle Brigade and ‘5th Cheshire R.V (Rifle Volunteers)’. The reverse has Queen’s Crown & stylised Royal cypher ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) & maker / retailer detail ‘Firmin & Sons Limited 153 Strand (London)’. The voided steel basket guard is undamaged and incorporates the correct ‘Hung Bugle’ badge of the Rifle Brigade. It has an undamaged wire bound shagreen grip together with stepped steel pommel & ball top. The sword is complete with its undamaged steel parade scabbard which has even patina and 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:61

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**OLDEST BRITISH ARMY REGIMENT**C1870 British Honourable Artillery (HAC) Officer’s Sword By Warren London With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22645:5 -. 22645:5 Established in 1537 the HAC is the oldest Regiment in the British army. It was primarily a citizen militia and raised in times of national emergency including the Armada, English Civil war and Napoleonic wars. Until the Victorian era, Officers would have followed regular infantry sword patterns. As this was a volunteer army, they would have to pay for all service equipment including their own swords. This sword highlights the strong influence of French sword design in that era, particularly with regard to the knuckle bow and angled or canted pommel (see page 175 of World Swords by Withers).This is a very good example of the HAC Officer’s Sword. Our example has a 31 ½” long, rapier type steel blade (37” overall). The blade has light staining consistent with age. Both sides have foliate engraved panels, one side has stylised combined ‘HAC’ monogram, the reverse has what looks like ‘WRN’ combined stylised monogram possibly the name of the Officer who commissioned this sword. The ricasso is signed by the maker or retailer ‘Warren 23 Cursitor Street, London’. It has brass guard with canted pommel and pierced upturned clamshell featuring the embossed ignited grenade artillery emblem. The undamaged fish skin covered hilt has its original copper wire binding which is tight and intact. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard. The scabbard with brass shoe, fixed belt bar and mounts with 2 original brass hanging rings has no dents or damage. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22645:5

Nation : German
Local Price : £795.00

WW1 Era Imperial German Mounted Field Artillery Officer’s Quality Etched & Blued Panels Blade Dress Sword To ‘3 Lothr Feldartill. Reg. Nr 69’ (3rd Battery Field Artillery 69th Regiment) With Bullion Stitched Cord, Portepee & Scabbard. Sn 22871 -. 22871 This is an excellent, original Imperial German Mounted Field Artillery Officer's dress sword. The sword has nickel plated hilt with langets and knuckle bow. There are some areas of wear to the nickel finish consistent with age and service carry. It has its original wire bound fish skin covered grip in good order. The guard is fitted with original Officers bullion stitched cord and portepee. The sword measures 36” overall and it has a 30 ¾” single edged, curved blade with fullers (we cannot see any maker mark under the langets). The spine of the blade near to the hilt has a faint Imperial German inspection mark. The polished blade has its original leather hilt washer & has deeply tooled panels on both sides and the spine featuring Martial banners and arms & foliate decoration. One blued panel features a horse drawn artillery train with mounted gunnery troops, another blued panel is marked to ‘3 Lothr Feldartill. Reg. Nr 69’ (3rd Battery Field Artillery 69th Regiment) alongside a blued panel with ‘Horse’s Head’. The sword is complete with its original black painted steel scabbard with hanging ring & shoe. The scabbard has a few dents consistent with service carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22871

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1886 Dated British WD 1885 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword Regiment Marked ’16 L’ To The 16th Lancers With 1889 Dated Mole Patent Scabbard Regiment Marked To The ‘OX Y’ Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. ED 3023 -. ED 3023 The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th Lancers in 1922. The regiment saw much action in the Napoleonic Wars, Zulu Wars, the Regiment also fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War & served in India in spells between 1865 and 1899, the Boer Wars & WW1. This is a nice original, 1885 Pattern British Cavalry Troopers Sword to the 16th Lancers with Scabbard. These swords were designed during the period when the British army was continuing to argue on the merits of the ‘cut’ versus the ‘thrust’ of British cavalry blades. The hilt design features a Maltese Cross motif cut into the knuckle guard and is a distinctive feature of these swords (see pages 48 – 57 of Swords Of The British army by Robson). The Sword’s fullered 34 ½” blade is clean. It measures 40” overall length. The blade and hilt have WD inspection marks. The blade has date /86 (1886) and inspection marks. There are no visible maker marks even under its original leather hilt washer. The spine of the blade has inspection mark. The knuckle guard has the correct Maltese cross motif. The inside of the guard is Regiment marked ‘16L’ to the 16th Lancer’s and has weapon numbers 71886 struck out and number 52. It has the correct boiled hard leather chequered scales in very good condition secured by the correct 5 rivets. It is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 fixed hanging rings. The scabbard has even aged patina and no dents. The scabbard has date 7/89 (July 1889) weapon number 133 and regiment mark ‘OX Y’ to the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry (the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry was founded in 1798. The OX Y service in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry, and as a yeomanry regiment during WWI). The scabbard is also signed ‘Mole Patent’. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3023

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**RARE**PARKHURST PRISON ** Victorian British Parker Field & Sons London Parkhurst Prison (Isle of Wight) Prison Guard’s Hanger Sidearm Short Sword With Etched Blade ‘Parkhurst Prison’ & Scabbard. ED 3026 -. ED 3026 Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight was established in 1838 as a juvenile penitentiary for male offenders sentenced to transportation. The prison aimed to reform young men through a strict regime of discipline, education, and industrial training before they were sent to colonies like Australia. Its harsh system, including wearing leg irons, strictly enforced periods of silence, and basic food, drew significant criticism from reformers and the public. By the mid-1850s, the practice of deporting "Parkhurst Boys" began to end and the prison's function broadened to include other male offenders sentenced to terms exceeding a year. This is an excellent Victorian Prison Officer’s hanger to Parkhurst Prison & scabbard. It has a fullered 21 ¾” swept blade which has staining to be expected with age (27 ¼” overall). The blade has a fine deeply etched panel on one side ‘Parkhurst Prison’ and the reverse has an etched foliate panel with crisp manufacturer detail ‘Parker Field & Sons 233 Holborn London’ (all illustrated). The fish skin handle with wire binding all present tight and intact is undamaged with just light areas of staining and light service wear. The hilt has the correct steel knuckle guard with stepped pommel. The original leather scabbard has the correct Prison Officer’s steel mounts. The throat mount has a fixed steel belt bar. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this rare hanger to Parkhurst Prison includes UK delivery. ED 3026

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**ATTRIBUTED**Pre 1845 British William IV 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade To ‘Lieutenant-Colonel George William Paty, 96th Regiment Of Foot’ (Later General Sir George William Paty, K.C.B., K.H) & Scabbard. Sn 23109 -. 23109 General Sir George William Paty, K.C.B., K.H., was born in 1788 and joined the 32nd Foot as an Ensign in 1804. He served in the Copenhagen Campaign of 1807, and afterwards in the Peninsular. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1817, on half pay, he served in the 96th Foot as a Major on full pay in 1825. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture and folding langet on one side. Pre 1845 these swords had pipe back blades. Post 1845 they were made with slightly curved fullered blades (see page 173 of World Swords by Withers & Page 159 of Robson). This original infantry Officer's Pattern 1822 sword has a pre 1845, 32 ¼” single edged curved pipe back blade (37 ½” overall). The blade has very faint foliate panels decoration on both sides. There are no maker or date marks on the blade. One side of the blade is faintly etched with King’s Crown and Royal cypher ‘WR IV’ (William IV Rex) together with another faint etched panel ‘LT COL PATY 96th REGT’. The gothic style voided brass guard has stylised Royal Cypher King’s Crown and ‘WR IV’ (William IV Rex). The bar guard is fully intact. It has the correct folding langet on one side. Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in good condition with just light service wear & all wire tight and intact. The sword is complete with its blackened steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings and shoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23109

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1845 British Rifle Brigade Presentation Sword. £ 795.00 1845 British Rifle Brigade Presentation Sword Gothic hilt in nickel chased with scrolls and foliage. Crowned stringed bugle with wreath in cartouche. Highly decorative back strap and pommel and complete with fish skin grip secured by silver wire. The slightly curved blade is etched to within 3.5 inches of the point and with presentation inscription which reads Presented as a mark of esteem to Captain Williams M.C.P principle of Duro House School by the Duro House Cadets who took part in the Volunteer Cadet Review held at Chrystal Palace Sept 1861. Complete with silver plated scabbard showing age wear. The blade is maker marked but worn all that can be seen is Holborn London but looking at the proof plug it seems likely that it is B Thurkle who operated from this address 1834 – 1864 Information: Reference: Robson Swords of the British Army Plate 127 – 128 Blade Length: 32.50 inch Overall Length: 38.0 inch

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £795.00

**ANCIENT BLADE**Japanese Shinto Period 1680-1788 Mino School Work Ko (Small) Wakizashi Sword With Ko-Gatana (Side Knife), Scabbard & UK Expert Assessment. ED 3053 -. ED 3053 This Ko Wakizashi has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his assessment notes accompany the sword. In his notes he states “Small (ko) wakizashi with unsigned blade, made in Shinto period 1680 to 1780’s ?, possibly Mino work? Saya old, Honoki wood with, newish black lacquer (restored?). Has kodjuka pocket at side, fitted with ko-gatana (side knife), with new replacement blade plus kodjuka of shakudo metal with 2 Cockrels in shakudo & gold late Edo into Meiji period work 1800–1880’s. Tsuba (hand guard) is oval iron with two ryu hitsu piercings showing Chinese landscape, mountains & man in cave? by a river with foliage, he is holding sake bowl, bit worn with old rust brown patina under crescent moon circa 1800. Tsuka (handle) rebound in black ito, with chrysanthemum flower (gold) menuki shakudo & gold good quality, has fuchi/kashira (end caps) of patinated copper with gold petals & flower designs in good condition, lot of original gilt to them made in Meiji period 1868 to 1912”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as just under 32 cms. Total length 43.5 cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3053

Nation : German
Local Price : £765.00

Prussian M89 Officers 13th King’s Uhlan Regiment 1st Hanoverian No. 13 Sword. £ 765.00 Prussia Imperial Kavalleridegen M89 cavalry sword of the Konigs-Ulanen-Regiment. 1.Hannov. Nr.13 sword. Regulation hilt with non folding clamshell guard with inset Prussian eagle and good grip. The blade with regimental details, trophies of arms and floral decoration. The reverse details the regiments battle honours for the historic 1808–1814 Napoleonic campaigns: Peninsula, Waterloo, and García Hernández granted by Kaiser Wilhelm II tying their lineage to the King’s German Legion. Complete with steel scabbard overall length 100cm the blade 85cm

Nation : British
Local Price : £765.00

British Officers 1821 Cavalry Sword by Wilkinson Sword. £ 765.00 Victorian British Officers 1821 Cavalry Sword by Wilkinson Sword number 31416 no name in the register just the date 2nd March 1892. A very large sword overall length 42.5 inches, the hilt regulation three bar guard with chequered pommel and back strap. The blade is straight and 37 inches in length, the engraving is excellent with crown, VR, royal coat of arms and floral decoration plus owner initials. Maker marked Henry Wilkinson London with deep proof plug to reverse complete with field scabbard and dress knot.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £750.00

An Antique Ethiopian Shotel - Gorode Officer's Sword Of Emperor Menelik IInd's Reign, & Then Into Emperor Halie Selassie's Reign, the Last Ethiopian Emperor. Curved blade fully etched in its tooled red leather scabbard. These very unusual swords with very curved blades come from the "Horn of Africa," which includes Abyssinia, which we now know as Ethiopia. Made famous just before WWII by the Italian Invasion of that Country, and the appeal by it's Emperor Haile Selassie to the League of Nations, which the Western Powers basically ignored. It's Capital is Addis Ababa, a city dating back some 2,000 years and more. A country much in the news but also a land largely still in the middle ages in some respects. The sword, oft described as a shotel but actually it is a gorade, with its very characteristic curved blade. The swords dates back to the reign of Amda Seyon the 1st, known as "the Pillar of Zion" who was Emperor from 1314 - 1344. Called shotel, while technically the proper term locally for sabre was 'gorade'. Shotel which is not an Amharic word, Amharic for sword is gorade .The blade is etched with the profile of Emperor Menelik II, and also the symbol of the emperor, the Lion of Judah. The rest of the blade is etched with fancy scrolls. Menelik II baptised as Sahle Maryam (17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913 and King of Shewa from 1866 to 1889. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state was completed by 1898. He is widely honoured by many Ethiopians and commemorated during the celebration of the Battle of Adwa, which is celebrated on March 1 or 2 across Ethiopia and in the diaspora. Many Pan-Africans regard him as an advocate for African independence against European powers during the Scramble for Africa. Selassie Haile Selassie was one of the most famous leaders in Ethiopian history. As the emperor, he was exiled during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia due to the status he held. Selassie would go onto return to Ethiopia and help in taking back control of the country from Italy. On April 2, 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen became Emperor Haile Selassie. Selassie was the last reigning monarch of Ethiopia’s Solomonic Dynasty. The Solomonic Dynasty traces its ancient ancestry to King Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba, biblical figures who may have lived during the 10th century BCE. Ethiopia is often acknowledged as the only nation in Africa never to have been colonized, and Selassie emerged as a powerful international figure as other African countries sought independence in the 20th century. His long reign and enduring policies (such as support for African unity and the abolition of slavery in Ethiopia) earned him a privileged position at international summits. For instance, Selassie was one of the highest-ranking diplomats at the funeral of U.S. President John Kennedy. Selassie’s greatest impact may have been on the island of Jamaica. Jamaican religious leaders adopted a version of his birth name, Tafari (Ras was an official title) and Rastafarians regard Selassie as a god. (Selassie himself remained a Christian throughout his life.). Photo in the gallery of Emperor Hallie Selassie in full dress uniform. 37.5 inches long overall in scabbard, blade 30 inch blade

Nation : French
Local Price : £750.00

A Fine and Beautiful Carved Horn Hilted 18th Century Royal Naval Officer's Hanger Sword, Cutlass or Cuttoe. American Anglo French wars period, made Circa 1750's, called during it's era of service use a ‘cuttoe’, a variation on the word cutlass, but a variation used specifically by naval officer's. Oval guard deer hoofed quillon form, carved horn handle with carved pommel and twin gilt capped mounting rivets. Single edged blade with a small return false edge and double fuller. Finely geometric scroll engraved blade with a leaping stag slightly obscured through time within the fuller on both sides. Although also used on land, the cutlass is best known as the maritime weapon of choice. A naval side-arm, its popularity was likely because it was not only robust enough to hack through heavy ropes, canvas, and wood, but short enough to use in relatively close quarters, such as during boarding actions, in the rigging, or below decks. Another advantage to the cutlass was its simplicity of use. Employing it effectively required less technical skill than that required to master a rapier or light small sword, and it was more effective as a close-combat weapon than a full-sized sword would be on a cramped ship. Cutlasses are famous for being used by pirates, although there is no reason to believe that Caribbean buccaneers invented them, as has occasionally been claimed. However, the subsequent use of cutlasses by pirates is well documented in contemporary sources, notably by the pirate crews of William Fly, William Kidd, and Stede Bonnet. French historian Alexandre Exquemelin reports the buccaneer François l'Ollonais using a cutlass/cuttoe as early as 1667. Pirates used these weapons for intimidation as much as for combat, often needing no more than to grip their hilts to induce a crew to surrender, or beating captives with the flat of the blade to force their compliance or responsiveness to interrogation. Owing to its versatility, the cutlass was as often an agricultural implement and tool as it was as a weapon (cf. machete, to which the same comment applies) that was used commonly in rain forest and sugarcane areas, such as the Caribbean and Central America. In their most simplified form they are held to have become the machete of the Caribbean.

Nation : German
Local Price : £750.00

Saxon Model 1867 Cavalry Trooper’s Sabre, Garde-Reiter Regiment, 1867-73. Curved single fullered sabre blade with spear point. Brass hilt with side bars. Brass backstrap, integral pommel with tang button and riveted ears. Ribbed grip of black leather over wood. Steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings. Blade 34 3/8 inches in length, the sword 40 inches overall. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the manufacturer’s mark ‘P. D. Lüneschloss, Solingen’. It is stamped on the other side with the crown and ‘JR’ cypher of King Johann, who reigned from 1854 to 1873. The outside of the hilt is stamped ‘GR’, for Garde Reiter. The quillon is stamped on one side with a crown proof mark. The Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. Schweres Regiment) (1 st Royal Saxon Guards Heavy Cavalry) was established in 1680 as a regiment of cuirassiers. It was the senior and premier heavy cavalry regiment of the Kingdom of Saxony, fighting in its wars from the Battle of Vienna through to WW1. The Saxon M1867 cavalry sword used by the enlisted men of the Garde Reiter borrowed much of its design from the Prussian M1852 cavalry officer’s sword, but with a brass hilt. Other Saxon cavalry of the period used the M1867 with a steel hilt. The Garde Reiter Regiment was disbanded in 1919. The outside of the hilt should bear the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony – this has been lost, and one can see the two holes in the hilt where it would be riveted through. Removing the solidly riveted emblem would seem like a strange but deliberate modification. While this is speculative, this might have been done in the republican period for political reasons. The abdication of King Frederick Augustus III in 1918 left a power vacuum which led to several years of political violence in Saxony as left-wing radicals attempted to establish a Soviet Republic, opposed by right-wing forces including the infamous Freikorps, and later the army of the new Weimar Republic. The blade has areas of patination and pitting along its length. Its edge is undamaged, there are a couple of dents to the spine. No leather washer. The inside of the hilt has a dark, even patina, while the outside is brighter brass. Some patches of patination to the backstrap, pommel and ears. Only a short stub remains of the leather finger loop. A patch of leather has been lost from the grip on one3 side at the pommel end, exposing the ribbed wood beneath. Otherwise the grip shows very little handling wear. The scabbard has significant pitting and dark patination overall. It is structurally strong but has a rough texture.

Nation : -
Local Price : £750.00

Pandur Hanger, 18th Century. Origin: Europe, Culture: Central Europe, Period: 18th Century. A Central European 'Pandur' hanger. These were made to resemble the style of Eastern European 'Pandur / Pandour' free corps. In Wallachia, being a Pandur was a fixed, legally recognized social status, whether or not one was a member of a specific military unit. By the middle of the 18th century, law enforcement in the

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

British 1854 Pattern Scots Guards Officer's Sword of Lieut-Col Sir Ernest Edward de Winton Wills, 4th Bart. Hazelwood, Commander of the Guard at Balmoral Castle 1944. Straight spear-pointed picquet weight blade with central fuller. Pierced steel hilt of ‘Gothic’ style with inset regimental badge of the Scots derived from the badge of the Order of the Thistle: a St Andrew's cross overlying a multi-rayed star with a central circlet bearing the motto of the Stuarts ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’ (No one provokes me with impunity) enclosing a thistle. Steel ferrule, chequered backstrap and oval pommel cap. Wire-bound black shagreen grip. Steel parade scabbard with two hanging rings. The metal parts of the hilt and scabbards have all been nickel-plated. Remnant of a parade knot. A fabric strap runs through the hanging rings of the scabbard, its colour maroon edged with blue, tied into a bow to secure it (with a staple added on one side, possibly later). I am unsure if this is an original part of the sword as worn, although the maroon & blue pattern matches the stable belts worn by the Household Division. The blade is etched on both sides with the royal crown and cypher of George V, the badge of the Scots Guards, a wreath of laurel and palm, and most prominently the battle honours of the Scots Guards within scrollwork, from ‘Namur 1695’ to ‘France and Flanders 1914-18’. At the forte on one side is etched the maker’s mark ‘HENRY WILKINSON PALL MALL LONDON’ with the royal coat of arms and scroll reading ‘BY WARRANT’ above. There is a space for the optional etching of the owner’s initials, which has been filled with ‘E. E. de W. W.’. The blade has no brass proof slug, instead being etched at the forte on the other side with a stylised ‘W’ inside a six-pointed star. The spine of the blade is stamped at the forte with the Wilkinson serial number ‘59830’, which indicates that it was made in the year 1923. The spine is also etched with ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’. Ernest Edward de Winton Wills was born in December 1903 at Clevedon, near Bristol. He appears to used Edward as his first name day-to-day but for consistency with his formal documents I will refer to him here as Ernest. The Wills family was extremely wealthy, their riches derived from ownership of the tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills. Originally founded by Ernest’s great-great-grandfather in 1786, this was by the late 19 th century the largest tobacco company in Britain. The extended Wills family became highly influential in their home city of Bristol and were responsible in large part for establishing Bristol University and the Bristol Art Gallery. They eventually rose into the ranks of the aristocracy: Edward Payson Wills, Ernest’s grandfather, was granted a baronetcy and became the 1 st Baronet of Hazelwood. In 1901 W.D. & H.O. Wills merged with twelve other British tobacco manufacturers to form the Imperial Tobacco Company, the second largest tobacco company on earth (after the American Tobacco Company, which Imperial was formed specifically to compete with). Ernest’s father, Ernest Salter Wills, the 3 rd Baronet, sat on Imperial’s board of directors and owned five houses: three English manors one of which was his main residence at Littlecote, plus Meggernie Castle in Perthshire, Scotland, and a chateau on the French Riviera. The younger Ernest attended Stone House School at Broadstairs, Kent, then Eton College, where he served with the Eton College Contingent of the OTC (Officer’s Training Corps), reaching the rank of Cadet Corporal. After leaving school he gained a commission as a 2 nd Lieutenant with the Scots Guards in August 1923. He was attached to their 1 st Battalion, although he was placed on the Reserve List of officers. During the 1920s due to budget cuts and an oversupply of officers commissioned during WW1, officers would often be shuffled between Active and Reserve Lists (or half-pay) – this meant a large pool of officers were available for callup while only putting on the full payroll those that were required for deployment, who would receive temporary active duty commissions. Ernest’s date of commission matches perfectly with this sword’s purchase date – a sword being part of a new officer’s uniform one would usually be purchased immediately upon gaining a commission. ‘Picquet weight’ or ‘levee’ swords like this one were made slightly scaled down, with noticeably slimmer blades than specified in their Pattern, making them lighter and easier to wear off duty including in ‘frock coat order’ – a high level undress order used by the Foot Guards for formal but non-parade settings like state events, courts-martial, or when in attendance on Royalty. Ernest married Sylvia Ogden, the only daughter of the late tobacco magnate William Barker Ogden, in January 1926. In February he moved from the Reserve to full regular service with the 1 st Battalion of the Scots, receiving training as a machine gunner. In May the 1 st Battalion was deployed to safeguard food supply during the nationwide General Strike, including men posted at Deptford Cattle Market and convoys escorting food shipments by road. He was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1929. He resigned his regular commission and returned to the Reserve of Officers in September 1931. As of 1933 Ernest and his wife lived at the country house of Beenham Court, Headley with their daughters Venetia and Edwina (born 1927 & 1933). They sold Beenham Court just a year later to the Cheam School, a private prep school which educated Prince Philip and King Charles III. While out of the Army, Shire horses were a particular hobby of Ernest’s – both he and his father bred them on the family estate at Littlecote and he won a number of prizes at agricultural shows in the 1930s. With tensions rising in Europe Ernest was called back to service with the 1 st Battalion in June 1939 ‘for training’. After the formal declaration of war in September 1939 he was posted to 164 Officer Cadet Training Unit as an instructor. In January 1940 he was transferred to the Middlesex Regiment at the rank of Lieutenant, but with pay of an Acting Captain. In December 1940 he successfully applied for a transfer to the 2 nd Battalion of Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment, on the grounds that they were a machine gun battalion and such was his specialty (their official role was heavy fire support including mortars, anti-aircraft and machine guns). He quickly rose to command this unit. In December 1942 he applied to return to the Scots Guards, as his unit was to be merged with another Battalion, but this was refused with apologies as the Guards had a surplus of officers and no machine guns. He kept pressing on the grounds that he felt wasted in his role. He did not make it back to the Guards, but by December 1943 Ernest was in command of 5 th Battalion Manchester Regiment instead. Recruited mainly from Wigan and surrounding settlements, this infantry battalion deployed to France in 1940 and fought there until successfully evacuated at Dunkirk. It was converted into the 111th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps and the men trained on tanks, but this was reversed in November 1943. It reverted to the Manchester Regiment as infantry, but in the role of a dedicated machine gun battalion. Ernest would have been a natural fit to train and command these machine gunners. In the summer of 1944 however their role changed once again to a quite special duty: the battalion was dispatched to Scotland to guard King George VI and the Royal Family in residence at Balmoral Castle for the summer. This duty put Ernest in direct contact with royalty as the head of their house bodyguard, referred to in since declassified documents as a ‘ring of steel’ around the monarch – the fact that he was originally a Guards officer probably helped with this role. Later that year most of the men were moved to another post but 'D' Company of the battalion followed the royals to a different residence, Sandringham House in Norfolk. Ernest appears to have retired from the Army again after WW2, though I cannot find the notice of exactly when. The 5 th Battalion of the Manchesters were dispatched to Malta from November 1945, and he may have accompanied them as he was abroad when his wife Sylvia died in January 1946, of an infection following appendicitis. He remarried in 1949 to Juliet Graham-Clarke. He is also said to have been consulted by King Hussein of Jordan to recommend suitable officers to supervise the training of officers of the Jordanian army – I can find few details on this, but if this consultation did take place then given historical context it must have been between 1952 and 1956. Hussein came to the throne in 1952. At that time Jordan’s army, the Arab Legion, was led by British senior officers with Jordanians as junior officers. The young King, sensing political danger in this subservient-looking position, unilaterally ordered the British officers to be replaced with Jordanians in 1956. This delighted his people but came as a shock to the British, briefly endangering the British-Jordanian alliance until the affair was smoothed over diplomatically. Ernest’s father died in 1958, leaving him to inherit the Hazelwood baronetcy as well as a share of his father’s estate. While the elder Ernest had sizeable debts the net amount was valued at more than £131,000 (more than £2.7m today). After inheriting, Ernest and his wife appear to have resided primarily at Meggernie Castle. Ernest died in August 1983, aged 79. Between his two daughters he had eleven grandchildren, including the 9 th Marquess of Ailsbury. The blade is undamaged with light rubbing wear and light patination in places, it sheaths and draws smoothly. The sword is solidly peened with no movement to its parts. The shagreen grip is good with very light handling wear. Its wire binding is intact and tight, fractional movement to the loop nearest the hilt. All metal parts except the blade are nickel-plated, with some frosting to the plating, light wear on the inside of the hilt and around the sword knot slit. The sword knot is stiff and missing its acorn, with some abrasion to its wire and fray to the broken end. A small blob of paint (or Blanco?) on the washer.

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £750.00

An 80 Bore Flintlock Tap Action Pistol. An 80 Bore Flintlock Tap Action Pistol by Fox & Weatherall of Derby. With round turn-off barrels, stamped with London proofs at the breech and numbered ‘2’ and ‘3’ border engraved box-lock action, signed ‘Fox & Weatherall’ within an oval surrounded by a stand of arms to the left and ‘DERBY’ within an oval to the right, sliding thumb-piece safety catch (slightly raised) slab sided walnut grip, with vacant silver escutcheon. Dimensions: Bore: 80 Bore Barrel Length: 1.5 Inches (3.80 cm) Overall Length: 6 Inches (15.25 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

British Circa 1804 Naval Cutlass with Unusual Variant Blade. Single fullered spear pointed blade with upturned tip section, iron ‘figure eight’ hilt with sword knot slit, tubular quillon. Solid iron grip cast with corrugated texturing. Barest fragments of a leather washer. Blade 28 3/8 inches in length, the cutlass 33¼ inches overall. No scabbard. This cutlass has the ‘figure-eight’ hilt and grip that were used on the first standardised cutlass for the Royal Navy, the 1804 Pattern, but pairs these with an unusually shaped blade, neither fully straight due to its upturned tip nor with a continuous curve. Its single narrow fuller running close to the spine is of the style seen on British hangers and backswords of the 18 th century, whereas the 1804 Pattern was unfullered, simpler to manufacture but heavier in use. This blade shape seems to be rare but has been seen on other cutlasses of the late 18 th century. See Lot 212 sold at Antony Cribb auctions on 26th Nov, 2024: described by them as a late 18 th century American cutlass, that example has the same unusual blade shape but with a simpler iron strap hilt and ribbed wood grip. The Cribb example might indeed be American in origin, but this example is more likely British in origin because of its use of the Pattern hilt and grip. That said, British and American cutlasses of that period shared design features and components could be traded or reused. Without a maker’s mark this identification can’t be conclusive. With no evident military marks either I would suggest this cutlass was made for the commercial market: suppliers of the period sold even-handedly to the Royal Navy, merchant shipping and the growing American market. Compared with the Cribb example and most other pre-Pattern cutlasses I would say this was the better sword: the textured and contoured cast iron grip was less likely to turn in the hand and coped better with sea air than smooth wood, the figure-eight hilt offered more hand protection than a simple knucklebow, and providing a knot slit allowed it to be tied to the hand more securely. Logically this cutlass must postdate 1804, and was perhaps a transitional piece or a manufacturer making use of the availability of Pattern components to pair with traditional blades –30,000 of the 1804 Pattern were ordered split between ten different manufacturers in the period from 1804 to 1808, so plenty of parts would have been available from the production boom. Like other swords of this period the hanger has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point. The two pieces were stepped to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 7 inches vs 6 inches). The blade is unsharpened with a few small dents to its edge and a slightly rolled tip (~1mm). Its surface has areas of patination, light scratching, spots of light pitting in the fuller and around the tip. The hilt and grip have the common black japanned finish, but have also been painted with an unusual tan colour. It is difficult to tell which was applied first but more of the tan remains, particularly on the inside of the hilt. Both have rubbing and flaking exposing heavily patinated iron. Slight rotational movement to the grip.

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

English 1751 Pattern Infantry Hanger, 2nd West Riding of Yorkshire Militia, by Samuel Harvey. Slightly curved hanger blade with hatchet point, single narrow fuller close to the spine. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with two side bars, spiral grip and round pommel. No scabbard. Blade length ~24¾ inches (62.9cm), the sword ~30¼ inches (76.9cm) overall. The outside of the hilt is engraved with ‘YORK – W-R – 2 – D B’, indicating issue to the 2 nd West Riding Militia a.k.a. 2 nd Regiment of West Yorkshire Militia and ‘1 / 31’, most likely a rack number. The blade is stamped on both sides with a running fox within which are the initials ‘SH’, indicating the maker Samuel Harvey. It is also stamped at the shoulder on one side with a crown mark. This indicates government inspection or ownership and suggests this hanger was part of an officially ordered production run. The ‘1751 Pattern’ is not an official pattern of British sword (built to specifications set by the military establishment) but a widely used type that appeared around that date, was purchased officially to some degree and issued to many regiments. In this era colonels of regiments typically controlled procurement of equipment but market availability affected their choices and some larger-scale ordering took place. The 1751 is simple and durable, its blade typical of the British ‘hanger’, and survives in some numbers today considering its age. Almost all examples are marked to a militia unit. The West Riding of Yorkshire Militia was first raised in 1759, one of many created by the Militia Act of 1757 to respond to the threat posed by France during the Seven Years War. Parish constables drew up lists of all men aged 18 – 50, with limited exemptions, then drew ballots to select some for three years of compulsory militia service, although men chosen could delegate their role to paid substitutes if they could find & afford them. Militia units were for home defence only, and could not be sent overseas – service in practice meant a few weeks of training each year and occasional mustering for duty in keeping public order, almost always outside their home county. Nonetheless, the compulsory system was unpopular and riots broke out in Lincolnshire in 1757 over the Bill’s passage, some wrongly believing that it meant they would be conscripted into fighting overseas. Several counties delayed implementing the changes for years for fear of similar civil unrest. There were initially three regiments in the West Riding, but these were reorganized into two full regiments in 1763, the 1 st and 2 nd . The 2 nd regiment, also called the Northern or ‘York Regiment’, was based at York and commanded by Col. William Thornton, who in 1745 had raised the ‘Yorkshire Blues’ militia at his own expense to oppose the Jacobite Rebellion, and fought with them at the battle of Falkirk. Along with their muskets and bayonets the rank and file were armed with ‘Small Hangers, with Brass Hilts, Scabbards, and tanned Leather Waist-Belts’. The 2 nd West Riding only assembled for their annual training until 1778 when it was embodied until the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783. This pattern of brief periods of embodiment continued with no significant action. In 1853 it became the 21 st , or 2 nd West York Light Infantry. In 1881 the Childers Reforms amalgamated militia and volunteer units with the regulars into larger regiments, attaching the county militia units to their respective county’s regiments as their third or fourth battalions. The regiment therefore became the 3 rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). It was primarily a training unit during WW1 supplying trained men to the regular battalions, but being based at Whitley Bay was also part of the garrison on the Tyne. The 3 rd Battalion was disbanded in 1953. The lineage of the West Yorkshire Regiment is today maintained by the 2 nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment. The firm of Samuel Harvey was established in 1748, and used the mark of the ‘running fox’ on both sides of their sword blades. After Samuel’s death in 1778 the family business was continued by his son and grandson, both of the same name, the last of whom died in 1810. Like other swords of this period the hanger has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point. The two pieces were stepped to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 2 1/8 inches vs 1 inch). The blade has been sharpened, with a number of nicks to its edge, some shallow notches near the tip. The tip itself is rounded and fractionally bent to the right in its last 3mm. It has patches of patination overall, some light pitting to the iron at the forte of the blade spotted heavier pitting near the tip. The brass parts have moderate patination and a few dents, including a larger one to the pommel. No cracks to the hilt bars. The short quillon usually found on this type has been lost. Slight movement of the hilt side to side, while the grip itself remains firm.

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

Early 1827 British Naval officers sword. Originally introduced in 1827, it replaced the earlier 1822 Pattern. The main changes where the introduction of a solid brass guard with a crown and fouled anchor and a lion pommel. Replacing the previous open bars, royal cypher and stepped pommel. The dimensions for the blade were laid out as thirty -one and a quarter inches long and one and three eights inches wide at the shoulders. This new pattern also marked the abandoning of blue and gilt decoration for more engraving. This is very early example of the 1827, probably made by John Prosser. The ring under the guard for the sword knot, as opposed to two pierced holes, date this to before 1830. A does the St Edwards crown. Shorter than the pattern at only twenty-seven and a half inches it could be a custom order, or a dress sword. Alternately it could be a midshipman’s sword as they were instructed to acquire “blades of a convenient length”. A similar sword can be seen in the well known portrait of Captain William Peel VC with one at relief of Lucknow in 1858

Nation : -
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Early Napoleonic 1788 Pattern Light Cavalry Sabre by Woolley & Co. EL7425 - A scarce 1788 pattern light cavalry troopers' sword, by Woolley & Co of Birmingham (circa 1790-96). A good example, with double-fullered Monmorency style blade of 35.5 inches long, firm in the hilt with no movement and service sharpened. This would have been in service at the beginning of the Napoloenic Wars. There is some light pitting to areas of the blade, but it is in quite good

Nation : -
Local Price : £750.00

Ottoman Court Dagger. Origin: Ottoman Empire, Culture: Bosnian, Period: 18th-19th Century. A court dagger mounted in silver and walrus, most likely of Bosnian origin under Ottoman rule. Also known as "Bodezi".

Nation : French
Local Price : £750.00

18th Century French Hunting Hanger. A large, French Silver-Mounted Hanger with Lyon Silver Marks, dating from the mid-18th Century. With a broad fullered single-edged blade double-edged towards the point, a fine patina over the whole blade, with some old pitting towards the tip. The hilt comprising quillon-block cast and chased on each side with a stag beset by a hound in a wooded landscape. Recurved quillons each with lion-head terminal, lion-head pommel cast and chased with two hounds and rococo ornament at the back, and spirally-grooved ivory grip with small, slender old splits and minor damage. Ivory handle requiring a CITES license for UK and exporting outside the EU, cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU 69.8 cm

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

**RARE**1889 Dated Boer War Era British WD 3 Rivet, 1st Type, 1st Pattern, P.1888 Lee Metford Bayonet, Scabbard & Leather Frog. Sn 23305 -. 23305 This is a rare 3 rivet, 1st type, 1st Pattern, P1888 Lee Metford Bayonet with scabbard and frog as used by British troops during the Boer Wars (see page 387 plate No. 801 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White). It has its original undamaged wooden grips with the rare 3 brass rivets and oil holes in the wood grips. The bayonet is in original as found uncleaned condition. Its 12" double edged blade with medial ridge has WD inspection marks, Queen’s Crown and date 12/89 (December 1889). The pommel’s steel release button works as it should and the pommel has weapon number ‘392’. It has its original black leather scabbard with steel locket and chape. The throat mount of the scabbard is numbered 1036 and the leather has ordnance inspection marks. The scabbard is fitted with original brown leather frog with belt loop and retaining strap with brass buckle. The rear of the frog has impressed numbers (illustrated). The leather and stitching of the scabbard and frog are clean & intact. The price for this rare 1st type Metford bayonet with scabbard & frog includes UK delivery. Sn 23305 (box 2)

Nation : British
Local Price : £745.00

RESERVED RESERVED Early 19th Century English W. Bond London 50 Bore Brass Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel. Sn 21393:37 -. 21393:37 A large family of English Gunsmith’s named Bond had premises at various London addresses including at 108 Leadenhall Street, 45 Cornhill and at 'The Golden Blunderbuss' 59 Lombard Street, between 1762 & 1879. The Bond's made and supplied firearms to The British East India Company. A member of that family William Thomas Bond is recorded as working as a Gunsmith on his own at the family addresses in 1836. A William Bond is also recorded as working as working with Edward Bond at 45 Cornhill 1826-1855 and Northumberland Alley London 1871-1879 (see page 143 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is a nice, brass Flintlock pocket pistol by W. Bond. It measures just over 6” overall with a just under 1 ½” screw off brass barrel. The barrel's smoothbore has just staining and residue consistent with age & use. The action is signed ‘W.Bond’ within engraved martial arms on one side and the reverse ‘Lombard Street London’ within martial arms. The underside of the action has crisp English proofs. It has a steel cock, frizzen pan, sliding safety catch feature and steel trigger guard. The pistol’s bag shaped wood grip is undamaged. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:37 (in box 21393)