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Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

British Indian Army 1898 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant’s Sword, Dated 1910 with Regimental Marking. Single-fullered straight blade with spear point, steel hilt with pierced decoration including crown and imperial cypher of King and Emperor Edward VII as used in India: ‘ERI’ (Edwardus Rex Imperator). Steel backstrap with chequered thumb rest and integral pommel, grey shagreen grip bound with wire. Brown leather washer topped with second steel washer. Brown leather field scabbard in the Indian style with steel throat and chape pieces, leather ridge near the throat for hanging from a belt or cummerbund in the manner of a tulwar. Blade just under 32½ inches in length (fractional tip wear), the sword 38 7/8 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow over ‘I’ and ‘ISD’, indicating ownership by the Indian Stores Department. The other side of the blade is stamped with another broad arrow over ‘I’ and ‘04’. The inside of the hilt is stamped near the edge with ‘F E’ over ‘7.10’. The format and placement suggests this is a unit mark and issue date, i.e. that the sword was issued in July 1910 to the unit abbreviated to ‘F.E.’ I do not know which unit this refers to within the Indian Army at the time, however. The metal washer is also similarly stamped on one side next to the base of the blade with ‘F.E.’ above ’10.10’, again suggesting an issue date of 1910. The washer is also stamped on the opposite side of the blade, this mark is faint and a double strike. I can make out the number ‘10’. British Army sergeants continued to carry swords as a sign of rank even after they were withdrawn from the basic infantryman. Unlike officers, who purchased and owned their own swords, sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. Regiments only needed a small stock of sergeants’ swords and would only have disposed of them when obsolete or broken, so the sergeant’s models are rarer than the officer’s today. The same dress and armoury standards prevailed in the Indian Army during the period of British rule: staff sergeants and senior NCOs like Company Havildar Majors (the Indian equivalent of Company Sergeant Majors) were authorized to carry Sergeant’s pattern swords. After India gained its independence, the Indian Army reduced sword carriage to officers only. Regarded by some as an unwanted colonial tradition, their carriage is today limited to designated parade leaders and contingent commanders during major national events. A new design of infantry officer’s sword was finalised in 1897, and a near-identical version was introduced for sergeants in the same year, the 1897 Pattern. The blade of this version was criticised as being too light and not stiff enough, and was quickly replaced by this, the 1898 Pattern, a slightly beefier version. The blade has a few small patches of light patination, a couple of small patches of cleaned pitting at its edges in the fullered section, and old polishing marks. Its tip has been sharpened with some visible grinding marks on the edges and a couple of small nicks to the true edge. The point is slightly worn, only by about 1mm, and is very fractionally bent to one side distally. The outside of the guard has some light patination, spots of light cleaned pitting and some polishing marks. The inside of the guard has spotted moderate patination and moderate cleaned pitting. The wire binding of the grip is all present and tight, the shagreen of the grip has light handling wear and some scale loss at its edges next to the backstrap and ferrule. The sword Is solidly peened with no movement to any parts, the blade rings when struck. The leather of the scabbard has some surface denting, flaking and abrasion, a couple of lost patches near the throat piece on the seam side exposing the wood core and the ring of leather inserted under the surface to form the hanging ridge.

Nation : German
Local Price : £360.00

Japanese Army Artilleryman’s Short Sword, Second Model, c1886. Straight spear pointed blade with fuller on one side only, the other side flat. Steel crossbar hilt with forward-curving quillons each side, two-piece wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets, steel oval ball pommel. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with two Japanese characters. In 1884 the Imperial Japanese Army directed that rifles were to be withdrawn from Japanese artillerymen and in future short swords were to be issued to them instead. A commission was to be set up to review existing European designs for such swords and produce a new design based upon them, with stocks of Enfield rifle bayonets issued temporarily while this was carried out. This was characteristic of the Meiji period in which Japan deliberately absorbed Western ideas on military organization and equipment, seeking to achieve parity in technology and tactics. Multiple models of short sword emerged from this process – the version which was probably the first to be introduced (Kō) is referred to in sources as 砲兵刀 (Artillery Sword). It had a cast brass hilt and grip, and a black leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, showing clear influence from the German faschinenmesser sidearms of the 19 th century, particularly the M1852. The machine-made blade fullered only on one side is also very European, reminding me of the Vetterli bayonet, Saxon artillery sidearms or various Austrian models. This is the second version (Otsu), probably introduced in 1886. It used the same blade but generally deviated from the German style, replacing the grip with wood and all other brass parts with steel. This would have been lighter and the simple steel ball pommel may have been intended to substitute for a hammer. Some sources suggest this type was initially introduced for the use of military police, referring to it as 憲兵刀 (MP Sword), but it does not appear to have been issued in this role and was probably also given to artillery in practice. A third type (Hei) exists with a smooth, non-riveted wood grip and brass parts, called 徒歩刀 (literally ‘Walker sword’), introduced in 1890. The various short swords were ultimately replaced in 1898 with the Type 30 Arisaka bayonet, this being substantial enough to do the same work and considerably simplifying supply. Some light patination to the blade overall, with a few darker spots. The hilt and pommel were originally painted black and much of this is still present, with some wear exposing patinated steel. Some dents and light handling wear to the wood grip. The pommel can rotate slightly in place, although the grip is solid in the hand. The seam of the scabbard has opened slightly in one section towards the chape. The scabbard fittings are darkly patinated with some scratching.

Nation : British
Local Price : £355.00

A Most Scarce Original Antique Sharpshooter's Sword Used By Swiss Mercenaries In the 1849 Italian Revolution. Made by F Horster of Solingen. Wooden grip with brass rivets. Single edged blade made by Horster of Solingen. Carried by the Swiss Infantry sharpshooters, snipers. Used by of the swiss regimental sharpshooter mercenaries that fought for the King in the revolution in Italy in 1848. A Swiss regiment that fought in the streets of Naples for Ferdinand II, King of the two Kingdoms of Sicily, during the uprising of 15 May 1848. Between 1856 and 1860, around 1,200 Swiss mercenaries from the Swiss regiments in Naples continued their military careers in the Dutch colonial army. The Revolution which began in Palermo was one of a series of such events in Italy, though perhaps more violent than others. It quickly spread across the island and throughout Italy, where it prompted Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, to follow the example of Ferdinand II and issue a written constitution, the Albertine Statute {the Albertine Statute later became the constitution of the unified Kingdom of Italy and remained in force, with changes, until 1948}. In imitation of these events, riots and revolutions followed around Europe at the same time, and may be considered a taste of the socialist revolts to come. King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies By the recapture of Sicily in May 1849, the battle was said to be practically over. Filangieri, however, dared not let his troops enter the set of alleys that then made up the historic center of Messina: although the regular Sicilian forces had been exterminated or forced to flee, the bombardment of the Bourbons continued on the defenseless city, that is, on the part that had not yet been occupied by the regi, for another seven hours. The soldiers of the Bourbon army gave themselves up to the looting and violence against the inhabitants. Homes of foreigners living in Messina were also looted and destroyed, so much so that the English consul Barker reported the incident to his government writing that many English subjects living there were reduced to ruin and that even a diplomat, the consul of Greece and Bavaria M. G.M. Rillian, despite being in uniform, had been wounded by sabre, before his dwelling was also looted and burned down. The Bourbon troops did not spare even the religious buildings from looting. For example, the church of San Domenico, rich in works of art, was first looted of its sacred objects, then burned down and totally destroyed. Loss of life was incalculable. A Bourbon official wrote to his brother, immediately after the capture of Messina, stating that the Neapolitan departments had recaptured the city with a very intense fire and "trampling corpses in every step that progressed for the space of about two miles" and then commenting "What a horror! What a fire! British Admiral Parker also condemned the work of the Bourbons, and in particular the prolonged terrorist bombardment of the city even after the end of all resistance for eight hours: "The greatest ferocity was shown by the Neapolitans, whose fury was incessant for eight hours, after all resistance had ceased". During the siege of Messina, the last insurgents who resisted the attack of the Bourbons inside a convent, rather than hand themselves over, chose to throw themselves into a well, taking their tricolour flags with them. Messina was also troubled by the work of common criminals sent by King Ferdinand II to Sicily against the insurgents and that after tormenting the Sicilians for months with brigand actions (crimes, violence, thefts, etc.) they gave themselves at the time of the fall of the city to its looting, arriving with small boats from Calabria to make loot. Overall in nice condition, with old traces of pitting throughout the blade , one rivet cap lacking, no scabbard. A very rarely seen sword. Every single item from The Lanes Armoury, Britain's famous, favourite, and oldest original Armoury Antique store, is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of our family’s trading, and thus, it is a lifetime guarantee.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £350.00

Austrian Sword Bayonet Model 1873 Modified & Scabbard ED 958 -. ED 958 This is a very scarce, officially modified Austrian Model 1873 sword bayonet modified in 1881 with wooden grips and 3 large rivets. It has an external coil type press stud assembly and the hooked quillon is stamped, "PK 978. 4". It has an 18.5" slightly curved, single edged, fullered blade with a makers mark on the ricasso of GA and an Austrian eagle. In its original steel scabbard stamped WG on the frog stud with another Austrian Eagle. See p.103 of the Book Bayonets of the World- Volume 4 by Paul Kiesling. Price includes UK delivery. ED 958

Nation : German
Local Price : £350.00

German WW1 Ersatz Bayonet – Carter Type EB50. Spear-pointed unfullered knife blade, steel hilt and grip with oil hole, the hilt of one-piece construction with split muzzle ring, grip with diagonal grooves. Black-painted steel scabbard with frog hook, partly wrapped with wire. Black paint to the hilt, traces of black paint in recessed areas of the grip like the grooves and the mortise slot. Blade 12 1/8 inches in length, the bayonet 16 7/8 inches overall. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown inspection mark, as is the spine of the blade. The pommel appears to have some form of stamping, one mark with what look like arrows. The ‘ersatz’ bayonets were simplified models produced near the beginning of WW1 to fit the Gewehr 88 rifle: production had to be ramped up rapidly to equip the expanding German army, and existing factories either could not cope with demand or preferred to manufacture rifles, leaving bayonets to be made in many cases by smaller firms or ones which did not previously produce weapons. These hastily crafted bayonets had a hard life: many were used to destruction or sold into Turkish service. There are many types to collect: in the nomenclature of Carter’s definitive book on the subject, this would be an EB50 type.

Nation : East India Company
Local Price : £350.00

Scarce Indian Army (or East India Company) Hanger. EL7245 - A very scarce Indian Hospital Corps style hanger. Featuring a 26 inch 'Paget' style blade, like a scaled down 1796 light cavalry sabre, the ricasso features the 'I' stamp showing that this was proved and accepted for Indian Army service. The style of hilt is sometimes assigned to the Hospital Corps in British service, but not with this style of blade, and there remain many questions about

Nation : German
Local Price : £350.00

Prussian Artillery Sabre, Matching Numbers, 1897. Origin: Germany, Culture: German, Period: 19th Century. Prussian Artillery Sabre with matching sabre and scabbard serial numbers. Marked 97 on the spine for 1897.

Nation : British
Local Price : £350.00

British Victorian 1898 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant’s Sword, Army Ordnance Corps, Dated 1901 by Wilkinson. Single-fullered straight blade with spear point, steel hilt with pierced decoration including crown and royal cypher of Queen Victoria. Steel backstrap with chequered thumb rest and integral pommel, black shagreen grip bound with wire. No washer. Black leather field scabbard with frog strap and white metal throat piece. Blade 32½ inches in length, the sword 39 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark ‘WILKINSON LONDON’, two crown inspection marks with ‘W’ for Wilkinson, and ‘8 01’, indicating the manufacture date August 1901. It is stamped on the other side with a Broad Arrow indicating War Department property, another crown inspection mark with ‘W’ and an ‘X’ indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. The outside of the hilt is stamped near the base of the blade with another broad arrow and another crown inspection stamp for Wilkinson. The inside of the hilt is stamped near the edge with ‘A.O.C.’ over ‘702’ over ‘1181’. Near the ferrule it is also stamped with ‘11/01’. These suggests that this sword was issued to the Army Ordnance Corps in November of 1901. All of these marks have been later cancelled with strikethroughs. The scabbard leather is stamped near the throat with ‘WILKINSON PALL MALL’. The throat piece is stamped with a broad arrow above the letter ‘I’, which is an Indian stores mark. British Army sergeants continued to carry swords as a sign of rank even after they were withdrawn from the basic infantryman. Unlike officers, who purchased and owned their own swords, sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. Regiments only needed a small stock of sergeants’ swords and would only have disposed of them when obsolete or broken, so the sergeant’s models are rarer than the officer’s today. A new design of infantry officer’s sword was finalised in 1897, and a near-identical version was introduced for sergeants in the same year, the 1897 Pattern. The blade of this version was criticised as being too light and not stiff enough, and was quickly replaced by this, the 1898 Pattern, a slightly beefier version. This example was manufactured during the Boer War and would have been one of the last to use the cypher of Queen Victoria – she died in January 1901 and the ‘Pattern 1898 Mark I’ staff sergeant’s sword was introduced in 1902 – this was not a new design, just switching the hilt to the crown and cypher of the new King Edward VII. The Army Ordnance Corps was the branch of the British Army responsible for procurement, storage, distribution, salvage and repair of weapons, munitions, clothing, and military equipment - not including food, fuel or medical supplies, which were handled by other units. It was created in 1896 from its predecessor the Ordnance Store Corps and its ranks contained specially trained storekeepers, clerks, armourers, artificers and mechanics. In a peculiar arrangement the AOC was entirely formed of enlisted men, while officers performing the same role had their own unit, the Army Ordnance Department. At the time this sword was issued nine companies of the AOC were deployed in South Africa for the Boer War. There they maintained lines of communication, salvaged equipment from battlefields for repair or reissue, and supplied vast quantities of equipment to the more than 400,000 Empire troops across rugged terrain. Lord Roberts noted that 122 million rounds of small arms ammunition and 2 million pairs of horse and mule shoes had passed through by the time he left South Africa, and he departed only in December 1900: the war as a whole did not end until May 1902. The AOC and its officer counterpart were amalgamated in 1918, and granted the "Royal" prefix to become the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC). In 1993 this was amalgamated together with the Army Catering Corps, Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Pioneer Corps, and Royal Engineers Postal Courier Service into the modern Royal Logistic Corps (RLC). The plain blade has a few small patches of light patination, more toward the tip, and some old polishing marks. Two small nicks to its edge, which is unsharpened. The tip of the blade is slightly bent and rolled leaving it ~1mm short. The wire binding of the grip is all present and tight, the shagreen of the grip has only light handling wear. The sword Is solidly peened with no movement to any parts, the blade rings when struck. The leather of the scabbard has some surface denting and scuffing, an area of damage near the throat piece exposing the wood core, and the shoe of the chape has been bent to one side with some cracking and a spot of core exposed.

Nation : -
Local Price : £350.00

Vietnamese Sword, Etched. Origin: Vietnam, Culture: Vietnamese, Period: 19th Century. A Vietnamese sword etched '1946', commemorating a turbulent year for Vietnam as the start of the First Indochina War as well as the start of the Ho Chi Minh republic the year prior. The sword appears to be older than the etched year.

Nation : British
Local Price : £350.00

Georgian Sidearm, 3-Bar Hilt. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: British, Period: 18th Century. A Georgian sidearm with a 3-bar hilt.

Nation : German
Local Price : £350.00

M.1840 Faschienmesser Kingdom of Wurttemberg. This steel handled Faschinenmesser is attributed to the Kingdom of Wurttemberg. It is the lightest and rarest of the three types of artillery hanger issued to the Saxony, Prussian and Bavarian troops in the second half of the 19th century Ribbed steel hilt with cruciform cross guard engraved with issue number 123.R.S.10. Grenadier-Regiment Nr 123 a regiment of the Württemberg Army from 1813 to 1919. It fought in 1866 in the German War the regiment as part of the Württemberg Division. As well as 1870/1871 against France at Wörth, Champigny and before Paris The blade and scabbard are in good condition, with some minor pitting towards the tip. The blade and guard are solid with no movement. The blade measures 47cm, and is 61cm overall. It measures 3.6cm at the guard and weighs a surprisingly heavy 728g Issued to troops of the various German kingdoms from the early 1840’s until the adoption of the small calibre 1888 commission rifle. This model with the steel hilt was unique to the troops of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg and is the scarcest of the Faschinenmesser with all other states issuing brass handled weapons of similar design

Nation : British
Local Price : £350.00

British Indian Army 1898 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant’s Sword by Wilkinson, With Unit Mark. Single-fullered straight blade with spear point, steel hilt with pierced decoration including crown and imperial cypher of King and Emperor Edward VII as used in India: ‘ERI’ (Edwardus Rex Imperator). Steel backstrap with chequered thumb rest and integral pommel, grey shagreen grip bound with wire. No washer. Brown leather field scabbard in the Indian style with steel throat and chape pieces, leather ridge near the throat for hanging from a belt or cummerbund in the manner of a tulwar. Blade 32 11/16 inches in length (83cm), the sword 39 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow over ‘I’ and ‘ISD’, indicating ownership by the Indian Stores Department, and below this the maker’s mark ‘WILKINSON LONDON’. The other side of the blade is stamped with another broad arrow over ‘I’ and ‘06’. The inside of the hilt is stamped near the ferrule with ‘R.P’ over ‘2.15’. The format and placement suggests this is a unit mark and issue date, i.e. that the sword was issued in February 1915 to the unit abbreviated to ‘R.P.’ I do not know which unit this refers to within the Indian Army at the time, however. The throat and chape pieces of the scabbard are both stamped next to the staple with a tiny mark ‘I ^ M’ where ^ is a broad arrow with a smaller letter I beneath it. This is most likely an Indian government ownership stamp. British Army sergeants continued to carry swords as a sign of rank even after they were withdrawn from the basic infantryman. Unlike officers, who purchased and owned their own swords, sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. Regiments only needed a small stock of sergeants’ swords and would only have disposed of them when obsolete or broken, so the sergeant’s models are rarer than the officer’s today. The same dress and armoury standards prevailed in the Indian Army during the period of British rule: staff sergeants and senior NCOs like Company Havildar Majors (the Indian equivalent of Company Sergeant Majors) were authorized to carry Sergeant’s pattern swords. After India gained its independence, the Indian Army reduced sword carriage to officers only. Regarded by some as an unwanted colonial tradition, their carriage is today limited to designated parade leaders and contingent commanders during major national events. A new design of infantry officer’s sword was finalised in 1897, and a near-identical version was introduced for sergeants in the same year, the 1897 Pattern. The blade of this version was criticised as being too light and not stiff enough, and was quickly replaced by this, the 1898 Pattern, a slightly beefier version. The blade has scattered very light patination and a few small spots of dark patination with pitting. Its edge is sharp with an intact tip and no edge damage. The outside of the guard has cloudy light patination with some small spots of pitting at its edges. The inside of the guard has some light scratching, speckled light patination and small spots of pitting at its edges. The backstrap and pommel has some small spots of moderate patination. The wire binding of the grip is all present and tight, slight compression to one loop, the shagreen of the grip has light handling wear and a couple of scattered lost scales. The sword Is solidly peened with no movement to any parts, the blade rings when struck. The steel sections of the scabbard have spotted light to moderate patination, in places with light pitting. The leather of the scabbard has some spots of surface abrasion, as well as a couple of lost patches on one edge exposing the wood core. All of its stitching is intact.

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £350.00

A Crisp Flintlock Pocket Pistol by Tindall & Dutton. A Crisp Flintlock Pocket Pistol by Tindall & Dutton. With round turn-off barrel, border engraved box-lock action, signed within a banner surrounded by foliage to the right and engraved ‘LONDON’ within an oval surrounded by stands of arms to the left, fitted with sliding safety catch that also locks the pan, slab sided walnut butt. In nice crisp condition overall. Tindal & Dutton Gunmakers, Birmingham, 1799-1801. Marked guns ‘London’. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 54 Bore Barrel Length: 2.5 Inches (6.35 cm) Overall Length: 7.5 Inches (19 cm)

Nation : Argentine
Local Price : $349.00

Argentine (Machete de Monte), Artillery 1909 short sword with scabbard. Scarce maker Argentine Model 1909 Bolo machete with a single-edged 14 5/8″ blade widening toward the point; the ricasso marked “E-A” with Argentine crest on one side and “INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA J.C. SUAREZ Y CIA” in a circle on the other. Hilt features recurved cross guard stamped with serial number “G03504″; riveted wood slab grips and plain birds head pommel. Steel scabbard with frog stud stamped with matching serial number. Very good condition; blade smooth with some light scratches and a few tiny edge nicks; grips showing minor handling wear; scabbard with a couple very shallow dents and some very light pitting. Overall length 19 3/4″, not including scabbard. These were used by elite Argentine military troops in the jungle. Most were made in Germany by WKC, but this is a scarce Argentine made example.

Nation : American
Local Price : £345.00

American Model 1899 Bayonet & Scabbard With Integral Belt Hook. CLIFF RAILINGS COLLECTION. Sn 7551. -. 7551 This is a good original U.S. M1899 Bayonet for rolling block rifles. It has a clean 8 1/4" single edged fullered blade. The slab wood grips are in good undamaged condition with just the bumps and bruises to be expected. It is complete with original leather scabbard with steel mounts. The upper mount is fitted with an integral steel belt hook. The scabbard & belt hook are undamaged. Price includes UK delivery. Sn 7551. THIS ITEM IS FROM THE CLIFF RAILINGS COLLECTION PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYED AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES, TOWER OF LONDON.

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

Un-available UN-AVAILABLE British Pattern 1887 Early MK I Sword bayonet & Scabbard. BAYO 306 -. BAYO 306 This is an early MK I Pattern 1887 sword bayonet newly made by Enfield in 1887 and not a converted 1886 Pattern. The blade has a fuller on each side and carries a Crown over "V.R." and the date "87" (1887). The other side of the blade carries the broad arrow over WD and an inspection stamp. The top edge of the blade also carries 2 inspection stamps. The grips are the first pattern knurled leather type, held by 4 steel rivets. The pommel carries N.E.P. over 8627 which is an unknown regimental marking. The scabbard is the standard steel mounted black leather type and the mouth of the scabbard carries the stamping FA800 and 265. See Skennerton's Bayonet Book, Pages 160 to 163 item B205. The price includes U.K. delivery. Sn. BAYO 306

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

1978 British Royal Factory Ishapore India Arsenal (RFI) No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet & Scabbard With Webbing Frog. BAYO 437 -. BAYO 437 This is a very good British No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet and Scabbard. These bayonets were used during WW2 and post war. The bayonet with fullered, 8" Bowie style blued blade (12" overall) has muzzle ring, cross guard and pommel with lug button that has a good strong spring action. It has slab wood grips secured by screw bolts. The blade is manufacturer marked ‘RFI’ (Royal Factory Ishapore India Arsenal) at the ricasso together with ‘78’ (1978 date). The bayonet is complete with its steel scabbard which is undamaged and has original black finish. The scabbard is fitted with an original webbing frog which is clean and undamaged. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 437

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

Post Mutiny Indian Issue Victorian British India Pattern 1859 Socket Bayonet (NOT P1853) For Enfield Smoothbore Muzzle Loading Muskets and Scabbard. BAYO 607 -. BAYO 607 This is a P.1859 Enfield socket bayonet. These are often confused with P.1853 socket bayonets but have longer sockets to fit the longer barrel P.1859 long barrel smooth bore Enfield muskets (see page 331 of Skennerton’s British & Commonwealth Military Bayonets). A label accompanying the bayonet describes it as post mutiny issue. It has a clean 17” triangular blade. The blade has a small inspection mark. The blued socket is 77mm length. The scabbard is brass mounted leather with a tear drop frog stud and the seam stitching to the rear. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The leather has WD & arrow mark. The bayonet fits the scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 607

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

British 1856/58 Sword Bayonet And Scabbard. BAYO 764. -. BAYO 764 This is a good example of the 1856/58 sword bayonet maker ‘Kirschbaum Solingen’. From 1858 the use of more machinery enabled closer tolerances to make bayonets and in doing so made the bayonets interchangeable instead of bayonets being individually fitted to a particular rifle. This bayonet has a slightly longer leaf spring for the locking bolt and was secured by a screw and not as previously with a rivet on the P 1856 bayonet. The bayonet is 25.25 inches long with a blade length of 20 inches. The blade has signs of age related wear. This bayonet has a ‘Kirschbaum’ inspection stamp on the blade. The grips are made of chequered black leather held by steel pins. The scabbard is made of black leather with steel top mount and chape. (See page 114-115 Skennerton) The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 764.

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

*Scarce* British ‘1903’ Pattern Bayonet Converted From ‘P1888’ Dated ‘6/97’. BAYO 733. -. BAYO 773 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) and the other with numerous inspection stamps, ‘6/97’ ‘1903’. The press-stud locking mechanism works well. The wooden grip scales are in good condition with age related marks. The leather scabbard has age related marks *The stitching to the rear has come open. See Skennerton, item B230, pages 181 & 182. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 733.

Nation : German
Local Price : £345.00

German ‘S98/05 Aa’ Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 6266. -. BAYO 6266 This original ‘S98/05’ bayonet has high ears and no flash guard. The 365mm single edged blade has a wide, single fuller below a flat spine tapering to a spear point. The blade being and early first pattern example is without an upper false edge. The blade is 26mm wide at the ricasso and flares to a width of 32mm before tapering to a point, earning it the nickname, ‘Butchers Blade’ because of its similarity to such knives. It has a push button spring release which operates as it should. The blade has a maker's stamp on the ricasso ‘W.Eyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie Solingen’ (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum, and Cie. was founded in 1883 with the merger of two family-owned sword manufacturing and marketing companies in Solingen, Germany: Gebruder Weyersberg, founded by Wilhem, Peter and Johann Ludwig Weyersberg in 1787 and WR Kirschbaum & Cie, founded by Wilhem Reinhordt Kirschbaum. The newly founded company used traditional techniques for sword making and each of their then employees specialised in one task in the sword making process. This was in accordance to the Division of Labour act devised by the Sword makers Guild of Soligen). The steel scabbard has a couple of use related marks that don’t affect its operation; it still retains 50% of its original paint. A rare bayonet and scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 6266. (Box 2)

Nation : East India Company
Local Price : £345.00

A Noble Family Crested Victorian Officer's Artillery Cavalry Sword. Used from 1845 to around 1900. Bearing a family’s noble crest of a collared female griffon head facing sinister, and a pair of wings facing dexter, and a monogram J.D. etched with royal devices on a pair of lances and an artillery cannon, and typical florid decor. Three bar cavalry type hilt, wirebound wood bound grip. overall russet surface. The British Military forces have continually used artillery cannon in some form or another since the 15th century. Until 1716, they were provided by artillery trains, raised and disbanded on a campaign-by-campaign basis. But that year, King George I issued a Royal Warrant to set up two permanent field artillery companies of 100 men each. This force soon grew in size as the demand for artillery increased. Other artillery regiments were also set up at this time, such as the Royal Horse Artillery in 1793, which provided artillery support to cavalry units. Some of these other regiments were merged into the main Royal Artillery, such as the Royal Irish Regiment of Artillery in 1801, and the artillery of the disbanded East India Company in 1862. The Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, as technical supporting Arms, lived in an alternative military world run by the Board of Ordnance. The commission purchase system was not extended to their officers, who were all professionally trained at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. The Gunners were organised into Field Artillery supporting the Infantry, Horse Artillery supporting Cavalry, and Garrison Artillery providing coastal defence and siege guns. Their field guns were relatively short range 6pdr and 9pdr muzzle loaders which had last seen service at Waterloo. The most commonly used all-purpose ammunition was solid iron round shot; with a direct accurate range of around half a mile for a 9pdr, it bounded along on landing like a well struck giant golf ball, to double the range on hard ground. Shrapnel, which exploded via a timed fuse, was particularly effective against massed troops in the open. Finally, Case, or Grapeshot, was the last gasp do-or-die shell; it operated at close range like a huge shotgun cartridge, scattering small projectiles forwards in all directions. Rates of fire were largely determined by the necessity for careful aim, and shortcuts on safety taken by the five man detachment. Two to three rounds per minute was generally taken as normal, and anything higher usually meant that the team were risking accidents. Field Batteries and RHA Troops consisted of a mix of four field guns and two howitzers. Howitzers lobbed a larger shell as if from a lofted golf club onto a target, which might be hidden from sight. Howitzers did not fire round shot. No scabbard

Nation : -
Local Price : £345.00

‘1888’ MkII Regimentally Marked Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Bayonet & Scabbard. 19849. -. 19849 A double-edged 12” blade with steel cross guard and muzzle ring. The pommel is regimentally marked A.S.H. (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) and numbered 170. The ricasso is marked with crowned ‘VR’ over ‘01’. The reverse marked with Broad Arrow over ‘E.F.D.’ (Enfield). The wooden slab grips are in good condition and are secured with 2 brass rivets. The bayonet is contained in a leather scabbard with steel mounts, the leather and furniture are in good condition and all of the stitching is in place. The blade and metal work is in very good condition, only showing minor signs of age related wear. See ‘British & Commonwealth Bayonets’ by Ian D. Skennerton & Robert Richardson, page 171-item B215. The price includes UK delivery. 19849. (Box 1)

Nation : Canadian
Local Price : £345.00

**VERY EARLY**1908 & 1909 Dated Canadian Ross Rifle Company MK1 Bayonet & WW1 1916 MKII Leather Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 20109 -. 20109 This is a very early 1st Pattern Ross bayonet with the stepped back muzzle ring which has a smaller muzzle ring diameter and a split annual spring inside the muzzle ring. This acts against the muzzle and ring to provide a rattle free and positive fit. This bayonet fitted the first pattern of Ross rifle but on the introduction of the MK II rifle the bayonet was altered with a larger muzzle ring diameter, no step back on the muzzle ring and the muzzle spring was deleted. This bayonet was made in 1908 & has May 1909 inspection mark. It is date stamped ‘5-09’ on the pommel with the Canadian WD acceptance mark alongside 08 (1908), inspection stamps and Ross maker detail ‘Ross Rifle Co Quebec Patent 1907’. The MK1 was only made from 1909-1910 whereas the MK 2 was produced from 1911-1917. The slab wood grips are secured with two screw bolts. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and service use. The push button release on the pommel works as it should. The grips have small inspection marks. The bayonet measures 14 ½” overall and has a 10” single edged sharp blade. The blade has staining consistent with age. It is contained in its brown leather scabbard with integral frog. The tip of the scabbard is dated ‘1916’ and has ‘MK II’ designation. The scabbard & belt loop have WD inspection marks. A small piece of leather is absent from one side of the tip of the scabbard which can be seen in image 3. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20109 (Other Countries Box 2)

Nation : -
Local Price : £345.00

No7 Mkl/L Bayonet Scabbard and Frog. 20444:6. -. 20444:6 This is a nice No7 bayonet marked to the blade with ‘No7 MkI/L’. The pommel carries a broad arrow and ‘A V ‘over ‘2’. The bayonet shows signs of issue wear, but no damage. The grips are in near perfect condition. It is contained in its ‘No5 MkI’ scabbard with steel mouthpiece, which is showing no damage. The frog is a tan ‘1937’ pattern with a broad arrow and ‘1941’ to the rear, all of the stitching is in place. See ‘Skennerton’ item B299, pages 242 – 244. The price includes UK delivery. 20444:6. (Box 2)

Nation : American
Local Price : £345.00

*Scarce* American Remington Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 322. -. BAYO 322 This is a scarce bayonet and was used in the U.S. by the militia and the U.S. Navy. It was also exported in small quantities especially to Mexico. This example carries no marks to the blade but the grips carry an impressed C.R. however, the leather scabbard which is steel mounted with an integral belt loop which carries a feint oval with ‘U.S. Ord Dept. & Naval Yard’ stamped to the leather. The other side carries the initials ‘C.R.’ twice as appear on the grips. The blade is in good order, as are the wooden grips, only showing minor signs of age. The scabbards metalwork and leather are in good condition. See Martin J. Brayley ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 322. (U.S. Box 2)

Nation : -
Local Price : £345.00

*Scarce* U.S. Remington Rolling Block Rifle Bayonet M1902 & Scabbard. BAYO 325 -. BAYO 325 This is a scarce M1902 bayonet produced initially for Mexico and the Latin American market, however, the Remington rifles and bayonets were supplied to France during WWI and these are marked t the fuller with ‘Remington Arms-Union Metallic CTG. Co. Rem Works. Ilion. NY. U.S.A.’ The scabbard was originally steel with a leather hanger, but this example is in later P17 version which often happened with these bayonets, however, it is priced accordingly. The blade is showing signs of age related wear, the wooden grips are in good condition held with two pins. The scabbards metalwork has a nice patina and the stitching on the leatherwork is intact. See White & Watts item 919, pages 411 & 433. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 325. (U.S. Box 1)

Nation : German
Local Price : £345.00

Imperial Germany ‘Seitengewehr’ M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet . 20629. -. 20629 The Bayonet M1898/05 (Seitengewehr literally meaning 'Sidearm'), should succeed the M1898 long bayonet. It had a much stronger design but was still very long. In the beginning of the Great War it came with high ears and without flash guard. The M1898 ‘New Pattern’ was missing the ‘ears’ and is characterised by the addition of a thin sheet of steel as muzzle fire protection on top of the grip. The original German First World War butcher blade bayonet was used with the Mauser Gewehr 98 (GEW 98) the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany. This example is the later type with muzzle guard trimmed fitted with flashguard. The ricasso is marked ‘durkopp werke a.g’ (The Dürkopp works were involved in armaments production for the rearmament of the Wehrmacht early on. In the mid-1930s, the workforce at Dürkoppwerke grew again to over 2000 people. They produced, among other things , sidearms , needle bearings and roller bearings for tanks , machine guns , grenades , anti-aircraft guns , light artillery , anti-tank guns , on-board carriages for aircraft and detonators . Through the upswing from 1933, due to the production of armaments, the company made a profit again from 1934. In 1933 a branch was set up in Künsebeck near Halle (Westf) , with weapons production and over 2000 jobs) the blade is 37 cm (50 cm overall) see page 123 item 267 of The Bayonet Book by White & Watts. The metal scabbard is housed in a leather frog stamped ‘J Bomberg 1871’. The leather is aged but intact, as is the stitch work. The price for these nice examples includes UK delivery. 20629. (Box 3)

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

British, Scarce, 1943 Dated, Lanchester S.M.G. Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 445. -. BAYO 445 This is a Pattern 1907 pattern bayonet manufactured by Wilkinson Sword Company during WWII for use with the Lanchester submachine gun manufactured by the Sterling Armaments Company between 1941 and 1945. The Lanchaster is a copy of the German MP28/II gun and was manufactured in two versions, Mk.1 and Mk.1*; the latter was a simplified version of the original Mk.1, with no fire selector and simplified sights. The gun was mainly used by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and to a lesser extent by the Royal Air Force Regiment (for airfield protection). The gun was named after George Herbert Lanchester who was charged with producing the weapon at the Sterling Armaments Company. The bayonet is recognisable by the markings to the blade of Crown over G.R. 1907 S294 (Wilkinson Wartime Code) W.S.C. (Wilkinson Sword Company) and 11 43 (November 1943). The other side of the blade bears a crowned Enfield inspection mark. These bayonets were mainly used by the Royal Navy but also used in small numbers by the other services. The scabbards leather, stitching and metalwork are all in very good condition. The metalwork retains most of the white painted finish from Royal Navy issue. See ‘British and Commonwealth Bayonets by Ian D. Skennerton, item B281 pages 230-231. This is a scarce bayonet particularly with R.A.F. regiment markings. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 445. (P07 Box)

Nation : Australian
Local Price : £345.00

Inter War, 1921 Dated 1907 Pattern, Australian, Lithgow, Bayonet, Double Seamed Leather Scabbard & 1908 Pattern Webbing Frog. ED 2266 -. ED 2266 An excellent 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 ' Lithgow', '1907 Within Shield' (Pattern) and '2 21' (Feb 1921). The reverse is stamped with 'A' within Star inspection marks. The blade is in superb clean condition and it's wood grips are undamaged and perfectly secure. The pommel is stamped ' A76149'. It is complete with a nice original steel mounted double seamed brown leather Scabbard. All stitching of the scabbard is intact. The rear of the scabbard has some service wear to the surface of the body. The leather is stamped with faint lettering most likely 'Mangrovite' (Mangrovite Belting Ltd, Australia). Also included is an original 1908 webbing frog. Price for this excellent Australian, Lithgow, Bayonet complete with Scabbard & Frog includes UK delivery. (NB. A WW2 Dated Australian Lithgow SMLE Rifle is available on this site). ED 2266.

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

British 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass with Brass Hilt. Slightly curved, unfullered spear pointed blade, brass bowl hilt with turned-over edges and sword knot slit, cast iron ribbed grip, brass teardrop shaped pommel cap. No scabbard. Blade 28 3/8 inches in length, 1/8 inch thick at the shoulder, the cutlass 34 inches overall. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern. It was considered very successful, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 Pattern and being simpler to manufacture. Being a clone of the 1845 Pattern but with a brass hilt and an entirely unmarked blade, this is almost certainly a commercially produced version intended for sale to merchant shipping or export. There is a number on the hilt next to the base of the blade in white paint, partly rubbed and probably not antique, perhaps an old collection number – the digits ‘27’ are visible. May and Annis state quite conclusively in Swords for Sea Service (Vol. 1 p.92) that with regard to British cutlasses: “It is possible that unmarked blades may still be naval but it is more likely that they were made for foreign navies or for civilian use. This would also account for cutlasses sometimes found with brass guards, for brass guards were never used in the Royal Navy.” Like other swords of the period it 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 chamfered to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the diagonal line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 7¾ inches vs 6¾ inches). The blade has some patination overall, has been sharpened and has some nicks to its edge. The tip of the blade is rounded, worn down by about 2mm. The brass hilt is patinated with some scratches and light dents. The cast iron grip has some light handling wear to its surface and three slit-like holes on one side in the channels between the ‘ribs’, which go through to the hollow interior of the grip. These I think are probably casting flaws. The brass hilt has a curvature to its top face that is a little more extreme than that of the military model, this seems to have produced a gap between the inside of the hilt and the ferrule, and a small gap at the shoulder of the blade on the spine side. The hilt can shift slightly side to side with pressure but the blade and grip are well peened together making the cutlass firm in the hand.

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

Late-Victorian 1897 Pattern Royal Engineer's Sword with Officer's Initials by Pillin. EL7449 - A late-Victorian Royal Engineer's officer's sword by S. J. Pillin, with the officer's initials etched on the blade. It is clear that this sword had the hilt updated to the 1897 pattern around 1900, and it was presumably mounted with the brass 1857 pattern hilt prior to that, but the blade is of the 1892 pattern, so much post-date 1892. Both blade and hilt carry the Victorian cypher. The