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Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £2,200.00

**SHOT DOWN IN A HAIL OF BULLETS**OKINAWA BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED**WW2 Japanese NCO's Type 95 Katana With ‘The Lijima Swords Factory’ & Kokura Arsenal Marks & Scabbard. Sn 23803:4 -. 23803:4 The Battle of Okinawa (codenamed Operation Iceberg) was the last major battle of World War II, fought from April 1 to June 22, 1945. The extreme high cost of lives on both sides and fierce resistance at Okinawa heavily influenced President Harry S. Truman's decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki later that summer. This is an original WW2 Japanese NCO's Katana and scabbard with Combat damage recovered by a Japanese Military Archaeologist from the Okinawa battle theatre and retain the archaeologist’s ‘C2’ archive tags / labels. The sword & scabbard have battle damage which consists of a series of bullet holes piercing and denting the scabbard. The bullets passed through the scabbard in areas striking the blade clipping the cutting edge. The blade strikes match the holes in the scabbard indicating that the Japanese NCO was strafed by machine gun fire during battle while carrying the sword sheathed. It is unlikely that the NCO survived the attack. The sword has the typical aluminium cast handle with lanyard ring and fully functioning scabbard retaining clip. The hilt retains some of its original brown paint. Its early, fullered, 27 ½” blade is stamped on one side '11183' and with inspection mark (later examples were stamped on the spine). The hilt is stamped with Lijima Swords Factory roundel with crossed swords mark and inspection mark together with Kokura arsenal mark (see pages 185 & 186 of Swords Of Imperial Japan by Dawson). The hilt's locking catch works as it should. The sword’s scabbard has its original single hanging ring. The scabbard retains most of its original brown paint finish. The throat of the scabbard is stamped with matching number. The price for this unique piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23803:4

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,150.00

**Napoleonic Battle Of Trafalgar Era**Georgian, English Board Of Ordnance Marked Enfield Tower, Long Sea Service .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Regulation Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 22583:5 -. 22583:5 During the 18th century the British Royal Navy began standardising their Naval small arms. One such weapon was the Sea Service flintlock pistol. These weapons were used by the British Royal Navy throughout the Wars with neighbouring France 1750- 1815 and saw service at the famous Naval Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805. This original Georgian, Tower, Long Sea Service Pistol is in very good condition. It is 19 ½” long with a 12” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has faint English black powder proof mark. The all original full wood stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and a couple of period stable repairs. The stock has an iron belt bar which has a small ‘Crown above 6’ inspection mark. It has regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. The lock is crisply marked 'Tower' (Enfield) & ‘Crown GR’ (George Rex) together with small ordnance ‘Crown Arrow’ mark. All metal work has even aged patina. The cock is fitted with flint. The lock functions crisply. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22583:5

Nation : British
Local Price : £2150.00

A Simply Fabulous Original Antique Napoleonic Wars Sword Of The King of Spain's Elite, Heavy Cavalry Regiment. Used In The Spanish Peninsular Campaign, During Napoleon's Peninsular War in 1808 Until 1814. In Superb Condition.. From the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's forces, in 1808. The Peninsular War involved over 127 battles and engagements against Napoleon and the armies under his command, and this sword may well have been used in dozens of these ferocious conflicts A fabulous, original, example of these very scarce Napoleonic, Spanish heavy cavalry long blade broadsword. A sword based Spanish late 18th century broadsword. The hilt is in superb order, with excellent wire bound grip and large shaped bowl, as is the very long broadsword blade. In 1796 (although there is a controversy around the precise date) a new model sword for Spanish cavalry troopers was adopted. This beautiful example, showing very classic lines and a very similar construction to the previous pattern, presents an almost full cup-hilt in a rapier style, curved quillons and knuckle-bow. The blade was very similar to that of 1728 pattern, having these dimensions: length 940 mm, width 35, thickness 6 mm. Alongside the later 1803 pattern change, these swords were predominantly used by cavalry at the Battle of Bailen {and subsequent battles}. It was the crushing defeat of Napoleon's Grande Armee in the Spanish invasion. The Battle of Bailen Fought July 19, 1808, between 15,000 Spaniards under Castaflos, and 20,000 French under Dupont. The French were totally defeated with a loss of over 2,000 men, and Dupont surrendered with his whole army. The Battle of Bailen was contested in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castanos and Theodor von Reding, and the Imperial French Army's II corps d'observation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de l'Etang. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailen (sometimes anglicised Baylen), a village by the Guadalquivir river in the Jaen province of southern Spain. In June 1808, following the widespread uprisings against the French occupation of Spain, Napoleon organised French units into flying columns to pacify Spain's major centres of resistance. One of these, under General Dupont, was dispatched across the Sierra Morena and south through Andalusia to the port of Cadiz where an French naval squadron lay at the mercy of the Spanish. The Emperor was confident that with 20,000 men, Dupont would crush any opposition encountered on the way. Events proved otherwise, and after storming and plundering Cordoba in July, Dupont retraced his steps to the north of the province to await reinforcements. Meanwhile, General Castanos, commanding the Spanish field army at San Roque, and General von Reding, Governor of Malaga, travelled to Seville to negotiate with the Seville Junta a patriotic assembly committed to resisting the French incursions?and to turn the province's combined forces against the French. Dupont's failure to leave Andalusia proved disastrous. Between 16 and 19 July, Spanish forces converged on the French positions stretched out along villages on the Guadalquivir and attacked at several points, forcing the confused French defenders to shift their divisions this way and that. With Castanos pinning Dupont downstream at Andujar, Reding successfully forced the river at Mengibar and seized Bailen, interposing himself between the two wings of the French army. Caught between Castanos and Reding, Dupont attempted vainly to break through the Spanish line at Bailen in three bloody and desperate charges, losing more than 2,500 men. His counterattacks defeated, Dupont called for an armistice and was compelled to sign the Convention of Andujar which stipulated the surrender of almost 18,000 men, making Bailen the worst disaster and capitulation of the Peninsular War, and the first major defeat of Napoleon's Grande Armee. When news of the catastrophe reached the French high command in Madrid, the result was a general retreat to the Ebro, abandoning much of Spain to the insurgents. France's enemies in Spain and throughout Europe cheered at this first check to the hitherto unbeatable Imperial armies tales of Spanish heroism inspired Austria and showed the force of nation-wide resistance to Napoleon, setting in motion the rise of the Fifth Coalition against France. The Portuguese and Spanish played an important part in the war. Retrained and reorganised by Marshal William Beresford, Portugal’s soldiers fought bravely alongside those of Britain. The stubborn Spanish defence of cities and towns tied down thousands of French troops. Spanish armies, though frequently defeated, kept reappearing, forcing France to send more armies against them. French troops were also required to garrison hostile territory and wage a bitter war against Spanish and Portuguese insurgents, the ‘guerrillas’. French communications and supply lines were harassed by their raids and ambushes. By 1812, the French had over 350,000 soldiers in Iberia, but 200,000 were protecting lines of supply rather than serving as front-line troops. All of these factors meant that although on paper the French heavily outnumbered the British armies in Iberia, they were never able to concentrate enough of their troops to win a decisive victory. The continual drain on French resources led Napoleon to call the conflict the ‘Spanish Ulcer’. Painting in the gallery by Theodore Gericault. Of a wounded cuirassier, said to be a French cuirassier at the Battle of Bailen. We also show a print of the Spanish Heavy Cavalry of the Line Trooper, 1804, holding his identical sword

Nation : German
Local Price : £2,150.00

German Dragoon Broadsword c 1720. £ 2,150.00 German Dragoon Broadsword c 1720 double edged blade struck with maker mark for Peter Kohl 1657 – 1712 Emperor’s head to both sides. The hilt of Walloon style interconnecting bars with solid decorative shell guards, wire wrapped grip termination with oval pommel with raised tang. Overall length 96cm the blade 82cm and 4cm in width at the hilt

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,150

A Fine English Silver Hilted Small Sword by John Bennett Hallmarked for 1762 / 1763 mounted with a Boat Shell Hilt and Colichemarde Blade. A fine silver hilted smallsword by John Bennett date-stamped for 1762 / 1763. The bold hilt is of boat shell type which was one of the most robust hilt designs adopted by the London silver hilted small sword makers working in the 18th century. The sword is mounted with a broad robust colichemarde blade. John Bennett was one of the most renowned 18 th century London silversmith / cutlers but surviving swords made by him are generally encountered less frequently than those of his competitors. The dish guard, pommel and ricasso are shaped en suite with well executed gadrooned lines and borders. The baluster shaped wooden grip is diagonally bound with silver strip interspaced with a double length of roped silver wire. The broad colichemarde blade is of stiff triangular section and retains is clearly engraved panels of strapwork near the hilt. The four hallmarks are stamped onto the knucklebow near the hilt. These consist of the maker’s mark “I . B” with a pellet between in raised relief inside a depressed rectangular panel, the lion passant mark, the crowned leopard’s head assay mark and the date stamp. The hilt is as much an example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century London silversmith and cutler as it is of an effective weapon. Silver hilted small swords were fashionable attire for 18th century gentlemen. Mostly worn for effect, someone wearing such a sword was also announcing to the world that he could use it. Despite the stylish and delicate appearance of these swords they were formidable dueling weapons. . There are some minor light blackened patches of old pitting near the middle of the blade but otherwise the sword is in fine condition overall. There are no losses or repairs to the hilt which has maintained its original pleasing outline. The blade is 30.5 inches (80 cm) long and overall the sword is 37.25 inches (94.5 cm) long. John Bennett was one of the most influential and foremost makers of silver hilted swords working in London in the middle of the 18 th century and made swords for the London social and military elites. He and his son (John Bennett II) were also gunsmiths, jewellers and goldsmiths. They were based at Threadneedle Street in the City of London. Both were prominent members of the Cutlers’ Company and served in all the major posts including Master. John Bennett (I) lived from 1708/9 to 1774. In 1723 he started his apprenticeship with John Carmen, another important London silver hilted sword maker. He was sworn free of the Cutlers’ Company in 1731 and entered his first mark of “I B” inside a rectangle in the Smallworkers’ Book at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 1732. John Bennett’s second known mark was entered in 1761, same as the first, with a pellet between the letters, which is the mark on this sword. The mark of John Bennett (II) may have been similar. However, the date stamp of 1762/1763 on this sword predates his freedom to practice in his own right from when he was sworn free of the Cutlers’ Company in 1765. As a result the mark on this sword is most certainly by John Bennett (I). For other silver hilted small swords by John Bennett see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver-hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, and for further information on his working life of see page 45. --> --> Gallery

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,150.00

English 1755 Dragoon Back Sword. £ 2,150.00 English 1755 Dragoon Back Sword, the steel plate hilt with unique cut design, dome pommel and raised tang button. Leather covered grip with age wear is secured with twisted brass wire and turks heads to top and bottom. The straight blade single edged with central fuller running the full length of the blade, overall length 41.25 inch the blade 35 inches. For reference please see Swords and Sword makers of England and Scotland by Richards Bezdek page 283

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,145.00

British Naval Officer’s Private Purchase R. Watkins (London C1710-1740) Long Sea Service Pattern .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 21393:15 -. 21393:15 During the 18th century the British Royal Navy began standardising their Naval small arms. One such weapon was the Sea Service flintlock pistol. These weapons were used by the British Royal Navy throughout the Wars with neighbouring France 1750- 1815 and saw service at the famous Naval Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805. This original British Naval Officer’s Private Purchase Long Sea Service Pistol is in excellent condition. It is 20 ¼” long with a 12 ¾” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel is crisply stamped with black powder proof marks. The lock plate is signed ‘R. Watkins’ (recorded as working in London C1710-1740, a maker of flintlock pistols and muskets, see page 104 of English, Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey). The all original full wood stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. It has regulation type brass furniture including cudgel butt. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. The lock functions crisply. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21393:15

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,095.00

British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry.... British 1796 pattern, heavy cavalry troopers sword. A full disc hilt, single knuckle-bow guard with leather covered wooden grip. Clean, single-fullured,

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £2,075.00

**EXTREMELY RARE, ONE OF ONLY APPROX 6000**Original, Pre WW2 Japanese NCO's 1st Pattern, Type 95 Katana With Solid Copper Hilt, Suya (Harp) & Tokyo Kokura Arsenal Marks & Scabbard. Sn 20649 -. 20649 On September 16th 1935 a new sword was authorised for Japanese army NCO’s. 1st type sword hilts were made from solid unpainted copper, later variants had cast alloy painted hilts (see page 183 of Swords Of Imperial Japan 1868-1945 by Dawson). Only approx 6,000 1st type copper hilt NCO swords were made before introduction of alloy hilt variants. This is an original extremely rare 1st type pre WW2 Japanese NCO's Katana with copper hilt and scabbard. The sword has the correct solid copper unpainted cast handle with lanyard ring hole fitted with steel cord sarute loop, quality heavy brass tsuba and scabbard retaining clip which functions as it should. It has an undamaged, fullered, 27 ½” blade which has just light staining consistent with age. The blade is numbered ‘6321’ on one side above the fuller. The copper hilt is stamped with 1929-45 Kokura Arsenal mark, Suya sword shop (Harp) mark (see page 185 of Dawson’s book) and inspection mark. It is complete with its scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The scabbard has no damage. The throat of the scabbard is numbered ‘7199’. The price for this nicely marked rare piece includes UK delivery. Sn 20649

Nation : French
Local Price : £2,050.00

French Resturation ‘Garde de Royal.... French Resturation period, officers Garde de Royal Regiment De Lanciers (Royal Guard Lancers) sword. Polished steel hilt with light cavalry style three

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 1995.00 USD

Rare C 1800 Austrian Hunting Sword With Fully Sculpted Detail!. A super Austrian hunt sword dating to around 1800 with a large lion head pommel and beautiful sculpted dog and hare figures. A partridge is included between the hare and dog. Large counter-guard has image of a hunter spearing a wild boar and was probably cast by a medalist! Super wonderful and super rare imagery! Its wide single edged blade is about 30” long and is uncleaned with patches of dark staining. Its stag-horn grip is excellent with a lovely deep patina. A super example of a late 18th century – early 19th century European hunting hanger! Price is firm. Thanks for looking! Be sure to check out our other listings for more great swords, arms and armor! Our direct email address is: fineartlimited@yahoo.com

Nation : German
Local Price : 1995.00 USD

C 1675-1700 Optical German Engraved Glass Beaker: Sword Duel!!! #gg568. Here is a very rare item. We have never seen another and you probably wonâ€™t either. A beautifully engraved optical German glass beaker, dating to the late 17th century and beautifully engraved with a sword duel in 3 oval panels! Most probably made in Brandenburg, the entire beaker is cut with round optical circles that give a vertigo effect when looking through the glass! The 3 large panels depict a sword duel, 2 men dressed in period garb: The ready stance (en guard), The engagement, and the final outcome DEATH! Archaic German text atop each panel. See all photos. Beaker is about 4 Â½â€ tall x 3 Â¾â€ wide. Extremely heavy thick glass. Base has a ground pontil scar with tons of wear. Beaker has expected overall wear and extremely light oxidation. Perfect specimen. Price is firm. Please check out our other listings! Thanks!

Nation : -
Local Price : £1995.00

Flintlock Officer’s Pistol by Prosser. Ref X3388. A Flintlock Officer’s Pistol by Prosser, Charing Cross, London. 15 ½” overall, 9” sighted 16 bore barrel engraved 'CHARING CROSS, LONDON' along the sighting flat & engraved with a band of chevron ornament at the breech, London Proofs. Border engraved tang incorporating a back sight & decorated with a Britannia shield & foliage. Border engraved flat bevelled lock signed ‘Prosser’ decorated with a starburst behind the pan & with safety catch, engraved cock with bun nut, roller on toe of the frizzen. Figured full stock with flattened butt cut with characteristic chequering with a cross in the centre of each diamond. Border engraved steel mounts comprising butt caps & D-shaped trigger guards with pineapple finial & decorated with a martial trophy & foliage on the bow, original stirrup ramrod. Circa 1810 Very high quality pistol in good condition, John Prosser is recorded at 9 Charing Cross, London, between 1796 and 1853. He was appointed Sword Cutler and Beltmaker to King George III in 1795 and to King George IV in 1827. See Leslie Southwick, ‘London Silver-hilted Swords’, 2001, pp. 199-201

Nation : Italian
Local Price : $1,995.00

Unique Italian (Genoa) Cutlass, Early 18th C. Featuring carved horn grip in the shape of a mustachioed man wearing a hat, inlaid with bone dots (one missing), eyes, and lips; and decorated with brass wire inserts and tacks. Small brass guard with decorative reverse quillon and finger ring. The grip with brass wire serving a collar for the carved figure, brass base ferrule, and decorative pommel cap. Curved single-edged 21″ unfullered blade with 8″ false edge and clipped point; stamped on one side with a crowned “C” maker’s mark. Original black leather-over-wood scabbard with brass drag and throat with frog hook; the leather with old repairs to the bottom 7″. Overall length 26 ½”. Untouched original condition with all metal parts having a dark age patina; blade lightly pitted. What first appears like a dark patina on the brass guard and scabbard mounts seams to actually be some kind of black coating, indicating almost certain naval use. Very interesting and unique cutlass from the ancient port city of Genoa.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : $1,995.00

Signed and Dated WWII Japanese Shingunto Katana. During WWII, there were a number of different types of swords used by the Japanese Army and Navy, but most followed the basic style used throughout the empire for centuries. The kyu-gunto swords used Western style hilts that were common during the Russo-Japanese War of the early 20 th Century, but most were purely for ceremonial use. Officers and NCO’s in the field carried primarily katanas (full length swords of traditional Japanese style), but their manufacturing methods differed greatly. Officers of the samurai class often carried ancient traditionally forged blades mounted in modern gunto (military) mounts, while other officers carried contemporary swords of the same style, but with blades either machine made or hand made using non-traditional methods. NCO’s carried machine made swords with tsukas (handles) simulated to look like traditional rayskin and silk-wrapped tsukas, but made of copper, aluminium, or wood. These swords were carried in the field and often used in battle as a backup weapon or in last-ditch bonzai attacks or ritual suicide. The katana offered here is a hand made sword using machine-assisted non-traditional methods. The nakago (tang) is signed by the maker, Kanehisa, with the other side dated 1941 and bearing an arsenal stamp. Blade’s cutting edge is 26 1/8” (66.4 cm), with clearly visible gunome hamon (zigzag temper line). Cast brass tsuba (guard), traditional same’ (rayskin) and ito (silk braid) wrapped tsuka (handle); copper alloy fuchi (grip collar) with push-button blade lock, menuki (ornaments) and kashira (butt cap). Red and black lacquered wood saya (scabbard) with copper alloy drag, band, and throat with single carry ring. Very good condition for a field-carried sword, the blade bright and smooth with scattered scratches; saya complete, but the seam coming apart and considerable lacquer loss, especially at the seams. Overall length 37 5/8” (95.6 cm), not including saya.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1995.00

A Very Rare and Historical 1822 Presentation Sword to Ensign Alexander Samson of the Caribbean, 1st West India Regt. In 1855, From Col. Lockyer Freestun ‘Great Officer’ of the Knights Hospitallers of Jerusalem. Two Men Of The Regt. Were V.C. Winners. The West Indian Regiment was one of the great British colonial regiments, it was awarded 11 battle honours, and two of its other ranks volunteers, during its most notable history, were awarded the Victoria Cross, the rarest and most valuable medal for valour and gallantry in the entire military world. The regiment was made up of black volunteers, and was one of the greatest and heroic regiments, fighting in the British Army, first for the King then for the Queen and Country. In many respects this is one of the forgotten historic regiments of the British Army, formed, in greater part, for the benefit of British freed slaves fleeing from the Americas, that was as heroic as the famous, WW2, US Army Airforce and 500 RAF airmen, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, but, around 100 years before. This is very rare sword indeed, with a fabulous pierced VR Gothic half basket hilt, sharkskin multi wire bound grip, all steel combat scabbard and deluxe grade fully etched blade, presentation inscribed, and it is in simply beautiful condition for its age. Surviving, antique, British Army, West India Regimental swords are exceptionally rare, but an officer's presentation sword is so rare that this is the first we have ever seen in over 40 years, and it is possible no other surviving example may still be in existance within the collecting world, or even in museum collections. Presented by a most highly decorated and exceptional army officer who was both a Colonel of The British Army of Queen Victoria, A Colonel of the Spanish Army of The Queen of Spain and a ‘Great Officer’ of the Knights Hospitallers of Jerusalem. Presented in 1855 by Col William Lockyer Freestun, formerly of the 93rd Highland Regt. Of Foot was also a Colonel in the service of Her Catholic Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain. Who was granted the titles of Knight and Star of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles 3rd, Knight of the First Class of the National and Military Order of San Fernando, and Knight of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic for his gallantry and approbations in facing the enemy in the field. These orders he was granted permission to accept by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, personally, on August 14th 1840, and with concession and especial mark of Her Royal favour, be thus granted all due titles in Her Majesty's College of Arms. On the 23rd of June 1860 Her Majesty further granted a British Knighthood to Col. Lockyer Freestun who was also a Great Officer of the Knights Hospitallers of Jerusalem. Ensign Sansom served with much honour in the West Indian Regiment for around 38 years rising to the esteemed rank of Colonel of the regiment. The West India Regiments (WIR) were infantry units of the British Army recruited from and normally stationed in the British colonies of the Caribbean between 1795 and 1927. The new West India Regiments saw considerable service during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, including participation by the First WIR in the occupation of the French island of Marie-Galante in 1808. The Regiments were later involved in the War of 1812, both on the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, taking part in the British attack on New Orleans. In 1800 there were 12 battalion-sized regiments which were seen as valuable also for dealing with revolts in the West Indies colonies. With numbers decreased by the effects of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, there was a shortfall of around five thousand at the start of the War of 1812, and the war offered hope of new recruitment from slaves, yearning to serve as free men, fleeing the United States. However only eight joined the regiments from the Chesapeake Bay area in 1814, and a further thirteen on the coast of Georgia early in 1815. Following the end of the War of 1812, numbers were progressively reduced incorporating into the 1st West India Regiment the Carolina Corps that had been in existence since 1779, the original intention was both to recruit free black personel from the West Indian population and to purchase slaves from the West Indian plantations. The eighth of the newly raised regiments (Skerrett's) was disbanded the following year but the quality of the new corps led to a further five West India Regiments being raised in 1798. In 1807 all serving black soldiers recruited as slaves in the West India Regiments of the British Army were freed under the Mutiny Act passed by the British parliament that same year. In 1808 the Abolition Act caused all trading in slaves to be "utterly abolished, prohibited and declared to be unlawful". In 1812 a West African recruiting depot was established on Blance Island in Sierre Leone to train West African volunteers for the West India Regiments. But it needs also to be remembered that we were in the forefront of abolishing the slave trade and that, even as Napoleon threatened our very survival, we devoted a substantial part of the Royal Navy to hunting down and destroying the slave traders. Many British ships and lives were lost in the process. By 1816 the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the reduction of the West India regiments to six enabled this depot to be closed. The free WIR soldiers became a valued part of the British forces garrisoning the West Indies, where losses from disease and climate were heavy amongst white troops. The black Caribbean soldiers by contrast proved better adapted to tropical service. They served against locally recruited French units that had been formed for the same reasons. Free black Caribbeans soldiers played a prominent and often distinguished role in the military history of Latin America and the Caribbean The 1st West India Regiment from Jamaica went to the Gold Coast of Africa to fight in the Ashanti War of 1873-4 Battle honours Dominica, Martinique 1809, Guadeloupe 1810, Ashantee 1873?74, West Africa 1887, West Africa 1892-93 & 94, Sierra Leone 1898 The Great War (2 battalions): Palestine 1917?18, E. Africa 1916-18, Cameroons 1915-16. Honours and awards Private Samuel Hodge of the WIR was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1866 for courage shown during the capture of Tubab Kolon in the Gambia. Private Hodge was the second black recipient of this decoration the first being Able Seaman William Hall of the Royal Navy. In 1891, Lance Corporal William Gordon of the 1st Battalion WIR received a VC for gallantry during a further campaign in the Gambia. Promoted to sergeant, Jamaican-born William Gordon remained in employment at regimental headquarters in Kingston until his death in 1922.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : $1,995.00

Japanese WWII Officer’s Shin Gunto Katana Sword. Wartime production using non-traditional methods, the blade features a 25 1/8” (63.8 cm) cutting edge and gunome hamon (zigzag temper line). Nakago (tang) is signed “ Noshu Seku ju Hattori Masahiro saku”, with Seki arsenal stamp. Gunto (military) mounts, but featuring an older decorative pierced iron tsuba (guard) and bronze menuke (grip ornaments) representing what appears to be some kind of insect. Brown silk ito (braid) over non-traditional textile tsuka (grip) cover. Steel saya (scabbard) with single carry ring and wartime leather combat cover. Overall length 35 3/8” (90 cm), not including saya. Blade smooth and bright, with scratches, spotting and a shallow nick about 6” from the tip; the hamon clearly visible. Combat cover with a large portion of the seam open; the leather generally soft and supple. The Japanese were the last army to carry and use swords on the battlefield. Despite them being obsolete in modern warfare, they were often used in last ditch bonzai attacks or ritual suicide.

Nation : American
Local Price : $1,995.00

European Silver Hilted Smallsword, Third Quarter 18th C. Featuring silver hilt comprised of assymetrical shell guard with raised borders, pas d’ane, spirally twisted teardrop-shaped rear quillon, and knuckle bow connecting with the faceted ovoid pommel. Grip wrapped with alternating twisted copper wire and double rows of fine twisted silver wire; small pommel button. Hollow-ground 31″ (78.7 cm) colichemarde blade of triangular section with 3/4 length central fuller on one side, tapering to a very sharp point and retaining traces of etched stands of arms. Very good condition, the blade cleaned bright, silver polished, and guard with minor scratches. Guard and grip with slight movement. Overall length 37″ (94 cm). A quality getleman’s sidearm of the American Revolution period.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : $1,995.00

Unusual Spanish Broadsword, 17th C. Iron hilt consisting of short, straight, undecorated quillons, knuckle bow with simple decoration at its finial, unusually large pas d’ane, small integrally forged pierced and faceted guard with painted inventory number; bun-shaped pommel with turned baluster base and large button. Original wood grip, having long ago lost its wrap. Broad 33 1/2” (85 cm) blade with mid-length central fuller marked with undecipherable maker’s mark; the ricasso notched later for a forefinger rest. We believe this was period modified from a cup-hilted broadsword, with cup removed, quillons shortened, and the original guardopolvo serving as the current guard. Probably a captured or battlefield pickup piece period altered for actual use, and possibly with piracy association. Overall length 38 1/4” (97.1 cm). Formerly in the War Museum Collection.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : $1,995.00

Swiss Dog-Head Cavalry Saber, 2nd Half 17th C. Featuring iron guard comprising single side ring, reverse scroll quillon with acorn finial, knuckle bow and side bar with double knobs connected by a diagonal bar and attached to the brass dog-head pommel; thumb ring on reverse. Side ring filled with brass plate embossed with acanthus decoration. Hexagonal-section wood grip, lacking wire wrap, but retaining braided brass Turks head at the base. Broad 29 1/4″ (74.3 cm) curved single- edged blade, the last 10″ double-edged; 3/4-length fuller near the back edge. Blade with scattered age staining and light pitting. Guard with even dark patina, the brass with rich golden brown patina. Overall length 35″ (88.9 cm).

Nation : -
Local Price : $1,995.00

North European “Walloon” Cavalry Sword, Mid-17th C. Featuring iron hilt comprising asymmetrical side-rings, each enclosing a sprung-in plate; the outer one embossed and chased with foliage, the inner plate later and pierced with small holes. Side-bar and knuckle-guard, each with double central moulding, linked by a slender recurved bar and connecting to the spherical pommel, the latter with prominent tang button; rear quillon with button terminal. Grip with scaled leather wrap (shows age & wear). Straight unmarked 29 1/2″ (75 cm) single-edged blade with broad full-length fuller. Original black leather scabbard (damaged and in two parts) with iron chape and throat, the latter with frog hook and carry ring. Blade cleaned, showing lamination and small areas of light pitting; hilt with dark patina. Overall length 34 3/4″ (88.3 cm), not including scabbard. These nearly four century-old scabbards are extremely rare and this example certainly worth restoration.

Nation : German
Local Price : $1,995.00

German Knightly Dagger, ca. 1540. Featuring 10 5/8” (27 cm) blade of flattened diamond section, tapering to a sharp point. Vertically fluted quillon block and down-turned quillions with button finials, chiseled ensuite. Guard is fused to the blade by corrosion. Fluted stopper-shaped pommel with button (loose), retaining what appears to be remnants of its original grip inside the cavity. In excavated condition, lacking grip, with scattered moderate to heavy pitting and dark patina. Possibly a river find, as it is in generally better condition than most ground finds. Overall length 16 1/4” (41.3 cm). Provenance: Hermann Historica, Munich, Oct. 11, 2023, Lot 1145

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £1,980

An early 18th century Italian Schiavona. A Venetian Schiavona dating to the early 18th century. The hilt is a typical representation of the distinctive design of the Schiavona guard, consisting of a complex trellis of delicately formed flattened bars swollen in the middle with rounded and well finished edges. This style of basket hilted sword is unique to northern Italy and particularly the territories held by the Venetian Republic throughout the early modern period which was also a powerful naval force in the eastern Mediterranean. The angled rear quillon terminates in a globular finial. The brass pommel is fashioned in the typical cat’s head shape with integral button and waisted collar beneath and is finished with a grotesque mask on each side. The knuckle bow terminates at the top with a knopped loop secured to the forward pommel ear. The wooden grip is covered with an attractive brass wire binding and mounted with brass ferrules top and bottom. Typically, the hilt is asymmetrical and is made for a right-handed user indicated by the position of the thumb loop inside the basket guard. The guard is most complex and decorative on the outside where it protects the upper hand of the user, whereas the inner face, less visible and less important for defence, consists of fewer bars which creates a lightweight but strong structure for the hilt. The single edged blade has a single broad fuller extending from the end of a short ricasso near the hilt to the tip. The blade is just over 31.25 inches (79.5 cm) long and in total the sword is just under 37 inches (94 cm) long. The sword is in good russet condition covered with an attractive and consistent brown patina with minor patches of light pitting on some parts of the hilt. --> --> Gallery

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,975

An English Silver Hilted Small Sword by John Radborn of London Hallmarked for 1767 / 1768. An English silver hilted small sword by John Radborn of London with hallmarks for 1767 / 1768. The hilt is mounted with a dish guard which is exquisitely pierced and chased with rococo foliate scrolls between curling tendrils on both sides of filigree delicacy. The design is the common theme on the other major silver components of the hilt which attests to the homogeneity of the parts. The sword is well-balanced in hand and the silver hilt is, unusually, in excellent condition having experienced almost no wear, and has maintained its shape without damage or repair. The sword is mounted with a tapering hollow ground triangular section blade. The hilt is an example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century London silver hilt maker, as well as an example of one of the most effective weapons of the 17th and 18th centuries, which at this time was at the pinnacle of its evolution. Silver hilted small swords were fashionable attire for gentlemen. Mostly worn for effect, someone wearing such a sword was also announcing to the world that he was able to use it. Despite the stylish and often delicate appearance of these swords they were formidable dueling weapons. The sword hilt is in excellent crisp condition without losses or repairs and has maintained its original pleasing profile. The shallow dish guard has a strengthened rim shaped as four crescents on the outside which supports the chased foliate designs within. The ricasso, pas d’ ane rings, knuckle bow, quillon and pommel are pierced and chased in the same decorative style as the dish guard. The stamped maker’s mark of “I R” is present on one side of the knucklebow near the pommel in raised relief inside a depressed rectangle, accompanied by the crowned leopard’s head assay mark, the royal lion passant purity and date marks. The baluster shaped rounded rectangular section grip is covered with spirally wrapped bevelled silver strip, separated by wrapped silver twisted wire, flanked by thinner ropes on either side. Silver cap terminals are present top and bottom of the grip engraved with scallops on each side. The tapering, hollow ground, stiff, triangular section blade is in good mottled condition and retains evidence of its original engraved foliate panels near the hilt. John Radborn was one of the most gifted silver hilt makers and sword cutlers of his time. He worked in the New Street precinct of the City of London for all of his professional life. He is first recorded when he was indentured to the cutler Nathaniel Young in 1737. On the death of Young in 1742 he was turned over to John Smith for the remainder of his term and was sworn free of the Cutlers’ Company by servitude in 1745 when he probably entered his first mark at Goldsmiths Hall which is now lost. His first surviving mark was entered in 1762. On moving address in 1769 Radborn entered another mark which was very similar to the last to confirm the move. He was admitted as a pensioner of the Cutlers’ Company in 1776 and died in 1780. For further information on John Radborn see Leslie Southwick “London Silver-Hilted Swords”, their makers, suppliers and allied traders, with directory, 2001, Royal Armouries, and particularly page 206 for the biography and examples of his work in plates 46, 66, 72-3, 74 and colour plate 3. The blade is just under 33.25 inches (just over 84.5 cm) long and the overall length of the sword is just under 40 inches (101.5 cm). --> --> Gallery

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,975.00

**RARE**SURRENDER PRESENTATION**WW2 1942 Dated Japanese Officer’s Seki Arsenal Type 98 Sword Smith Signed ‘Noshu Seki Ju Kiyo Nobu Saku’ With Presentation Plaque To Captain D.S. Young By HQBMA Malaya 1945, Japanese Officer’s Name Tag & Assessment. -. 23228 This sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerts from the assessment he states “ A surrendered army officer’s type 98 shin gunto with wood scabbard & leather active service cover, with a surrender presentation plaque fixed to it from British military administration headquarters Malaya 1945. In good condition & rare to find. Tsuba is good quality casting gunto pattern in brass no gilding left. Tsuka hilt is gunto pattern in used but clean condition some finish left on mounts, complete with knot loop possible re-bind ? Blade has seki arsenal inspectors stamp, so is a showa to oil tempered arsenal product. It is signed with makers name ‘Noshu (province), Seki (city), Ju (living in), Kiyo Nobu (art name), Saku (made this)’. He made showa to blades medium to high grade & gendaito medium grade. Blade is in dirty condition with old black staining and light rust needs re-polishing / restoration to see work. A genuine trophy of the second war hard to find today. His family name was ‘naga mura’. See john slough book on swordsmiths page 85 for oshigata & see fuller & gregory books of oshigata on swordsmiths pages 188/192/255”. In his illustrations he describes the cutting edge length as 64.5 cms and the overall length as 86.5 cms. He also translates the date markings on the blade (1942), Smith signature & describes other blade characteristics and measurements which can be read in the images. Also accompanying the sword is the original leather tab label with ink kanji attached to the scabbard which Bill describes as a hard to translate Japanese Officer’s name (illustrated) and another typed descriptive label found on the sword which can be read in the images". The price for this rare piece with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 23228

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,975.00

**SUPERIOR MASTER SMITH**WW2 Japanese Officer’s Samurai Family Shin Gunto Type 98 Gendaito Sword With Smith Signed Tang ‘ISHIDO TERU HIDE SAKU’, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 23484:10 -. 23484:10 An original Shin Gunto Japanese type 98 sword with hand forged gendaito blade. The sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes and illustrations accompany the sword. In extracts from his notes he states “A type 98 Shin Gunto army Officer’s sword with gendaito water tempered blade made with Japanese sand iron This blade is not dated but appears to be late war 43/44 with the 2 mekugi ana. Genuine signature (shoshinmei) ‘ISHIDO (school / family)TERU HIDE (art name) SAKU’ (made this). See Sesko’s book on swordsmiths, rated making medium grade gendai given rating superior master by judge Aki Hide in 1941 when he won 1st seat. He was also an army approved smith. The blade is covered in fine scratches which obscure the temperline hamon and any grain. Needs a professional polish to take out tiny chips and reveal forging detail. Saya gunto parade no gilt on mounts but has all its military green paint. Tsuba quality gunto pattern in good condition still got gilt & finish with multi castellated seppa either side. Completely working locking catch and quality sarute loop. Fixed on top mount of handle is silver mon badge of Samurai family clan badge. A good example of a mid to late war gendaito by a known smith’. In his illustrations of the tang and blade he describes the cutting edge of the blade length as 66 cm & full length as 88 cm. He also translates the tang signature and describes other blade characteristics and dimensions (illustrated in image 2). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:10

Nation : Turkish
Local Price : £1,950.00

Ottoman Shamshir. Origin: Ottoman Empire, Culture: Turkish, Period: 18th Century. A late 18th century Ottoman shamshir with a horn hilt. Intricate gold decorations on blade, as well as traces of koftgari on the scabbard and hilt mounts.

Nation : Austro-Hungarian
Local Price : £1950.00

⚔️Original 19th Century Coin Hilted Emperor Menelik IInd Ethiopian Shotel With Deeply Curved Fully Etched Blade With Scrolling, Amharic Script & a 1780 Silver Austro Hungarian Thaler Pommel. & Used Into Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. Bearing a a carved horn hilt, of with fine colouration, indicates this was the sword of the highest rank within the guard of the last Ethiopian Emperors. Curved blade fully etched in its tooled brown leather scabbard. These very unusual swords with very curved blades come from the "Horn of Africa," which includes Abyssinia, which we now know as Ethiopia. Made famous just before WWII by the Italian Invasion of that Country, and the appeal by it's Emperor Haile Selassie to the League of Nations, which the Western Powers basically ignored. It's Capital is Addis Ababa, a city dating back some 2,000 years and more. A country much in the news but also a land largely still in the middle ages in some respects. The sword, oft described as a shotel but actually it is a gorade, with its very characteristic curved blade. The swords dates back to the reign of Amda Seyon the 1st, known as "the Pillar of Zion" who was Emperor from 1314 - 1344. Called shotel, while technically the proper term locally for sabre was 'gorade'. Shotel which is not an Amharic word, Amharic for sword is gorade .The blade is etched with the profile of Emperor Menelik II, and also the symbol of the emperor, the Lion of Judah. The rest of the blade is etched with fancy scrolls. Menelik II baptised as Sahle Maryam (17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913 and King of Shewa from 1866 to 1889. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state was completed by 1898. He is widely honoured by many Ethiopians and commemorated during the celebration of the Battle of Adwa, which is celebrated on March 1 or 2 across Ethiopia and in the diaspora. Many Pan-Africans regard him as an advocate for African independence against European powers during the Scramble for Africa. Emperor Haile Selassie was one of the most famous leaders in Ethiopian history. As the emperor, he was exiled during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia due to the status he held. Selassie would go onto return to Ethiopia and help in taking back control of the country from Italy. On April 2, 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen became Emperor Haile Selassie. Selassie was the last reigning monarch of Ethiopia’s Solomonic Dynasty. The Solomonic Dynasty traces its ancient ancestry to King Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba, biblical figures who may have lived during the 10th century BCE. Ethiopia is often acknowledged as the only nation in Africa never to have been colonized, and Selassie emerged as a powerful international figure as other African countries sought independence in the 20th century. His long reign and enduring policies (such as support for African unity and the abolition of slavery in Ethiopia) earned him a privileged position at international summits. For instance, Selassie was one of the highest-ranking diplomats at the funeral of U.S. President John Kennedy. Emperor Selassie’s greatest impact may have been on the island of Jamaica. Jamaican religious leaders adopted a version of his birth name, Tafari (Ras was an official title) and Rastafarians regard Selassie as a god. (Selassie himself remained a Christian throughout his life.). Photo in the gallery of Emperor Hallie Selassie in full dress uniform. The Maria Theresa taler is a silver bullion coin and a type of Conventionstaler, first minted in 1741. The official weight is 28.0668 grams (0.99003 oz) and contains 23.386 grams (0.752 troy ounces) of fine silver. It has a silver content of .833 and a copper content of .166 of its total millesimal fineness. In 1751 this new standard Conventionstaler was effectively adopted across the German-speaking world when it was accepted formally in the Bavarian monetary convention. This new, post-1751 thaler has continued as a trade coin ever since. The last year of minting was in 1780, the year in which Maria Theresia died. As this coin type was very popular they continued the production, always been dated 1780. The Maria Theresia taler quickly became a standard trade coin and several nations began striking Maria Theresa talers. The following mints have struck Maria Theresia talers: Birmingham, Bombay, Brussels, London, Paris, Rome and Utrecht, in addition to the Habsburg mints in Günzburg, Hall, Karlsburg, Kremnica, Milan, Venice Prague, and Vienna. The Maria Theresa talers could also be found throughout the Arab world, especially in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Muscat and Oman, in Africa, especially in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya. Overall in very nice condition, small edge nibbling to the hilt.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1950.00

A Stunning 1796 Scottish Flank Officer's Combat Sword, Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular & Waterloo Period. For Coldstream Guards, With One Of The Most Beautiful, Finest Quality & Unique Blade Engravings We Have Ever Seen. By Hunter of Edinburgh. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, flank company officer's sword for use in the Coldstreamers grenadier 'flank company' of the regiment. Almost certainly used by a Coldstream flank company officer in the Peninsular War and Waterloo, and even at Hougemont itself, for that, for us, there is little doubt. Each battalion of the British army included a light infantry company and a grenadier company; they were known as "flank companies" and were made up of the best soldiers in the battalion. During field operations they normally were pooled to form special corps of light infantry and grenadiers. This wondrous sword has a fully deluxe engraved blade, engraved and etched with royal crown, royal crest and cypher, a seated Brittania and an Angel blowing the trumpet of Victory, stands of arms, thistles and roses, with fine contra blueing, and fully intact to one blade face. Although fully engraved and etched on both sides, the obverse side is more worn, and has the blueing to that side worn away entirely. Possibly due to it being on display, hanging against a wall of a stately home or castle, for a century and a half or more. Custom made for its owner by Hunter of Edinburgh, and it was Hunter that was the dominant and near exclusive supplier of swords to all Coldstream guards regimental officers from before, and during, the Napoleonic wars. Also, the finest quality deluxe and extravagant nature of this blade is a typical example of the elaborate display of an elite Guards officer's status. The sword maker/retailer's name, Hunter, and his location, Edinburgh, is etched upon the obverse side of the blade, but very worn see photo 8 . In at least two seminal works of sword makers both Sword for Sea Service, and Swords and Sword Makers of England and Scotland it is clearly recorded that 'Hunter of Edinburgh' specifically supplied the officers of the Coldstream Guards from 1780 to at least 1810. The elite Coldstream Regiment saw extensive service in the wars against the French Revolution and in the Napoleonic Wars. Under the command of Sir Ralph Abercrombie, it defeated French troops in Egypt. In 1807, it took part in the investment of Copenhagen. In January 1809, it sailed to Portugal to join the forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley. In 1814, it took part in the Battle of Bayonne, in France, where a cemetery keeps their memory. The 2nd Battalion joined the Walcheren Expedition. Later, it served as part of the 2nd Guards Brigade in the chateau of Hougoumont on the outskirts of the Battle of Waterloo. This defence is considered one of the greatest achievements of the regiment, and an annual ceremony of "Hanging the Brick" is performed each year in the Sergeants' Mess to commemorate the efforts of Cpl James Graham and Lt-Col James MacDonnell, who shut the North Gate after a French attack. The Duke of Wellington himself declared after the battle that "the success of the battle turned upon closing the gates at Hougoumont". The night before the battle of Waterloo, Wellington sent MacDonnell with the guards to occupy the Chateau de Hougoumont. MacDonnell held this key position against overwhelming French attacks during the early part of the battle. When French troops were forcing their way into the courtyard, MacDonnell, aided by a sergeant, closed and held the gates by sheer physical strength. Chosen by Wellington for the award of £1,000 as the ‘bravest man in the British Army,’ MacDonnell insisted upon sharing the sum with his sergeant. A painting by Dighton of the Coldstream Guards coming to the aid of the defenders. They fought their way into the chateau. Lieut-Col Daniel Mackinnon of the Grenadier Company has his back to us on the right. He was wounded in the knee but carried on until he became weak through loss of blood. He survived the battle and became commanding officer of the regiment in 1830. Map of Hougoumont From Wellington's viewpoint the three main buildings that formed landmarks on the battlefield were La Haye Sainte in the middle, Papelotte on the left, and Hougoumont on the right. The chateau of Hougoumont was a manor house and farm with ornamental garden, orchard and woods. The 1st Guards were posted on the ridge behind the chateau and some of them had been involved in a skirmish around Hougoumont on the evening of the 17th. But the defence of the buildings was given, initially, to the Light Companies of the Coldstream and Scots Guards under the command of Coldstreamer, Lieut-Col James Macdonnell, the personal choice of Wellington. They spent the morning barricading all the gateways into the enclosure of buildings, except for the north gate which had to remain accessible to supplies and reinforcements. The first attack came from troops in Reille's Corps under the command of Jerome, who was ordered by his brother Napoleon, to take Hougoumont at all costs. He took the order literally and many Frenchmen died in the attempt, by the end of the day the number was 8,000. The first attack was repulsed by firing from within the chateau and outside. More attacks came, but thankfully without artillery which could have destroyed the walls of the enclosure. Those guardsmen who were still outside managed to withdraw into the chateau and the north gate was shut, but before it could be barricaded it was rushed by a party of 12 brave Frenchmen led by Lieutenant Legros, a large man with an axe. They barged in but all died fighting. Only a young French drummer was allowed to live. The closing and barricading of the gates was accomplished by Macdonnell and nine others. Fighting Outside Hougoumont Sir John Byng ordered three companies of the Coldstream Guards under Lt-Col Dan Mackinnon to go down and support the beleaguered garrison. They drove the French from the west wall and entered the enclosure. Napoleon himself became involved and ordered howitzer fire to be used. Incendiary shells were fired at the buildings and they caught fire, killing many of the wounded who were inside. Colonel Alexander Woodford entered the struggle with the remainder of the Coldstream Guards, leaving two companies on the ridge to guard the Colours. They fought their way into Hougoumont to reinforce the defenders. Woodford outranked Macdonnell but at first declined to take command away from him. The End of the Battle The situation became critical at one stage so that the King's German Legion were sent forward to counter-attack on the outside of the building. This effectively proved the last straw for the French who gave up their attempts to take Hougoumont. Woodford was commanding the garrison at the end of the battle when Wellington ordered a general advance to pursue the French. The force inside the enclosure ranged from 500 to 2000, but they managed to keep a whole French Corps occupied all day. The casualty figures for the Coldstream Guards on the 18th June was one officer and 54 other ranks killed, 7 officers and 249 other ranks wounded. Four men were unaccounted for. No scabbard

Nation : French
Local Price : £1,950.00

French First Empire ANIX Dragoon.... French First Empire ANIX dragoon, troopers sword. Double fullered, spear pointed blade which shows three poinçons (inspectors marks) towards the ricasso,

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £1,950.00

1796 Midlothian Vol Infantry Officers sword – Major G Young. £ 1,950.00 Engraved blued and gilt blade, standing Officer, Royal Arms and GR cypher, engraved Bedington & Co and Warranted regulation folding gilt hilt engraved Major G Young Midlothian Volt Infy with silver wire bound grip, in its brass mounted leather scabbard, the locket engraved within oval cartouche G.Hunter Army Contractor 96 S. Bridge together with commission document dated August 1803 and inscribed to George Young Major to the Midlothian Volunteer Infantry.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,950.00

**1960 PERSONALLY PRESENTED BY QE II** British Royal Navy Officer’s Sword By Gieves With Etched Presentation Panel To Midshipman William David Spence Kay Smith, Scabbard With Covers & Gieves Midshipman’s Telescope With Similar Presentation Inscription. -. 19616 This is an excellent British Royal Navy Officer’s Sword and Scabbard with Covers and Midshipman’s telescope both with presentation inscriptions, both personally presented to a named RN Midshipman. The sword has a clean single edged straight blade which is 31 ¼” in length with central fuller (37” overall). The blade is crisply engraved with Naval fouled anchor & foliate panels on both sides together with ‘Crown E II R’ (Queen Elizabeth II Regina) One side has a presentation panel which reads ‘ Presented By Her Majesty The Queen Midshipman William David Spence Kay Smith 19th December 1960’. The riccaso is marked on one side by the manufacturer ‘Gieves’. It has a gilt brass Lions head with mane pommel and grip strap & full knuckle guard with the Royal Navy Queen’s Crown and fouled anchor motif. One side of the guard has a small hinged folding langet which, when folded flat fastens to a pin on the throat mount of its scabbard and holds the sword securely in place. The sword’s fish skin grip with bullion wire binding is undamaged. Attached to the guard is its twisted bullion cord and portepee. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard which has gilt brass mounts and 2 hanging rings. The sword is accompanied by its original Chamois leather soft cover with draw cord top and brown leather transit case / cover with full flap top and buckle fastener. With the sword is a nickel plated brass and cord lashed, Royal Navy Midshipman’s Single Draw Naval Telescope With Extending Sun Shade & Sliding Eye Piece Shutter by ‘Gieves Ltd No 10655’. The optics of the telescope function as they should. The telescope has a removable lens cover. The sun shade has the same presentation inscription as the sword to the same midshipman below heraldic arms. The price for this interesting Royal Navy Officer’s set worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 19616