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Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British No7 Mk1/L Bayonet Scabbard and Webbing Frog. BAYO 791. -. BAYO 791 This is a British No7 Mk1/L bayonet with brown tufnol grips. The No7 bayonet was only approve for land service hence the suffix L to the bayonet designation No7 Mk1/L. This is stamped crisply on the blade ricasso. These bayonets were mainly issued to the Guards and occasional use with the Mk5 Sten gun. The bayonet has a swivelling pommel which allowed it to be fixed to the No4 rifle and the Sten sub machine gun. The blade is the standard bowie shape as used on the No5 jungle carbine and successive marks including the No9 and L1A1 series. The scabbard is the standard No5 Mk2 with a brass mouthpiece. The webbing frog is in good order with all stitching intact. See Skennerton pages 243/44, item B299. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 791. (Box 3)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British 1903 Un-converted Pattern Bayonet Land MkI Scabbard and Frog Manufactured by Mole. 21431. -. 21431 In the 1902 financial year, 375 each of the short and long experimental models were made for trials. The short model was a trials version of the eventual patt. It was the short version that was eventually decided upon for introduction with the new short rifle. Provisionally approved on 14th December 1902, the pattern 1903 sword bayonet was announced in the list of changes para, 11716 with an approval date of 19th December. Made at Enfield (unconverted) the blade length is; 30½ cm (42 cm overall) and is in good overall condition. The WD arrow is above EFD and crown to one side and crown over 1903 and numerous inspection stamps. The wooden grips are held with two pins both inspection stamped. The pommel has ‘3’ 05’ imprinted (manufactured March 1905) and Mole (manufacturers of the 1903 were Wilkinson, Enfield, Sanderson and Mole who made the least amount) with inspection stamps to the other side and spine. See Watts & White pages 322 & 391 No 814 for reference. The scabbard is land pattern MKI and is in good overall condition with the stitching in place. The frog is good overall with all straps, buckles and stitching in place. The price includes UK delivery. 21431. (Box 3)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British Pattern 1842 Lovell’s Catch Socket Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 432. -. BAYO 432 Although not adopted until late in 1844, the bayonet is referred to as the Pattern 1842 in most references and saw use with nearly all of the Pattern 1842 muskets produced, as well with many of the earlier Pattern 1839 muskets that were upgraded to the Lovell Catch system. Originally, the Pattern 1839 British Musket has used the Hanoverian bayonet catch, a carryover from the short lived Pattern 1838 Musket. The Pattern 1838 was designed by the new small arms inspector George Lovell and was the first general issue percussion musket in British infantry service. The new musket utilised a back action lock mechanism inspired by the French. For a number of reasons, the Pattern 1838 musket was almost immediately replaced by the Pattern 1839 percussion musket, which utilised a conventional lock and allowed existing stocks of older flintlock parts on hand (particularly barrels, stocks, furniture, etc.) to be used up. Both muskets used the Hanoverian spring catch system under the barrel of the musket, forward of the nose cap, to secure their socket bayonets. This was a major improvement over the friction fit system that had been used for British musket bayonets through the entire flintlock era. In 1844, Lovell introduced the improvement of the Lovell’s Catch to the new Pattern 1842 musket. It was an improved spring loaded catch, located in the same location as the old Hanoverian catch, which secured the bayonet and required positive pressure from the soldier in order to release the bayonet. Over the next few years, thousands of P1842 Lovell’s catch bayonets would be produced for the new P1842 Muskets, and thousand more older P1839 bayonets would be altered to the new Lovell system. The Lovell spring catch would remain in use on the Pattern 1851 Minié Rifle as well and would eventually be replaced with a French style rotating locking ring with the adoption of the small bore Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket. The sockets were mortised for top stud and had a simple 3-step “zigzag” mortise cut. These dimensions were essentially the same as the earlier Pattern 1839 Bayonet that had been used with the Hanoverian catch system. The Hanoverian version had a reinforcement ring with a rounded notch at the rear of the socket, which the Hanoverian spring catch would engage when the bayonet was secured to the musket. The later Lovell’s catch required a larger, eccentric ring at the rear of the socket that was rotated into the locking position with the catch on the musket and required the catch to be released with thumb pressure to free the bayonet. The blade measuring; 42 ½ cm overall and in good condition with no apparent markings. The brown leather scabbard is in good condition with stitching and metalwork and frog stud in good order. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 432. (British Sockets Box)

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

18th Century Socket Bayonet for the Brown Bess Muzzle Loading Flintlock Muskets. BAYO 450. -. BAYO 450 The Brown Bess socket bayonets named after the weapon they were made, for were the standard bayonet of the 18th century for the British army and continued in use until C1842 (see item 656 of the bayonet book by Watts & White where a Brown Bess socket bayonet with 4” long socket similar to our 3 ¼“ example is illustrated and page 286 of the same book). The typical triangular blade is 333mm in length and it measures 430mm overall length. The face of the blade is marked REEVES over crown B 54. The bayonets blade is straight and the metal work of the bayonet has just light staining consistent with age and no rust. The scabbard is leather with brass chape and locket *both are intact- locket has age related damage* with a tear shaped frog *slight play* *the leather is aged/worn in areas and the stitching is secure. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 450. (British sockets Box)

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

2nd Boer War 1897 Dated & Regiment Marked 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Mk1 2nd Type Pattern 1888 Bayonet and Scabbard. 21752. -. 21752 The Glasgow Highlanders were a former infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force later renamed the Territorial Army. The regiment eventually became a Volunteer Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) in 1881. In 1959 the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment). The Glasgow Highlanders was later amalgamated into the 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1967. Marked to one side of the blade- crown over 10 ’97 (Manufactured October 1897) and Broad Arrow over EFD (Manufacturer Enfield) over inspection mark and bend mark. The spine has 3 further inspection marks. The pommel is marked ‘9 HLI’ 626 (9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry). The leather scabbard has a Broad Arrow and other illegible marks, the metalwork and leather are in very good order. See page 170 of Skennerton for reference. The price includes UK delivery. 21752. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British WD Pattern 1887 MK IV Martini Henry Sword Bayonet Converted In 1891 From Pattern 1886 Enfield Martini Bayonet, Scabbard & Leather Volunteer Pattern Frog By Simplex Equipment Pall Mall London. Sn 21918 -. 21918 This is an original MK IV Pattern 1887 Martini Henry sword bayonet converted in 1891 from P1886 Enfield Martini bayonet by addition of a new cross guard approved 1st June 1891 (see page 383 Number 795 and page 318 of ‘The Bayonet Book’ by Watts & White). The fullered steel blade is 18 ½” length and has just light staining consistent with age (23 ½” overall). The blade has WD broad arrow and ordnance inspection marks ‘/86’ (1886 pattern) & ’C 91’ (Converted 1891). The stippled boiled hard leather grips have original fine stippling and have no damage. The hilt has the correct flat spring and the pommel’s steel release button works firmly. The cross guard with muzzle ring is numbered ‘1345’. The bayonet’s original steel mounted black leather scabbard has no damage. The throat mount is numbered ‘60’ and has another indistinct number. The original leather frog is similar in design to a frog described as a ‘Volunteer Pattern’ on page 27 item 98 and page 26 of Bayonet Belt Frogs Part 1 by Anthony Carter. The brown leather frog has stitched seams and large belt loop. The frog has part of its original retaining strap (tip absent) and original steel buckle. The rear of the scabbard has some service wear which obscures a partially visible Regiment mark ‘2VB (2nd Volunteer Battalion) along with other indistinct marks and number ‘35’. The rear of the frog also has maker detail ‘Simplex Equipment Pall Mall London’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21918 (Box 2)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

C1760 Revolutionary War British Dragoon Bayonet. BAYO 613. -. BAYO 613 Bayonet for a circa 1760s British light dragoon carbine.( Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from horseback. While their use goes back to the late 16th century, dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the 17th and early 18th centuries; they provided greater mobility than regular infantry but were far less expensive than cavalry. For reference see "The Socket Bayonet in the British Army" page 98. This piece is 18 ½ “overall, 14R43; blade, 3.9R43; socket and inside diameter of 26mm. Blade is marked with "C" which is a Smiths mark. The metal surfaces show stains, light scattered pitting and old patina. This piece shows slight variations of dimensions from the various bayonets shown on the pages 98 to 102 of the aforesaid reference. A less than common British military bayonet. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 613.

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

WW2 Pacific Theatre USMC M1 Garand Rifle Bayonet Period Converted To Fighting Knife With Period USN Ka-Bar Scabbard. Sn 22121 -. 22121 This is an original, WW2 US M1 Garand, Springfield Rifle Knife Bayonet period converted to fighting knife most likely for use by the USMC in the Pacific theatre of war. The bayonet has a contemporarily re-bladed with a 7 ¼” fullered, fighting knife blackened steel blade. The field sharpened blade is razor sharp. The knife is 11 ¾” overall length. The knife retains its original Garand bayonet hilt with original undamaged wood scales, original pommel mortice and has a conversion replacement blackened, slotted steel cross guard. The knife has no maker or date marks. The knife is in its USN Ka-bar leather scabbard in which it was found. The leather scabbard is clean and undamaged. It has riveted and stitched seams, retaining strap with press stud fastener and belt loop. The front of the scabbard is impressed ‘USN’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22121 (American Knives & Bayonets Box)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

*Scarce/Excellent* British ‘1903’ Pattern Bayonet Converted from ‘P1888’ and Land MkI Leather Scabbard and Frog. 22426:1 -. 22426:1 The ‘P1903’ design combined the ‘P1888’ blade and cross piece with a new pommel design. Many 1903 pattern bayonets are actually P1888 bayonets that have been converted. This bayonet is a good example of a converted 1888. The blade length is very clean, 30cm and is double edged. One side is stamped with crown over ER and the other with numerous inspection stamps, ‘06 ‘07’ ‘1903’. The press-stud locking mechanism works well. The wooden grip scales are in good condition with age related marks. The pommel is stamped ‘2BD’ and ‘360’The leather scabbard and frog have age related marks. EDF (Enfield The Royal Small Arms Factory was a UK government-owned rifle factory in Enfield, now part of north London, which produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816) is stamped along with ‘N’ a broad arrow and inspection stamps. The bayonet has an internal chape, the stitching and leather is supple and intact. See Watts & White item 814, pages 322 & 391 for similar. The price for this scarce set includes UK delivery. 22426:1 (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WWI Dated British P1907 Bayonet and Scabbard Made by Remington for the British Government. 22426:53 -. 22426:53 Approximately 5,000,000 Pattern 1907 bayonets were made in Britain during World War I. The makers were Wilkinson Sword, Sanderson Brothers & Newbould Ltd, James A. Chapman, Robert Mole & Sons, and Vickers Ltd. Additionally, Remington UMC produced approximately 100,000 during the war. The Pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the Sword bayonet, pattern 1907 (Mark I), is an out-of-production British bayonet designed to be used with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle. The Pattern 1907 bayonet was used by the British and Commonwealth forces throughout both the First and Second World Wars. The Pattern 1907 bayonet consists of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip of walnut secured to the tang by two screws. This example has original olive drab paint to the pommel and crossguard. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks, ‘1907’ the Remington crest and the date of manufacture ‘9 ‘15’ (September 1915). See pages 323-393 of Watts & White No 820 for reference. The brown leather scabbard with round frog stud is in very good order. The blade has its original finish. The stitching and furniture is intact. The price includes UK delivery. 22426:53. (07 Box 1)

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 1915 Imperial German Haenel Model 98/05 'Butcher Bayonet' For Mauser Infantry Service Rifles & Steel Scabbard With 1916 Kern Klager & Cie Neu-Ulm Leather Frog Regiment Marked ‘6.J.R’ (6th Infantry Regiment). BAYO 501 -. BAYO 501 An original German WW1 Mauser 98/05 'Butcher Bayonet' set (see image 266 and page 114 of The Bayonet Book by Watts and White). The bayonet has 9 groove wooden grips which are secured with correct two screw bolts. The pommel has a push button spring release which operates as it should & Imperial German inspection marks. The single edged polished steel blade has a maker's stamp on the ricasso "’C.G. Haenel Suhl’. The spine has ‘15’ (1915) date & Imperial inspection mark. The blade measures 14 ½” length and it is 19 ¾” overall length. It's original steel scabbard has a few small dents consistent with service carry, frog locket and ball tip. The scabbard is fitted with original WW1 leather frog. The rear of the frog’s belt loop is Regiment marked ‘6.J.R’ to the 6th Infantry Regiment and maker marked Kern Klager & Cie Neu-Ulm together with 1916 date. All leather & stitching are clean and intact. The price for this nicely marked WW1 bayonet set includes UK delivery. BAYO 501 (box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British, WW2, 1942 Dated, Lee Enfield No 4 MK I Cruciform Spike Bayonet by SM (Singer Manufacturing Co) with MK I Scabbard and Webbing Frog & Safety Clip. -. BAYO 902 The No. 4 Mk. I was beautifully made, with its distinctive cruciform blade in one solid forging. Only 75,000 of this type were made. Production occurred during the latter half of 1941 and into the early months of 1942. The only maker was the Singer Manufacturing Co. (the famous sewing machine manufacturer), at their Clydebank, Scottish plant. One influence in the selection of Singer was that Scotland it was felt it would be safer from German bombers than in England. This is an excellent, original, Lee Enfield No.4 MK 1 spike bayonet with cruciform blade in its original scabbard. The socket is stamped No. 4 MK I and the manufacturer SM (Singer Manufacturing Co). The other side is stamped US2. The 8” cruciform blade is undamaged, and its ribbed locking catch works as it should. The ribbed locking catch is stamped SM 42 (Singer Manufacturing, 1942 date). The bayonets scabbard is in similar excellent condition with no dents and is stamped at the throat NO.4 MK1 S 286 V and a crowfoot. The khaki webbing frog is in good order with the pattern 1937 leather brass clip in place. See Skennerton pages 214-215, Item B266. The price includes UK delivery. (Box 1). BAYO 902

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

Original WW1 Imperial German Model 1888/98 (M88/98) Pressed Steel Hilt Ersatz Bayonet, Scabbard & Later Leather Frog. Sn 23484:47 -. 23484:47 An original, example of a WW1 German Ersatz M88/98 bayonet. (Ersatz-substitute) bayonets were made in Germany during the early years of World War 1, because there weren't enough regulation bayonets to equip the rapidly expanding army. Ersatz bayonets were manufactured in local workshops, resulting in hundreds of variations. Our example has a pressed steel hilt, ¾ muzzle ring & up-turned quillon (see page 155, No.344 and page 143 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White for an example similar to ours). One side of the hilt has a stamped number ‘5955’ (illustrated). It has a 12 ¼” clean fullered blade (17” overall). The spine of the blade has an imperial German inspection mark (illustrated). The bayonet has its original steel scabbard with frog locket. The scabbard is fitted with a well made later reproduction leather frog. The rear of the frog is impressed with faux maker mark ‘ewx’ and ‘1941’ date. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:47 (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British, 1876 Pattern Martini Henry Rifle Socket Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 378 -. BAYO 378 This is an original 1876 pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet with British markings to the blade. The blade is stamped on the ricasso with a crowfoot WD a crown 31 E, a crown 27 E /?9. The socket retains most of its worn original blued finish and is complete with its blued locking ring. The mark II scabbard has brass fittings and has 2 rivets in the leather body to hold the internal spring. The locket is stamped with a crowfoot WD a crown E (Enfield) 39. The chape is stamped with a crowfoot and WD. The scabbards leatherwork and metalwork are in good condition and part of the seam as opened up with age. See Skennerton item B187 on Pages 145 and 147. The price for this bayonet includes UK delivery. BAYO 378

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

Magnificent 'Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Channel Isalnds Liberation' 43" Sword, Mounted For Display, Limited Edition LR 99 Commemorative Piece By Wilkinson Sword. Sn 13548 -. 13548 A limited edition (LR 99) made by Wilkinson Sword craftsmen to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Cannel Islands Liberation 1945-1970. The Channel Islands were occupied during World War II by German forces from 30 June 1940, until May 1945. They were liberated by British forces following the general German surrender. Considered not defendable by the British government in 1940, the islands were demilitarised and some civilians were given the opportunity to evacuate to England before the German forces arrived. The island leaders and some civil servants were asked to stay in their posts to look after the civilians in their care. 41,101 remained on Jersey, 24,429 on Guernsey and 470 on Sark. Alderney had just 18. Apart from undertaking a few commando raids, the islands were ignored by the British government until June 1944 when additional attacks on German shipping and radar units took place. To avoid starvation of civilians, permission was given for Red Cross parcels to be sent to the islands during the winter of 1944-45. Liberation would have to wait until the end of the war in Europe. The sword has a double edge plated steel blade, acid etched with a commemorative inscription "Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Channel Islands Liberation 1945-1970". On the reverse it is stamped with 'LR 99', being part of a limited edition sword. It has a gilt metal crossguard, pommel and langet which bears the Guernsey and Jersey arms. It has a very nice wire bound green leather grip. The blade measures 33 1/2"long. It is mounted beautifully on a large polished mahogany plaque which is drilled for wall mounting and measures 9" x 46". The price includes UK delivery. Sn 13548 ****(see the other sword in stock Sn 13549)***

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

1832 French Pattern 1831 Foreign Legion / Infantry “Coupe Choux” (Cabbage Chopper) Gladius Short Sword / Side Arm & Scabbard. Sn 18717. -. 18717 This is an excellent original 1832 dated French Infantry 1831 Pattern Gladius side arm (see page 190 of World Swords by Withers). The Soldiers who carried these weapons referred to them as “coupe choux” which means “cabbage chopper”. These side arms were used by French Infantry including the Famous Foreign Legion during the Mexican expedition. The weapons were In service during Louis-Philippe until the Second Empire with Napoléon III. The swords have a Neo-classical design based upon the Roman Gladius. The hilt is constructed entirely of brass with a grip patterned with 26 raised ribs or rings. This example of the French 1831 pattern sword has the correct double-edged diamond-cross-section blade which is 19 ¼” in length and correct 26 ribbed brass handle. On one side, the ricasso has a rubbed indistinct manufacturer mark and 1832 date. The reverse has a small indistinct inspection mark. The handle has a small inspection mark and is numbered 1438. The Sword is complete with original Leather Scabbard with brass locket and chape. The throat mount is numbered 696. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18717.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

1967 ER II British Wilkinson Sword 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade Issued To A Superintendent Of The Swaziland Police Africa, Leather Covered Field Service Scabbard & Frog. Sn 21720 -. 21720 Founded in 1907 when the African Estwani territory was under British rule, the Royal Swaziland Police Force initially consisted of 22 European officers along with 125 African Zulus, under Captain C.H. Gibson. A police training school was established in Mbabane in 1927 and a modern training college was built in 1965 at Matsapha. During the independence celebrations in 1968 King Sobhuza II renamed it into the Royal Swaziland Police Service. This is an original British1897 pattern Infantry Officer's sword with scabbard and frog which was reputedly issued to a police officer in Swaziland on his promotion to Superintendent in 1967. His career further promoted him to Senior Superintendent, a paper copy of a group photograph of the Officer (name unknown) which accompanies the sword depicts the man as a Junior Officer (top right of picture). The sword has a 32 ½” long blade with partial fullers and measures 39 ¼” overall. The blade has areas of staining consistent with age and use. The blade has foliate etched panels and Queen Elizabeth II Crown & ‘ER II’ Royal Cypher. The blade has Wilkinson Sword’s name, Royal appointment and crossed swords legend, it also has etched ordnance acceptance proof star and original leather hilt washer. The spine of the blade is numbered 91225. It has a full pierced 1897 Pattern nickel plated knuckle guard with Crown ER II device. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball top, 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 nickel plated throat mount & is fitted with leather frog that has 2 belt loops and buckles. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21720

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

Victorian / WW1 Era British Officers Swagger Sword Stick With Brass Screw Thread Locking Mechanism. Sn 21885 -. 21885 This is an excellent Victorian / WW1 era Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard. It has a 13 ¾” single edged steel blade. The blade has just light staining to be expected with age. It measures 22” overall in its scabbard. The wood hilt and scabbard are undamaged. The hilt has a brass ferrule with screw thread the turns into a brass ferrule on the scabbard, firmly retaining the sword stick in the scabbard when being carried as a swagger stick. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21885 (top of rifle rack armoury)

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

French Chatellerault Arsenal 1878 Dated 1822 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper’s Sword with Brass Fittings. Sn 18402. -. 18402 This pattern of sword was used by French cavalry during the Crimean War, Mexican Expedition, Prussian War & were used by Confederate cavalry during the American Civil war. Our example is in as found un-messed with condition. It has a 36” single edged sabre blade with fullers (42 ½” overall). The curved, blued sabre blade with fullers is clean & undamaged. The spine of the blade is crisply engraved by the French Chatellerault Arsenal manufacturer, dated ‘Avril (April) 1878’ and has ‘1822’ Model detail (all in French illustrated). The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The brass bar guard and pommel cap are undamaged. The guard is numbered ‘522’ and has small inspection mark (illustrated). It's original leather grip has its original wire binding. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18402.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era British Officer’s Brown Leather Bound Swagger Sword Stick With Ibberson Sheffield ‘Stradivarius Violin’ Trademark Blade. Sn 22426:27 -. 22426:27 Ibberson is a famous and popular name in the Sheffield cutlery industry. From the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, there were just under a hundred Sheffield cutlers named Ibberson (or Ibbotson). A cutler named William Ibberson operated in the Stannington area to the north west of Sheffield as long ago as 1666, but it has been claimed that the origins of the George Ibberson company can be traced back to a Joseph Ibberson who made cutlery in 1700. In 1873, the company registered its world famous Stradivarius Violin trademark with The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. This mark, along with Ibberson’s other great trademark, Double sharp ##, would go on to gain legendary status amongst knife enthusiasts the world over. This is an original WW1 era brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard in the form popular with British Officers during WW1 by Ibberson. It has a 13 ¼” flat diamond section steel blade which tapers to a sharp point. The blade has age related staining and one side is marked with Ibberson’s ‘Stradivarius Violin’ Trademark and ‘Made In Sheffield England’. It measures 23 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. All leather and stitching is clean. The throat of the scabbard has a brass collar. There is surface wear to the top of the sword sticks handle consistent with service carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:27 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

*Unusual* Brazilian M1908 Pattern Artillery Short Sword & Scabbard. 22516. -. 22516 This very nice Brazilian M1908 Artillery Short Sword was most likely released in 1976 from military stores in Rio De Janeiro, along with other now obsolete edged weapons. It is in very good overall condition. The 15 ½ “blades surface is clean and bright, with only a bit of light staining in areas. It has been sharpened at arsenal, and the main edge is still relatively sharp with no visible dents. As is correct for these swords, the blade is totally unmarked, though there are some number markings on the cross guard: 941 and 11969 on the top, and F 1 on the bottom. The hilt has checkered wooden grip panels, finished with shellac and retained by two screws with split nuts. Overall length of the sword is 20 5/8 inches. The steel fitted leather scabbard is also in very good condition, with the finish on the leather and furniture very nice. The price includes UK delivery. 22516. (Bucket)

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman Sword and Scabbard. ED 2366. -. ED 2366 A French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman sword and scabbard maker marked ‘Talabot F.S Paris’. The French M1831 Foot Artillery Sword was patterned after the Roman Gladius doubled edged weapon manufactured by Talabot of Paris. The French M1831 Sword was indirectly used as a model for the US Army's M1832 Foot Artillery Sword and the US Navy's M1841 Ames Naval Cutlass. The French soldiers used to call this sword a "coupe Chou" which translates to cabbage cutter for its practical uses. The cruciform hilt is of solid brass with circumferential grooves to help grip in combat, the cross guard terminates with finials of concentric circles. The handle has decreasing circles below an extended pommel. The 47cm blade is showing signs of age-related wear, the sword is 62cm overall. The scabbard is thick leather and has an illegible makers mark in the leather; it has a brass chape with an inspection mark, and brass throat. See page 190 of ‘Withers World of Swords. The price includes UK postage. ED 2366. (Bucket)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era British Officers Souzy Paris Brown Leather Covered Bamboo Swagger Sword Stick. Sn 22984 -. 22984 Established in 1871 Souzy Paris (officially Souzy & de Lacam and later, Etablissements Souzy) was one of the largest fencing suppliers in France. They produced weaponry and accoutrements including masks, jackets, plastrons, gloves, trophies, medals, targets, and more. This is a nicely marked original British Officers brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard With Souzy Paris signed Blade. It has a clean 16" square rapier blade that tapers to a pin sharp point (possibly a cut down fencing / duelling blade). It measures 21 ½” overall in its scabbard. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer on 2 sides 'Souzy Paris' & number 5 on one side. The Bamboo grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. The leather has some light scuffing consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22984 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era Imperial German Artillery Officer Dress Sword With Lion’s Head Pommel & Scabbard. Sn 23281 -. 23281 This is an attractive, original Imperial German Artillery Officer's dress sword in as found un-messed with condition. The sword has a cast metal guard ornately decorated and cross guard with Puma’s head finial. The hilt has original gold paint finish. The cross guard has langets, one decorated with artillery crossed cannons device the other with decorated shield. It has a Lion’s head pommel and the grip strap has Lion’s mane and foliate devices. It has an undamaged grooved polished horn grip with wire binding tight and intact. The sword measures 35” overall and its 29 ½” single edged, curved blade with fullers has just small areas of light staining consistent with age. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. The blade is fitted with original hilt washer. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with gold painted steel hanging ring. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23281

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

1860-1864 Italian Model 1860 Heavy Cavalry Trooper’s Sword With Blade By ‘S&K’ (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum, Solingen, Germany) & Scabbard. Sn 23644 -. 23644 An original Italian Model 1860 heavy cavalry troopers sword made circa 1860 -1864, with blade by German maker S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum, Solingen, according to Bezdek's German Swords and Sword Makers, this firm was active between 1811 and 1864). Withers in his book World swords (page 121), states that German sword makers produced large quantities of swords for export to both European & American markets during the mid-19th century including both Union & Confederate forces during the American Civil War, many of these swords were not marked with German identification marks, signifying Germany’s reluctance to identify or align themselves with any particular combatant allowing them to sell to both warring Governments. Our example of the Model 1860 is in good condition. It has a 35” long, curved, fullered steel blade which has just light staining consistent with age & no damage. It measures 41 ½” overall length. One side of the ricasso is marked ‘S&K’ which is the manufacturer mark of Schnitzler & Kirschbaum. The reverse has a small inspection mark (all illustrated). It has the correct voided steel bowl guard which is slotted for cord and stepped pommel cap. Its grip is bound with leather rings (all present but loose in areas) & has some of its original wire binding. It is complete with its original steel scabbard which has its original hanging ring and long shoe. The scabbard has even patina & a some dents which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23644

Nation : British
Local Price : £365.00

*Scarce* British ‘1903’ Pattern Bayonet Converted From ‘P1888’ Dated ‘5/01’. BAYO 6281 -. BAYO 6281 The ‘P1903’ design combined the ‘P1888’ blade and cross piece with a new pommel design. Many 1903 patter bayonets are actually P1888 bayonets that have been converted. This bayonet is a good example of a converted 1888. The blade length is 30cm and is double edged. On side is stamped with ‘EFD’ (Enfield) 05/01, and the other with numerous inspection stamps, as is the pommel. The press-stud locking mechanism works well. The wooden grip scales are in good condition with age related marks. The leather scabbard with internal chape has age related marks, the stitching is in good order. See Skennerton, item B230, pages 181 & 182. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 6281. (Box 2)

Nation : Australian
Local Price : £365.00

*SCARCE* Inter War, 1919 Dated, Australian, Lithgow, 1907 Pattern Bayonet Marked ‘3MD’ To The 3rd Military District (Victoria), Early MK 1 Leather Scabbard & Early 1908 Pattern Webbing Frog. BAYO 447. -. BAYO 447 A scarce to find, Australian, Inter World War dated example of the Pattern 1907 bayonet for the SMLE rifle complete with scabbard & frog. The ricasso of the bayonet is stamped by the manufacturer ‘A’ star together with 'Lithgow 1907 Within Shield' (early Lithgow mark, see Skennerton page 294) and '1919’ date. The reverse is double stamped with 'A' within Star Lithgow inspection marks. The blued blade is undamaged. It's wood grips are secured by the correct screw bolts. The pommel is stamped ' A4155-1'. The cross guard is stamped ‘3MD’ To The 3rd Military District (Victoria) together with number ‘70569’. It is complete with its original steel mounted MK 1 black leather Scabbard. The throat mount is numbered ‘84’. All stitching of the scabbard is intact. Also included is an original 1908 webbing frog which is in excellent condition. The frog is the early pattern 1908 webbing style (see item 116 in Carters’ Bayonet Belt Frogs). The price for this scarce Australian, Bayonet with early Lithgow marks, Scabbard & Frog includes UK delivery. BAYO 447. (07 Bayonets Box 2)

Nation : British
Local Price : £365.00

Late-Victorian 1885 Pattern Cavalry Sword by WKC. EL7326 - A good 1885 pattern cavalry sword, made by WKC of Solingen in 1888. With numerous markings to decipher, it is in good condition and complete with unusual nickel plated scabbard.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £360.00

Swiss M1914 Schmidt-Rubin Sawback Bayonet, Early Leather Scabbard. Straight spear pointed blade with sawback, swell point and false edge, with single fuller on one side, the other side completely flat. Steel hilt with upper muzzle ring and lower lobe quillon, beaked steel pommel with locking button. Wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets. Brown leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog loop with attached leather strap, the chape piece with ball finial. Brown leather frog. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the manufacturer ‘Waffenfabrik Neuhausen’, and on the hilt with the serial number ‘90143’. The lobe quillon is stamped with a Swiss cross and circle. The scabbard finial is stamped with a Swiss cross. The reverse of the frog is stamped with the rubbed mak ‘_Schuss_’ as well as ‘H Berger Sellerie’, a leather goods manufacturer in Prez-vers-Noréaz, a rubbed number ‘_2’, probably the manufacture date, as well as a cartouche (there should be a letter and Swiss cross within this, but these have rubbed). Offically called the Sägebajonett Mod. 1914 (Sawing Bayonet Model of 1914), the M1914 bayonet for the Schmidt-Rubin rifle was based upon the earlier M1878 and M1881 bayonets for the Vetterli rifle, with a similar sawback blade combined with the hilt design from the M1889 Schmidt-Rubin bayonet. The blade is unusual in that it is flat on one side and with a ground edge on the other. It has a ‘sawback’, saw teeth cut into the spine of the blade intended to make it useful for field work like cutting brush. The M1914 was only issued to certain troops such as transport NCOs, artillery drivers and engineers, while most troops carried a shorter knife blade without the sawback. It was used with the M1911 carbine and M1931 (K31) short rifle. This example has the earlier leather scabbard, its design also inherited from the Vetterli bayonets. These scabbards were produced for the M1914 until 1938, when an all-steel scabbard was introduced, which would have been more durable and weather resistant. The leather scabbards were replaced with steel as they wore out, making the leather version uncommon today. The blade is bright overall, some tiny spots of pitting at the tip and light patination in places, the expected rubbing marks from sheathing and drawing on the flat side. Residue suggests the saw has seen use but there are no broken or damaged teeth. The wood grips have some light dents and scratches. Some spots of wear to the plating at the pommel, exposing patinated steel. Scuffing and scratching to the scabbard leather, and a bend mark at the midsection. All the scabbard’s stitching is intact. Some very small dents and light scratching to the chape piece. The leather frog is flexible with some rubbing to the reverse surface, small losses to the stitching around the belt loop’s cutout. Its steel rivets and buckle are bright.

Nation : French
Local Price : £360.00

19th Century Cavalry Sabre in the French M1822 Style, Probably German-made for the US Market. Curved blade with one broad & one narrow fuller and hatchet point. Brown leather washer, brass three-bar hilt, ribbed wood grip covered with wire-bound black leather, brass pommel with oval pommel cap and tang button. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 35¼ inches in length, the sword 41 inches overall. The knucklebow is stamped near the pommel with the serial or rack number ‘94’. A few loops missing of the wire binding at the pommel end. The leather of the grip has some handling wear, exposing the wood core on some of the raised ribs. One short crack and a chip to the leather at the hilt end.

Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

Victorian 1885 Pattern Cavalry Sword by WKC. EL7321 - A good 1885 pattern cavalry sword made by WKC in Solingen in 1887 and with numerous stamps which tell the story of its subsequent service life. Complete in scabbard, which carries a lot of dents from stirrups and steps!

Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

British Mark I 1856 Pattern Drummer’s or Bugler's Sword of the 1st Midlothian (Leith) Rifle Volunteers Band, by Mole. Straight unfullered double-edged spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, nickel-plated brass hilt with central VR cypher of Queen Victoria, triangular langets and trefoil finials. Brown leather washer. Longitudinally ribbed brass grip, flared pommel. Black leather scabbard with plated brass fittings at throat and chape, the throat piece with teardrop-shaped frog stud bearing incised decoration. The blade is etched on one side with ‘MIDLOTHIAN RIFLE VOLUNTEERS BAND’, above which is a bugle emblem, enclosing the text ‘1 st ’, all this within a cartouche. It is etched on the other side with the maker’s mark ‘ROBT MOLE & SONS’ also within a cartouche, indicating the maker Robert Mole & Sons. The side of the grip is engraved with ‘1 M L 21’. The throat piece of the scabbard is similarly engraved with ‘1 M L 5’. 21 and 5 are probably rack numbers, and suggest that the scabbard was swapped with at one point, perhaps while in regimental stores. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the maker’s mark ‘MOLE’. The 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers was formed in Leith in 1859, one of a large number of volunteer units which sprang up during the late 1850s due to a perceived threat of invasion of Britain by France. Its initial four companies grew to eight by 1861. It absorbed the 4th Mid-Lothian (Corstorphine) Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1863, adding another three companies. Its size peaked in 1868 with 12 companies, the Band being one. In the Childers Reforms of 1881 militia and volunteer units were amalgamated with the regulars into larger regiments, so the 1 st Midlothian became the 3 rd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots. It was reduced to 10 companies in 1884. Another reorganization in 1888 bumped it down to the 5 th Battalion, Royal Scots. In the Boer War it provided 196 volunteers who served with the Royal Scots, earning the battalion its sole battle honour South Africa 1900-02. In 1908 the Haldane Reforms made all Volunteers part of the Territorial Force and it became the 7th Battalion, The Royal Scots. It mustered for WW1 as the 1/7 th Battalion. Its A and D Companies suffered heavy casualties before leaving the country, when the troop train carrying them from Larbert to Liverpool collided with a local passenger train at Quintishill near Gretna Green. It remains the worst rail disaster in British history, the military estimating 214 deaths and 191 injured, with additional civilian deaths bringing the count to around 226, the severity of the disaster and the loss of the unit’s muster roll leading to some uncertainty. Of the 58 survivors who made roll call, only six officers were deemed fit for service, including the regiment’s Lt Col W. Carmichael Peebles. These joined the other battalions at Liverpool and sailed to Cape Helles, Gallipoli, arriving in June 1915 whereafter it fought at Gully Ravine, Achi Baba Nullah and Krithia Nullahs. The 1/7 th was evacuated in January 1916 and transferred to Egypt, fighting in numerous engagements around the Suez Canal and in the advance through Palestine. After the Ottoman surrender it was transferred to France in 1918. Afte WW1 the battalion was reconstituted in the Territorial Army. It fought in WW2 as the 7 th /9 th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots. Its lineage is today maintained by A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland, 6 th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. These ornamental short swords were issued to drummers and buglers of infantry regiments, the distinction being that the drummer’s version was issued with a brass hilt and the scarcer bugler’s model with an iron hilt. While the pattern was ordered to be adopted in 1856, there is evidence that similar-looking swords were being carried by musicians in some units as early as 1843, and some units did not actually adopt the new pattern until years after its introduction. This example is unusual in having been nickel plated. The plating is of excellent quality and is I believe period. This may have been done to ‘convert’ a drummer’s sword into a bugler’s version by giving it a finish more like polished iron (and without the need for ongoing polishing to keep it bright), or it may have still been for a drummer but altered for taste. Rifle volunteer regiments were sometimes known to adopt non-regulation uniform standards purely for aesthetics: officer’s swords painted black or deeply blued are a common one. A degree of latitude was permitted for volunteers, and military bands in general were also less scrupulously held to regulations. If the Midlothians decided that plated swords would look better with their uniform than brass and make their bandsmen stand out, they could have had the work done privately. The blade has light speckled patination. Some rubbing to the etching, leaving the maker’s mark in particular faint. No damage to the edge, which is unsharpened on both sides. One repair to the blade at the midsection on one side. The nickel plating of the brass parts is excellent, bright and clean with only one tiny area of wear at the base of a quillon on one side, the revealed brass with verdigris. Light The leather of the scabbard has some surface-level cracking and small areas of flaking in places, its stitching is all intact. The chape piece of the scabbard is missing its staple but seems firmly attached regardless. The hilt and grip appear to have been repeened, consistent with the sword having been taken apart for chrome plating. This has not had any adverse effect - the blade is rock solid and rings when tapped.