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Nation : American
Local Price : £245.00

American U.S. Model 1917 Polished Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 588. -. BAYO 588 This is a WWII 1917 pattern bayonet with the WWII pattern scabbard of olive green plastic. Earlier models had the leather scabbards, but during the Second World War a further pattern was introduced of olive green plastic with a steel top mount incorporating a double hook and marked to the top locket with U.S. within a flaming grenade and M1917. The polished blade is in good condition and is marked 1917 over Remington (In 1940, the US Army became worried about its ammunition capacity and asked Remington to collaborate on a plan for national expansion. With the aid of DuPont, Remington built the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (named Lake City Arsenal initially) and Denver Ordnance ammunition plants, and three more plants later on, including the Lowell Ordnance Plant. Though the plants belonged to the US government, Remington was asked to oversee their operation) within a circle on one side and an eagle with a flaming grenade over U.S. on the other. The wooden grips are held with two screws and are very good condition. See The Bayonet Book by ‘White & Watts’ item No 925, pages 412 & 435. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 588.

Nation : American
Local Price : £245.00

( uN-AVAILABLE) **American M1917 Bayonet by Remington, Scabbard and Leather Frog. BAYO 301. -. BAYO 301 This is a good condition M1917 bayonet made by Remington. It is nicely stamped on the ricasso with ‘1917 Remington’. The other side is stamped with the 'Flaming Grenade' over "US" and the eagles head inspection mark. The wooden grips which are showing signs of use have two grooves cut into them and there is an oil hole in the pommel. It is carried in a later pattern British scabbard, later scabbards have the belt hooks attached to the top mount. The American scabbards also have a small drain hole drilled in the bottom of the chape, unlike British versions which did not have the hole. The Scabbard has a date stamp ‘1918’ and an illegible makers mark to the rear. The frog has a nice patina *top strap missing* A nice early and complete pattern 1917 bayonet and scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 301.

Nation : French
Local Price : £245.00

Chilean M1910 Police Sidearm Converted From French Gras 1874 Bayonet and Steel Scabbard. BAYO 297. -. BAYO 297 This is a nice unusual conversion. It is a Chilean Police sidearm and scabbard issued to the Chilean Police in 1910. These were made up using a section of the blade and the crossguard of a French Gras 1874 bayonet. This was then mated to a solid brass hilt bearing the Chilean Coat of Arms. The blade of the bayonet has been shortened dramatically to 11.25 inches and the bayonet measures 16 inches overall. There is no mortise slot or fixing button and therefore it was only intended as a dress item. The cross guard with muzzle ring and quillon is present. The hilt has number "B1287" stamped on it's side. The bayonet is complete with it's steel scabbard with brass mounts which is in nice condition. These are an uncommon item, (see Martin J. Brayley 'An Illustrated History of Bayonets' book, pages 46 & 48). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 297. (Box 3)

Nation : Australian
Local Price : £245.00

Korean War Period Australian Owen MK I Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 179. -. BAYO 179 This is a virtually mint Owen MK 1 bayonet with a parkerised 10" blade with 5" fullers. It was made at Lithgow in 1953 and is stamped to the Lithgow Factory on the ricasso "MA 53". The other side of the ricasso is stamped with the War Department 'Broad Arrow' acceptance mark and the date "54" for acceptance into stores. The slab wood grips carry the correct mark of "Slaz 52". The scabbard is the correct brown leather with steel locket and chape. This is a very nice Korean War period Owen S.M.G. bayonet and Scabbard. (see Skennerton's book, item A13, pages 278 and 279). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 179. (Box 2)

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £245.00

Spanish M1969 Bayonet for the Model B Cetme 7.62 mm Assault Rifle and Scabbard. 20821.10. -. 20821:10 This is a bayonet for the Spanish made Model B Cetme 7.62 mm calibre assault rifle, it comes with its plastic scabbard with integral webbing frog. The Model B Cetme 7.62 MM is a Spanish NATO assault rifle developed in 1970s at the state-owned small arms research and development establishment CETME (Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales) located in Madrid. The Model B was the first production model. It had a perforated steel handguard and chambered for the 7.62×51mm CETME round. The 7.62 mm CETME differed from the standard 7.62mm NATO round by having a lighter-weight bullet and a smaller propellant charge. The parts for the Model B are for most part interchangeable with the later Model C rifles. The Spanish Army adopted a variant of the Model B re-chambered for the more powerful 7.62×51mm NATO round. The Model B could be converted to fire the 7.62mm NATO round if the bolt group and return spring were replaced with that of the Model C. These modified rifles were known as Model 58-64-C and by 1971 all the Spanish CETME B rifles had been upgraded. The black plastic chequered grip is in good condition and the spring catch works as it should. The ricasso is stamped; ET 83499B to one side and the manufacturers stamp to the other. The bayonet does not have the usual groove in the back of the pommel, instead it has a recess approximately 5” deep in the pommel. It has an olive coloured plastic scabbard with blackened steel around the throat and a khaki coloured integral frog and lanyard. The plastic scabbard is showing signs of service wear and the webbing frog is in good order. The stitching and clips all work as they should. See pages 246 & 253 No 569 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White. The price includes UK delivery. 20821:10. (Box 1)

Nation : -
Local Price : £245.00

U.S.S.R Avtomat Type II Bayonet and Wire Cutter Bayonet for the AKM Rifle. 20821:11. -. 20821:11 The improved AKM Type II bayonet was introduced in 1965 and brought with it two significant changes. A squared-off steel pommel was added, to address the fragile nature of the Type I's bulbous plastic pommel. Revolutionary as it was, the Type I design couldn't change soldiers, who seem naturally inclined to use the pommel as a hammer. The second major change was a new scabbard. Advances in plastics technology had reached the point where the scabbard body could be made of moulded plastic, with only a metal end for the wire cutter. This eliminated the need for a rubber insulator, as the plastic scabbard body was non-conductive. The blade is identical to the Dragunov bayonet, but with black composite grips *none stock number on grip - 357556. See page 448 No 958 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White. The blade is very good and the grips are solid. The belt straps are in good order, the stitching and metalwork are undamaged *wear to the hilt strap-see images. The price includes UK delivery. 20821:11. (Box 1)

Nation : -
Local Price : £245.00

Belgian M1924 Mauser Sword Bayonet & Scabbard. 20821:17. -. 20827:17 The M1924 Mauser rifle was widely exported and made with two bayonets with identical hilts but different blade lengths they were made to be exported with this highly successful rifle. These rifles were sold worldwide to Argentina to Yugoslavia with scores of countries in between. See pages 26 & 41 No 99 of Watts & White ‘The Bayonet Book’. Blade length; 38 ¾ cm (51 ½ cm overall) The wooden grips are solid with only minor service wear. The metalwork is black and retains the overall majority of its colour. The polished blade is in very good condition. The all steel scabbard has a teardrop frog and ball end cap. It has aged well and has only minor service wear. The price includes UK delivery. 20827:17. (Box 1)

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £245.00

WWI Austrian M1895 Mannlicher Bayonet and Scabbard. 20821:15. -. 20821:15 In 1895 Austria adopted another Mannlicher rifle, and with this firearm a new bayonet. This is of smaller dimensions to the M1888, but the new bayonets most notable feature is that the blade edge faces towards the muzzle ring. This is a nice other ranks M1895 Mannlicher bayonet. The blade is marked with the double headed Imperial eagle denoting use by the Imperial forces and not for export. The blade is 9 ¾” in length and has rounded fullers *note that the blade faces towards the muzzle ring. The cross guard is secured by 2 rivets, the grips are wood secured by domed rivets and the pommel is steel. The scabbard is steel with a brazed frog stud. See Martin J.Brayley An illustrated history of bayonets centre example on page 31. The price includes U.K. delivery. 20821:15. (Box 1)

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £245.00

*Uncommon Markings* Swedish M1867 Socket Bayonet For The 12.17mm Remington Rifle. BAYO 225. -. BAYO 225 This is an M1867 socket bayonet for the 12.17mm Remington Rifle. This was adopted in 1867 and could take either a socket or a sabre bayonet. The standard issue was the socket bayonet and this has a cruciform blade which is in very good condition and a central locking ring. The blade is 19 ½ “long and the socket 2 ¾ “with a muzzle ring diameter of approximately 18mm. The shoulder is stamped with the Swedish Crown over "C" with initials "O.K." and "W.N." (Presumably inspectors marks). The other side also carries initials of "H.H." and "T.N." with the number "6350. There is also a regimental mark of "13R 7K" and "NO 99". An unusual socket bayonet which is not common on the collectors market and with these markings and is worthy of further research. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 225.

Nation : Australian
Local Price : £245.00

WWII Dated Australian 1907 Pattern Bayonet and No1 Scabbard. BAYO 354. -. BAYO 354 An Australian 1907 Pattern, 4th Pattern, bayonet with 'SLAZ' marked grips and later style No. 1 scabbard. About 1927, bayonet production ceased and was re-commenced late in 1940. Ricasso markings from 1940 are different, including the inspector's marks. The bayonet shop was transferred from Lithgow to Orange in July 1942. The wood room, which made up rifle furniture as well as bayonet grips, was removed from Lithgow to the Slazenger Sports Goods factory in Sydney in 1941. After Japans entry into the war in the Pacific, Australian bayonet development moved rapidly into newer, shorter and specialised patterns and so the long 1907 bayonets manufactured in WWII were short lived and consequently rare. The bayonet has a blackened 17" blade with fullers. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks ‘MA’ Mangrovite Arsenal "1907 9’ 42" (September 1942) to one side and a bending mark, Broad Arrow and ‘OA’ Orange Arsenal’ to the other. The blade is in excellent condition. The bayonet has a straight wasted cross guard and the slab wood grips are secured with two screw bolts. The pommel is marked ‘C 75708’ and has the push button release, which operates smoothly and clearance hole. The No 1 late scabbard has a large frog stud along with three rivets showing on the locket. It is leather and in good condition and is stamped ‘MA’ Mangrovite Arsenal. (See page 276-277, item A10 in Skennerton's 'British & Commonwealth Bayonets book). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 354. (07 Box 2)

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £245.00

Swedish M1867 Cruciform Socket Bayonet for the 12.17mm Remington Rifle. BAYO 370. -. BAYO 370 This is an M1867 socket bayonet for the 12.17mm Remington Rifle (The Remington M1867 was a rolling-block rifle, the first rifle using metallic cartridges to be adopted by the Norwegian and Swedish armies. The 12.17 mm calibre was chosen because the Swedish army had approximately 30,000 new muzzle-loading M1860 and breech-loading M1864 rifles in 12.17 mm calibre in stock, rifles that were suitable for conversion to M1867 rolling-block rifles. It was adopted in 1867 and could take either a socket or a sabre bayonet). The standard issue was the socket bayonet and this has a cruciform blade which is in very good condition and a central locking ring. The blade is 19” long and the socket 2 ¾ “with a muzzle ring diameter of approximately 18mm. The shoulders are stamped; ‘4320 An. Ve H C.F’ (Presumably inspectors marks) with the number "6350. There is also a regimental mark of "XIX R.B" and "No 473" with ‘FL’ to the underside. An unusual socket bayonet in great condition which is not common on the collectors market and with these markings is worthy of further research. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 370. (Box 2 Other Countries)

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

British 1860 Pattern Bayonet and Scabbard For The P1860 Enfield Sergeants Rifle. BAYO 250. -. BAYO 250 This is a yataghan bladed bayonet for the 1860 Enfield short rifle used on the 5 groove 1860 pattern sergeants rifle with the heavier barrel. This is a good example of the yataghan bayonet that has no manufacturers markings except for the number 232 on the pommel. The riveted chequered leather grips are in excellent condition and are held on by four steel rivets. The bayonet is complete with its steel mounted leather scabbard with an oval frog stud. See Skennerton, item B152 on pages 113 – 121. This price includes UK delivery. Sn BAYO 250 (armoury tub)

Nation : -
Local Price : £245.00

**RARE**MINT**VIETNAM WAR ERA**U.S Army M6 Bayonet By Imperial And M8A1 Scabbard With Integral Frog By PWH (Pennsylvania Working Home For The Blind). Sn 20204 -. 20204 This is a scarce M6 bayonet for the M14 rifle. The M14 rifle was issued to conform to NATO requirements for a 7.62mm round as standard. It utilised the Garand action but with a 20 round magazine and half stock. The M14 differed from the Garand in that it had a flash eliminator therefore the M5A1 bayonet would not fit. The M6 deleted the stud fitting on the cross guard of the M5A1 and returned to a standard muzzle ring. It was adopted in 1957 and was in production until 1963, before the issue of the M16 rifle and M7 bayonet. This is a near mint M6 bayonet made by Imperial (Providence Rhode Island USA) and is stamped with ‘US M6’ & ‘Imperial’ on the cross guard (illustrated). It has a 6 ¾” single edged blade and measures 11 ½” overall. This is one of the hardest bayonets to find in the 'M' series as it was only in production for 6 years. The scabbard is stamped 'US M8A1' and by the manufacturer PWH (Pennsylvania Working Home For The Blind). It has the correct integral webbing frog with retaining strap, stud fastener & wire belt hanger. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20204

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

British ‘1907’ Pattern Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 709. -. BAYO 907 This is a nice ‘1907’ bayonet that has had its quillon removed on re-furbishment. The blade is stamped ‘Crown over G.R. 1907 10’11 (dating it October 1911) and ‘E.F.D. (Enfield). The production figures for 1911 were only 32,706 at ‘Enfield’, but the bayonet was also made in large quantities by ‘Wilkinsons’ and others. In ‘1913’ it was decided to remove the quillon and all further bayonets were made without the quillon and those that came in for refurbishment had it removed, (see Skennerton item B234 & B235 PAGES 186-195). The other side of the blade has a broad arrow and several inspection stamps. The grips are wood, held on by two screw bolts, and are in near mint condition. The scabbard is the ‘No1 MkII’ which is showing signs of service related wear with a round frog stud. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 907. (07 Box 1)

Nation : -
Local Price : £245.00

Nazi M98 Dress Bayonet By F. Plucker JR Solingen & Scabbard. Sn 11522:2. -. 11522:2 An early Nazi M98 dress bayonet by F. Plucker Jr. and scabbard. The dress sidearm for military and civilian uniformed formations was designated the M98 Dress Bayonet. This bayonet represented a stylised form of the S. 84/98 bayonet purchased by the individual for wear with the walkout dress uniform and was worn by the mainly non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. This early dress bayonet has a rifle mortise and push button release. It retains the red felt in the mortise slot. This is the short version with a 7 ¾ " blade which is in excellent condition. It has "F. Plucker Jr Solingen" stamped on the ricasso. The polished steel blade is in excellent condition. The grips are chequered and secured with two rivets in un-marked condition. It has a metal scabbard with lozenge shaped frog stud. (see 'German Clamshells' book pages 15-16 by Gary L. Walker & R.J. Weinand). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 11522:2. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

WWI British ‘P13’ Mk1 Sword, Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 174. -. BAYO 174 This is a great example of the ‘P13’ bayonet, which although designated ‘P13’, fit the ‘P14’ rifle and was not introduced until ‘1916’. It is marked to the blade with ‘1913’ over ’11 16’ (November 1916) and ‘Remington’ in a circle. The other side of the blade carries British inspection stamps. The vast majority of these bayonets were made in America by ‘Remington and Winchester’ with only a few made in England by ‘Vickers’. The wooden grips have two groove on either side to distinguish it from the ‘P1907’. The scabbard is leather with a steel locket *slight movement* and chape. A very nice collectable ‘1913’ bayonet with matching scabbard in excellent condition. See ‘Skennerton’ item B239, pages 192-194. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 174. (Box 3)

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

WWII German Mauser M84/98 2nd Model Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 792. -. BAYO 792 M84/98 German bayonet 2nd model (The first pattern of S84/98 or M1884/98 bayonet was the 1871/1884 bayonet adapted so it could be used on the Gewehr 98. This was replaced in service by the 1898/05 bayonet. However during World War I the S84/98 began to be produced again under the designation S84/98 II. The German Imperial Army used this bayonet in World War I as a way of conserving scarce resources The S84/98 III was production of the S84/98 bayonet during the late Weimar period and during the time of Nazi Germany. The hilt has clean wooden grips and a flash guard and are held to the tang with two screw bolts . The pommel has a mortise slot and locking bolt which secures it to the rifle nose cap The crossguard has no quillon or muzzle ring. The blackened single edged spear point blade has a fuller on each side for about 180 mm. The riccasso has ‘6139’ crisply marked to one side and and maker coded asw (Horster) and dated 43 to the obverse. The metalwork has an aged patina see page 115 No283 of Watts & White ‘The Bayonet Book’ for similar. The scabbard is metal with a frog stud also stamped 43 asw and 7231*showing patina conducive with its age*. A very good example for the collector, the price includes UK delivery. BAYO 792. (Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

WW1 1916 German ‘M84/98’ Bayonet and Steel Scabbard. BAYO 228. -. BAYO 228 A German ‘M84/98’ bayonet with makers mark of ‘GEBR. HARTKOPF SOLINGEN’ to the blade with a serial number of ‘1830’. The spine carries a crown over ‘W 16’ and an inspection stamp. See White & Watts item No 283, pages 115 & 128. The pommel also carries an inspection stamp. The scabbard is the standard steel version with an inspection stamp to the tip. The wooden grips are held with two pins and are in very good condition. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 228. (Box 2)

Nation : -
Local Price : £245.00

WWI 1917 Sanderson 1907 Pattern Bayonet Marked 'BHM OTC' To Birmingham Officer Training College & Scabbard. Sn 9975. -. Sn 9975 This is an original 1907 pattern bayonet for the Enfield rifle manufactured in April 1917 by Sanderson. The ricasso is stamped with a partially visible 'Sanderson', GR Kings Crown and '1907' (Pattern) & '4 '17 date (April 1917). It also has 1930's reissue stamps. The reverse is stamped with inspection marks. The blade is clean. The wood slab grips are in excellent undamaged condition. The pommel is stamped ' OTC' (Officer Training School) and 'BHM' (Birmingham) together with weapon number '106'. It is complete with its steel mounted leather scabbard. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. Price for this nice OTC marked bayonet with scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 9975. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

British L1A3 Bayonet with NATO Stores Code & No.5 Scabbard. BAYO 797. -. BAYO 797 This is a British L1A3 bayonet and scabbard (see Skennerton’s book, British & Commonwealth Bayonets Book, page 261, item B322). The bayonet was first adopted on the 31st December 1958. The bayonet has a blackened pommel. Both grips have the designation L1A3, NATO stores number 9600257. The 8” drop point steel blade is single edged and has fullers. There are no visible marks on the blade,B59 (1959) is stamped to one side of the ricasso. The obvious difference between its predecessors is the recessed locking bolt latch in the pommel, which required a new pommel casting. The bayonet has its original No5 metal scabbard with brass mouth piece. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 797. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

British L1A3 Knife Bayonet for the FAL Rifle No.5 Scabbard & Webbing Frog. BAYO 451. -. BAYO 451 This is a British L1A3 bayonet and scabbard (see Skennerton’s book, British & Commonwealth Bayonets Book, page 261, item B322). The bayonet was first adopted on the 31st December 1958. The bayonet has a blackened pommel. This example showing the new press stud which is shortened and partially countersunk (see Watts & White page 329 & No 853 for reference) Both grips have the designation L1A3, NATO stores number 9600257. The 8” drop point steel blade is single edged and has fullers. There are no major visible marks on the blade. The bayonet has its original near mint No5 metal scabbard with brass mouth piece and is fitted with an original webbing frog. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 451. (Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

WWI Imperial German Model 1914 Ersatz Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 649. -. BAYO 649 This is an original nice example of a WW1 German Ersatz M1914 bayonet with the third type pommel and square fullers to the blade. The blade is stamped with a knight on horseback over BAYARD and the spine carries an inspection stamp. These bayonets are thought to have been for export to several South American countries but at the outbreak of WW1, they were diverted to the German army and became one of the standard bayonets or WW1. The bayonet is contained in an M1915 Bavarian Ersatz metal scabbard. See The Bayonet Book by White & Watts item 277 on pages 115 and 126. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 649. (Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

German, 1938 Dated, WWII K98 Mauser Bayonet & Scabbard by Durkopp with a Brown Leather Frog. 23478:75 -. 23478:75 This is a Mauser K98 bayonet, scabbard made by DURKOPP together with a brown leather frog by Carlbusse, Mainz. The bayonet and scabbard are in excellent condition, retaining much of the original blued finish. The deep blue fullered blade is struck to the rear left DURKOPP 38 (1938 date) with the serial number 2637 on the reverse. The top of the blade stamped 38 for manufacture in 1938. The bakelite grips ae retained by 2 cross screws and nuts. Pommel with release catch to the right rear is struck to the left side with two WW2 German Waffenamt inspection marks. The top of the flash guard carries a waffenampt. German scabbard struck with maker’s name DURKOPP 38 (1938 DATE) together with the serial number 981a. The brown leather scabbard with a retaining strap and stud and is of sewn and riveted construction. The frog is stamped on the back CARLBUSSE MAINZ 1937 (1937 date). The price for this nice bayonet includes UK delivery. German Box 1. 23478:75

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

WW1 / WW2 Era German Army Dress Bayonet With Carbine Type Blade, Scabbard & Frog. BAYO 503 -. BAYO 503 An original German M98 Dress Bayonet ( see page 179 item 400 of the Bayonet Book by Watts & White where an example the same as ours is illustrated). It has a clean 7 ½” long carbine type fullered blade with thin fullers. There are no maker or date marks on the bayonet. The hilt is fitted with original leather washer. The bayonet's black stippled hard boiled leather scales are in excellent condition secured by 2 steel pins. It has the correct curved finger guard & birds head pommel with working bayonet release button & thin mortise not meant to be attached to a rifle. The bayonet is contained in its original black painted steel scabbard which has no denting. The scabbard is mounted with an original black leather frog with single belt loop. All leather & stitching of the frog are intact. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 503 (box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

1855 Pattern Imperial Prussian Infantry Pioneer’s Brass Hilt Short Sword Faschinenmesser (Fascine Knife) Sidearm Regiment Marked ’12.A.E.2.88’. Sn 14874 -. 14874 This is an original, 1855 Prussian Infantry Pioneers Short Sword (see page 196 of World Swords 1400-1945 By Withers). It has 1 ½” broad, 19” long, heavy single edged blade and measures 24 ¾” overall. It has a rugged brass handle deeply grooved for grip with ball pommel and the straight cross guard has the correct rolled ends. The cross guard is crisply Regiment marked ’12.A.E.2.88’. The ricasso of the blade is marked with a faint, small Imperial Prussian Crown & Monogram inspection mark. The Sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 14874

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

British Wilkinson 1888 Pattern Mark I, 2nd Type, Lee Metford Bayonet And Scabbard -. BAYO 631 This is a British Lee Metford, 1888 pattern Mark I, 2nd type bayonet manufactured for the British .303 calibre Enfield, Lee Metford Rifle. The bayonets 12 inch double edged blade is unfullered with a medial ridge running from the ricasso to the blade tip. The ricasso of the blade is marked WILKINSON LONDON with a feint crown over VR 2’91 (February 1891 manufacture date). The other side carries an broad arrow over W.D. and an inspection stamp. The pommel carries the number R56. The grips are made of wood, held together with two brass rivets. There is an oil clearance hole behind the back rivet. The scabbard is the Mark 1 steel mounted black leather with no damage and all of the stitching intact. See Skennerton item B213 page 169. Price includes UK delivery. BAYO 631

Nation : -
Local Price : £245.00

Rounded Square Shaped ‘Katana Tsuba’ in Iron. ED 2692. -. ED 2692 A Katana Tsuba (A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword's blade and grip to protect the user's hands) in iron with a lovely dark patina and colour with a slightly hammered and rounded rim. The tsuba depicts a bamboo grove in the rain with brass inlays. It has been mounted on a sword but is in excellent condition. This example has been dated to between the 1780’s & 1850’s and looks to be ‘Aizushoami’ work (unsigned). The price includes UK delivery. ED 2692.

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

Collection Of 3 Boxed Mint Condition Miniature Swords: A British Royal Navy Officer’s By Nauticalia, A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Wilkinson & A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Nauticalia Each With Original Information Leaflets.. 22803:1 A nice collection Of 3 Boxed Miniature Swords, from top to bottom in the images: A British Royal Navy Officer’s Sword By Nauticalia, A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Wilkinson & A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Nauticalia Each With Original Information Leaflets. The swords are complete with their original presentation boxes. Each sword is under 12” overall length and are true representations of their full size counterparts. The swords are all in mint condition and have all of their original gilt finish. Each box contains its original manufacturer’s information leaflet This is a nice boxed collection of miniature swords, the price includes all 3 boxed swords & UK delivery. Sn 22803:1 (presentation daggers box)

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £245.00

Victorian Era Native Indian Talwar (Aka Talwaar Or Tulwar) Fighting Sword / Sabre & Scabbard. Sn 23675 -. 23675 The talwar (also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent). Like many swords from around the world with an etymology derived from a term meaning simply 'sword', the talwar has in scholarship, and in museum and collector usage, acquired a more specific meaning. Unfortunately, South Asian swords, while showing a rich diversity of forms, suffer from relatively poor dating (so developmental history is obscure) and a lack of precise nomenclature and classification. The typical talwar is a type of sabre, characterised by a curved blade (without the radical curve of some Persian swords), possessing an all-metal hilt with integral quillons and a disc-shaped pommel (sometimes called the 'Indo-Muslim hilt' or 'standard Indian hilt'). The talwar was used by both Cavalry and Infantry. The grip of the talwar is cramped and the prominent disc of the pommel presses into the wrist if attempts are made to use it to cut like a conventional sabre. These features of the talwar hilt result in the hand having a very secure and rather inflexible hold on the weapon, enforcing the use of variations on the very effective "draw cut". When a blow was struck by a skilled warrior, limbs could be amputated and persons decapitated. The spike attached to the pommel could be used for striking the opponent in extreme close quarter circumstances when it was not always possible to use the blade (see pages 601 and 602 of A Glossary of Arms & Armor by Stone where similar Talwars are described and illustrated). Our example most likely made in the Victorian era has all of the correct Talwar characteristics such all metal construction, small grip, disc with point pommel, curved 29 ¼” long sabre blade with naïve tooled decoration (illustrated), knuckle guard and hilt langets. The Talwar measures 34 ½” overall length. The Talwar has even patina and the blade has just light staining consistent with age. There are no maker or date marks on the sword. The sword is accompanied by its period leather covered wood scabbard. The scabbard is missing its chape leaving the tip open. The leather has just light surface scuffs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23675

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Local Price : £245.00

*U.S. Original ‘M1 Garand’ Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 798. -. BAYO 798 This is a nice ‘M1 Garand’ bayonet with an new blade and not a cut down ‘M1905’ or ‘M1942’. The fullers do not run through to the tip as with the cut down bayonets, but stop 2 ¾ “from the tip. Unusually there are no markings to the blade. The grips are black ribbed plastic held by a single screwbolt. The scabbard is standard olive drab M7 made by Beckwith MFG. Co, again freshly made and not a cut down version. It is marked to the top mount with a flaming grenade and U.S. The grips are in good overall condition with a few age related marks *see images* See ‘White & Watts item 929 pages 412 & 436. A good collectors piece with maker marked scabbard. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 798. (USA Bayonets)

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Local Price : £240.00

British Bandsman's Sword of the Cambridgeshire Militia, Circa 1833. Curved blade with single fuller and hatchet point, single-piece cast brass mameluke-style hilt featuring a lion’s head pommel with eyelet, a smooth faceted grip, recurved quillons with comma-shaped finials, and langets cast with a mirrored floral motif, perhaps acanthus leaves. Brass scabbard with two hanging rings and two steel screws securing the throat piece. Blade 28½ inches in length, 1 inch wide at the shoulder, the sword 33¾ inches overall. The scabbard is stamped on one side near the throat with ‘68’ over ‘CM’ over ‘5’. This seems to follow the form of a unit mark. Other examples exist which are also marked 68 / CM / [number] including a now sold example which I acquired together with this one, that being marked 68 / CM / 19. As the last digit changes but the others do not it seems clear that 68 CM is a unit and the last digits a weapon number. The grip has a letter ‘H’ is just about visible in a larger depression in the brass – this may have been an attempt at marking that went wrong, or remnants of an old mark obliterated by deliberately denting the grip. On all other known CM examples the grip is the area stamped so an error seems quite possible – then once the error was made using the opposite side of the grip was not an option as this would leave the mark visible when the sword was worn, so the scabbard was the nearest viable location. Judging by its position, it may be that the armourer picked up the ‘H’ stamp rather than ‘M’ by mistake. There were a number of British units in the 19 th century which might have used the abbreviation ‘CM’, including the Cambridgeshire Militia, Cardiganshire Militia, Cornwall Militia and Cumberland Militia. However, when lots were drawn by the King for the order of precedence of the militia regiments in 1833 the Cambridgeshire Militia was ranked 68 th . Most militia took little notice of their official numbering but the Cambridgeshires certainly did as ‘68’ was placed on their shako. This numbering coincides nicely with the period of these swords and remained in place until the end of the militia system in 1908. This puts it clearly above the other possibilities and I think we can be reasonably confident therefore that this sword was number 19 issued to the band of the Cambridgeshire Militia some time after 1833. There was no standard pattern for the ornamental swords carried by military bands in the eighteenth and early 19 th centuries. Each regiment was responsible for equipping its band as it saw fit, the expense generally paid for by its officers. Nonetheless bands were often well equipped as regiments took great pride in their music and sought to outdo each other in their pageantry. Composed of a mixture of enlisted men and paid civilian musicians, military bands often performed for the public, becoming a cultural fixture and a useful means of outreach between military and civilians, a tradition which continues to this day. Despite their non-standard procurement there was a common style to the British band sword (with considerable variation): a short, usually curved, mameluke-style sword with brass fittings and a pommel in the form of an animal head, most often a lion. The Royal Armouries collection contains a great number of British bandsman’s swords which the Armouries curators have grouped into types based on the form of their hilts – under their system this sword would be a ‘Type G’. See Royal Armouries item IX.7246 for more discussion of this Type and bandsman’s swords generally (also IX.1067, although this is a variant with a hilt made of steel rather than brass). Dating bandsman’s swords can be tricky, but as noted this example’s unit mark means it must date from after 1833. The first standardized Pattern of band sword was introduced in 1856, which would have prompted the decline of non-standard types, and the Royal Armouries date their examples of this type between 1800-1860, so 1833-c1860 seems a reasonable date range for this piece. For more examples of the ‘Type G’ see Robson’s Swords of the British Army , Revised Edition, page 259 (item 225), which he dates to circa 1820, or Withers’s British Military Swords page 78, or Wilkinson-Latham’s British Cut & Thrust Weapons , page 43. The blade is sharp with a few small nicks to its edge, its tip is undamaged. Its surface is bright with satin finish, some polishing and grinding marks, The blade has a few tiny spots of light patination. The hilt, grip and pommel have light patination, a few small brown spots on one side of the grip and the aforementioned indentation where the marking would usually be. The quillon on the edge side of the blade has a brazed repair which appears to have reattached it. This is well executed and shows up as a fine silver line. The brass scabbard has an even light patina with some large dents to the sides. Some of these are deep enough to add a little friction against the blade, but I can confirm that the blade will still fully sheath and draw. Some scuffing and light scratching, particularly in the lower section, a few brown spots.

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Local Price : £240.00

British 1855 Pattern Land Transport Corps Sword by Kirschbaum. Straight unfullered single-edged blade. Ribbed solid brass hilt with cross guard, symmetrical round finials and oval pommel. No scabbard. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a knight’s helm, this mark signifies the maker as C F Kirschbaum of Solingen. Imported German blades are not uncommon on British swords of the period, even those produced for the government. English firms would often buy in German blades then hilt and finish them. On the other side it is stamped with a crown inspection mark. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical ‘gladius’ appear to have originated with Napoleon’s love for all things Roman, and the French 1771 ‘Eagle Head’ Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer’s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer’s and the British 1855 Land Transport. They were not particularly useful for combat (the gladius having become obsolete for good reasons) so remained either ceremonial items or in the role of a machete for various field tasks such as clearing brush. The Land Transport Corps was formed in great haste in 1855, in the midst of the Crimean War: the British Army’s disorganized transport had resulted in disastrous supply breakdowns during the harsh winter of 1854, and a rapid response was required. Officers of the new unit carried the 1822 Light Cavalry sword while other ranks were armed with the 1855: a near replica of the French 1831 Artillery sidearm, making this the only British sword to follow the Continental gladius trend. A few dents to the brass hilt as expected for its age. The tip of the blade is very slightly bent.