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Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £125.00

**EXPERT ASSESSED**c1900-1940 Cast Iron Tsuba in the Echizen Kinai Masters Style. ED 826. -. This is an original c1900-1940 cast Iron Tsuba in the Echizen Kinai Masters style. It has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. (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). Constructed of iron with a lovely dark patina and colour with a rope edge and rounded rim. The tsuba depicts a raised mountain landscape scene. The price includes UK delivery. ED 826.

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £170.00

Swedish m/1914 Mauser Carbine Bayonet by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori. Introduced in 1894 for horseback and naval use, the m/94 carbine version of the 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser did not originally come with a bayonet, but the cavalry, artillery and navy all demanded one, the navy even modifying a small number of rifles to accept the m/1867 yataghan bayonet in the interim. Prototypes were developed from around 1909, including a folding type, but were deemed unsatisfactory until the experimental model of 1913, which was trialled between 1913 and 1915, and adopted as the m/1914. A new nose cap with a bayonet mount was introduced for the rifle at the same time. Some were also used by Swedish troops serving as UN peacekeepers in the Congo between 1960-64, fitted onto the C version of the Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine gun. The Royal Guards at Stockholm Palace still carry the m/94 carbine and bayonet today. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark of a crown over the letter ‘C’ meaning the manufacturer Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori (Rifle Factory of Carl Gustaf's Town). This was the state-owned arsenal at Carl Gustaf’s Town, which was another name for the industrial city of Eskilstuna, in Sweden. It is stamped on the other side with a crown. The scabbard finial is stamped on one side with the serial number 115. The other side of the finial and mouth of the scabbard are both stamped with a crown inspection mark. The blade is clean and bright with light track marks from sheathing and drawing, retaining its blued band at the ricasso. The scabbard, hilt, exposed tang and pommel retain nearly all of their blued finish, with light rubbing on raised edges revealing bright steel. The wood scale grips have a number of dents, no chipping or cracking and good colour. The scabbard body has a few very shallow dents, which do not interfere with smooth sheathing and drawing. The locking mechanism is fully functional.

Nation : German
Local Price : £120.00

Prussian M1852 Faschinenmesser, Dated 1870. Straight single edged unfullered blade with spear point. Brass S-shaped hilt with forward and reverse quillons. Brass grip with mock ferrule, one side of the grip cast with diagonal grooves, the other smooth, integral oval bun pommel with hemisphere tang button. No scabbard. Blade 18 5/8 inches (47.2cm) in length, the faschinenmesser 24 inches (61cm) overall. The hilt is stamped with a crown and W over ‘70’, indicating that it was manufactured in 1870, in the reign of Wilhelm I, as well as a stamp of a crown over ‘S’ and ‘1. R. C. 213.’, which would be a unit mark. The blade has patination and pitting overall, heavy pitting towards the tip. The blade is slightly bent to the left as held. Some movement to the hilt. The hilt and grip have an even patina, with some small dents and spots of darker patination.

Nation : British
Local Price : £120.00

Indian 1907 Pattern Mk III Bayonet, by Ishapore. Plain unfullered knife blade with clipped point and 2-inch false edge. Wood grips secured by two screws, squared pommel with oil hole. Black leather scabbard with iron throat and chape, khaki canvas frog. The bayonet is stamped on one side at the ricasso with the Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown for its use throughout the British Empire, ‘G.R.I’ (Georgius Rex Imperator, meaning George VI, who was the last Emperor of India until its independence in 1947), ‘MkII’, the bayonet model, ’9 43’, meaning the bayonet was manufactured in September 1943, and ‘R.F.I’, meaning the manufacturer, the Rifle Factory Ishapore. It is stamped on the other side with three Indian inspection marks. The scabbard leather is stamped next to the seam with ‘W’ indicating that the leather was impregnated with wax as part of the manufacture process, and ‘ca1942’ indicating that it was manufactured by the Government Harness and Saddlery Factory at Cawnpore in 1942. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with ‘C^320’, with ^ being a broad arrow War Department mark. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with ‘E.E. 41’, indicating it was manufactured in 1941 by a different contractor. You may notice that the model stamp is incorrect – this is certainly a MkIII due to its squared pommel, but the stamp shows ‘MkII’. Incorrect factory stamping is a known phenomenon with Indian bayonets, as well as failing to add stamps for conversions, factory repairs and so on. See British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson, p348 and 351: they write that it is particularly common to see MkIIIs stamped as MkIIs. These bayonets were made to fit the many SMLE No. 1 rifles made at Ishapore. Over time Indian bayonets became progressively simplified from the original 1907 Pattern design: the MkIII differed from the MkII in having a squared pommel and straight grips (without the curve to the belly of the grip found on other 1907 Patterns). The blade is clean and bright with an even finish and no edge damage. It has been blued at the ricasso and on the hilt, tang and pommel – the pommel shows some wear to its blueing with some patches of light pitting. A few dents to the wood grips. The locking button is fully functional. The scabbard leather is good with only a few very small dents to its surface. The chape piece of the scabbard has some patination. The throat piece of the scabbard has extensive pitting leaving a rough surface, and has rusted through at one spot on its reverse side creating a small hole. This is hidden with the frog in place.

Nation : British
Local Price : £120.00

Indian 1907 Pattern Mk III Bayonet, by Ishapore. Plain unfullered knife blade with clipped point and 2-inch false edge. Wood grips secured by two screws, squared pommel with oil hole. Black leather scabbard with iron throat and chape, khaki canvas frog. The bayonet is stamped on one side at the ricasso with the Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown for its use throughout the British Empire, ‘G.R.I’ (Georgius Rex Imperator, meaning George VI, who was the last Emperor of India until its independence in 1947), ‘MkII’, the bayonet model, ’10 43’, meaning the bayonet was manufactured in October 1943, and ‘R.F.I’, meaning the manufacturer, the Rifle Factory Ishapore. It is stamped on the other side with Indian inspection marks. The pommel is stamped with ‘97’. The scabbard leather is faintly stamped ‘43’, indicating that it was manufactured at around the same time. The reverse of the canvas frog has been written on with ‘HEGGIE’. You may notice that the model stamp is incorrect – this is certainly a MkIII due to its squared pommel, but the stamp shows ‘MkII’. Incorrect factory stamping is a known phenomenon with Indian bayonets, as well as failing to add stamps for conversions, factory repairs and so on. See British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson, p348 and 351: they write that it is particularly common to see MkIIIs stamped as MkIIs. The scabbard is noticeably longer than it needs to be for the bayonet – it is a full-length No.1 model. These bayonets were made to fit the many SMLE No. 1 rifles made at Ishapore. Over time Indian bayonets became progressively simplified: the MkIII differed from the MkII in having a squared pommel and straight grips (without the curve to the belly of the grip found on other 1907 Patterns). The blade has some grinding marks from manufacture, and one small area of cleaned pitting toward the tip on one side. Small areas of patination to the hilt, hilt and pommel largely retain their original finish. Some small dents to the wood grips. The locking button is fully functional. The scabbard leather is good with only small bumps and abrasions to its surface. Some storage grease may remain in the scabbard.

Nation : Austro-Hungarian
Local Price : £115.00

1915 Austro-Hungarian Bayonet. 1915 Austro-Hungarian M1891 bayonet captured from the Russian that fitted the Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles, they also received large numbers taken by the

Nation : British
Local Price : £110.00

British 1860 Pattern Enfield Short Rifle Yataghan Bayonet by Reeves. Single-fullered ‘yataghan’ downward-curving blade, cross hilt with lower quillon with round finial, and upper quillon projecting forward from the muzzle ring. Black chequered grips (technically, knurled) of pressed leather, attached to the exposed tang with four rivets. External leaf spring which actuates the locking catch, attached by a screw. Steel beaked pommel. Black leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with oval frog stud, both with incised lines. Blade 22 7/8 inches in length (58.1cm), the bayonet 28¼ inches overall (71.6cm), muzzle ring diameter 20mm. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a crown inspection mark with the letter ‘B’ for Birmingham, as well as ‘11/8_’ indicating the manufacture or conversion date November 188_ - the last digit for the year is extremely faint, possibly a ‘1’. The ricasso on the other side is stamped with a broad arrow over ‘WD’ indicating War Department property, and another crown inspection mark with ‘E’ for Enfield. The spine of the blade is stamped at the forte with the maker’s mark ‘REEVES’. The exposed tang is stamped on one side with ‘3 J.P W.G 3’, the ‘J.P’ appearing to have been partly cancelled by denting. It is stamped on the other side with ‘E’. The pommel is stamped next to the end of the mortise slot with another crown inspection mark with ‘E’ and the numerals ‘23’. The pommel is also stamped near the leaf spring with the number ‘9’. The frog stud of the scabbard is stamped with a broad arrow. The blade has spots of heavy patination and a few spots of light pitting near the spine. A repolish would go a long way. A few tiny nicks to its edge, the tip is slightly rounded. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel have some scattered light patination and tiny dents. The leather grip slab on the locking button side has moderate handling wear, heavy wear to that on the leaf spring side, with some abrasion at the pommel end on both. The locking mechanism is fully functional. The scabbard fittings have mottled heavy patination and a few small shallow dents, with some spots of light pitting to the chape piece. Each can move slightly but they remain stapled. The leather section of the scabbard has some surface abrasion, some superficial cracking near the chape piece, the leather is somewhat stiff but strong and well able to support its own weight. All of its stitching is present, a couple of loops possibly repairs, no opening of the seam. The scabbard is snug but the blade fully sheaths and draws.

Nation : German
Local Price : £110.00

Siamese Type 46 Bayonet. Single-edged, fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood scale grips secured by two rivets, steel pommel. Blued steel scabbard with frog hook. The ricasso is stamped with Thai script ‘ร,ศ,๑๒๑’, which translates to ‘R,S,121’. This means Year 121 of the Rattanakosin Sok, the era proclaimed by King Rama V in 1889 to have begun in 1781, the year in which his great-great-grandfather Rama I acceded to the throne and Rattanakosin (now called Bangkok) became the nation’s capital. RS121 is therefore 1903 in the Gregorian calendar, the bayonets were produced until 1908 but all were stamped with the date of the model’s adoption. These bayonets were produced in Japan for the Siamese military and fit the Siamese Type 46 rifle. Seeking to modernize its military at the turn of the 20 th century to stave off colonial powers, Siam managed to buy a license to build Mauser's Gewehr 98 rifle. Since it lacked the manufacturing capability, the actual production was contracted out to Japan's Koishikawa arsenal, which resulted in the Type 46, a rifle along the lines of the Gewehr 98 but with additional features from the Japanese Type 35 produced by the same plant. The components were assembled in Bangkok with technical assistance from the Japanese, and this may have been true of the bayonets as well, which are modified versions of the German 84/98 bayonet.