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Nation : British
Local Price : £5650

Late 19th century Scottish Dirk for an Officer in the Gordon Highlanders by R&HB Kirkwood of Edinburgh. An exceptional Scottish Military Dirk made for an officer in the Gordon Highlanders in the late 19th century by the goldsmiths R&HB Kirkwood based at 65 & 66 Thistle Street in Edinburgh. The dirk retains its bi-knife and fork which together are housed in the original case with the partner sgian dubh. The mounts are of unhallmarked silver. The grips of the dirk, bi-knife, fork and sgian dubh are fashioned from blackened hardwood carved with a pattern of basketweave with studs mounted at the intersections of the weave. The raised ornate pommels are each mounted with a finely cut Citrine with consistent orange coloured backing inside decorative ferrules featuring bands of thistles and foliage. The pommels are suspended above the grips in typical dirk style for the Gordon Highlanders with an arrangement of silver posts separated by oak leaves. The dirk grip base mount is decorated with thistles and foliage. The cone shaped grip bases of the bi-knife and fork are plain and mounted with blued sprung clips on either side to secure the grips to the scabbard pocket tops. The leaf shaped dirk blade is 11.75 inches (30 cm) long and has a scalloped back edge under which a deep fuller extends from the grip base towards the tip and terminates just before the scallop line ends, after which the blade becomes double edged to the tip. A wider fuller extends from the hilt along the middle of the blade for the same length. The base to the dirk grip fits snugly over the scabbard mouthpiece. The bi-knife blade is also single-edged and has a scalloped blunt back edge of smaller dimensions compared to the dirk blade. The dirk is housed in a wooden scabbard covered with black leather and with silver mounts. The throat mount to the front is decorated with a Cross of St Andrew onto which at the base is a platform of thistles. A semi-circular arch above is applied with the name of the regiment and beneath this a figure of the Sphynx with “EGYPT” beneath, and below, a Tiger with “INDIA” beneath. The back of the throat mount has a carrying strap bar with the name of the maker in raised relief inside a rectangular shield beneath. Further along the scabbard the pocket throat mounts for the by-knife and by-fork, plus the chape, are decorated to the front with a thistle motif and at the back each mount is stamped individually with a thistle stamp. The overall length is 17.25 inches (just under 44 cm) overall. The double-hinged black leather covered wooden storage box is in fine condition. The lid opens and closes effectively to be secured with hinged clips. The box is fitted with a padded blue silken liner fixed into the into the base of the compartment and into the lid which also has the embossed name of the maker. The sgian dubh is similarly stamped with the maker’s details at the back of the throat mount. The Gordon Highlanders was one of the most famous regiments in the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as the county regiment of Aberdeen, Banffshire and Shetland. In the 1880s the regiment fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War then in India in the 1890s. In 1899 the regiment was sent to fight in the Boer War. Thereafter the regiment fought with distinction in all major conflicts where the British Army was involved. The dirk was first presented to the open market by the descendants of the officer that owned the dirk. This was Stewart Gregor Murray. His military biography is detailed on a old note written in black ink stored inside the case (see the last photo below). He joined the Second Battalion in 1884 and thereafter was posted to Malta (3 years), Ceylon (3 years) and India (4 years). In India Murray was involved in the storming of the Malakand Pass and in the Relief of Chitral. He returned to the UK in 1895 and was appointed to the role of Adjutant for the 2nd Volunteer Battalion. He was promoted to Captain in 1895 then Major in 1903. Murray resigned his commission in 1904 after 20 years service. Condition: The condition of the dirk is very fine with minor wear as can in be seen in the photos. The pommel stones are in excellent original condition with no cracks, chips or interference to the mount housings. One stud is missing from the front of the main dirk haunch base and two from the upper part of the grip of the fork. The sgian dubh is in fine condition with some mottling to the blade. The storage box is in a fine state of preservation. The steel dirk blade retains its polished finished with minor light stains in a few places.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 7,800.00 USD

FINE ITALIAN BROADSWORD C.1650. This sword draws upon two closely related groups for form. Its finely embossed and chiseled guard with its central medallion of a classical figure is a variation of the sail form guards used on Maine gauches, Italian rapiers and broad swords. Those swords, are generally from a larger group of crab claw hilted swords which includes examples with and without the sail form guard. The form of its quillons places this sword in that group. The vast majority in the group are plain or modestly embellished for use by foot or mounted troops. This example, distinguished by the quality, and theme of its decoration, was made for an officer or member of an elite guard group. It is closely related to an example in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, #XV-178. 32 1/4" length blade.

Nation : British
Local Price : £5,495.00

Medieval Hand & Half Sword of War. Ref X3381. A Medieval Hand & Half Sword of War. 44&157; overall, 35 1/2&157; broad tapering blade with shallow tapering fuller over most of its length. Hilt comprising slightly down bent quillons arched beneath & widening towards the flattened rounded ends, flat tapering elongated tang struck with a quatrefoil armourer´s mark on one side, thick octagonal pommel with circular recess on each side lined in silver chased with an eagle with outstretched wings. Circa 1325-75 In excavated condition, good edges & point. Comes with a museum quality acrylic&194;&160; stand. Octagonal pommels are quite an uncommon style See&194;&160; Gothic To Medieval Swords and Helmets 1000 to 1550AD A Private Collection David Petty pages 60-61 for a very similar sword and Oakshott’s ´Record of Medieval Swords´ and ´The Sword in the Age of Chivalry´. Quillon&194;&160; of Style 6 and pommel of Type L1 in Oakeshott´s classification. &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Italian
Local Price : $5495.00

Fine Italian Rapier, 3rd Quarter17th C. Hilt of diminutive proportions, comprising vertically recurved quillons, side ring with scrolls where it meets the quillon block, and upturned asymmetrical shell guard. Spiral grip wrapped with twisted and single-strand iron wire finished with Turks heads top and bottom; Bun-shaped pommel with button. All hilt components are chiseled in relief with a heart motif and raised stippled background. Slender 36” (91.4 cm) blade of lens section with 7” (17.8 cm) central fuller, stamped “INRI MARIA” in the fuller on one side and “INNIES MVRIO” on the other, with other unidentified marks. Very good plus condition, cleaned in the German fashion, with scattered light pitting on the blade. Overall length 42” (106.7 cm). Rapier from the early transitional period of the later 17th C, showing a gradual reduction in hilt size and blade length, but retaining the features and style of traditional rapiers from earlier in the century.

Nation : British
Local Price : £5450

Click and use the code >23637 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Rare WW1 German Airship Bataillon ´Luftschiffer´ Regt. Nr.1 Officer&#acute;s Sword, of the Elite Imperial German Kaiser´s Zeppelin and Airship Guarde Infantry, Only The Second We Have Seen in 30 Years

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £5450

Click and use the code >25331 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine Antique, Ancestral Chisa Katana Sword in Crew Gunto Mounts Signed Jumyo, Shinto. Swords By Jumyo Were Very Often Gifted to Noble Family Daimyo, As They Were Considered Very Auspicious

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : 7500.00 USD

Dutch Voc Silver Hilted Officer's Saber With Scabbard Dated 1771!. A very rare VOC, Dutch East India Company, officers saber with deep blade marks of the VOC, Amsterdam and dated 1771 both sides! Exceptional early saber with full scabbard and silver mounts (scabbard age shrunken and cracked in 2 beneath mid mound, but displays perfectly.) See photos. Blade is about 29” long. The silver hilt has no cracks or repairs, just a little age deformation. It can use a better cleaning. Grip and grip wire is completely intact and grip has some age cracking. This great sword most probably belonged to a VOC captain or admiral. Original silver hilted Dutch VOC swords are very seldom, if ever, encountered! 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: [email protected]

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £5350

Click and use the code >23420 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb Original 12th Century Crusader Knights Templar Medieval Knight´s Dagger, A Shortened Knightly Sword, with Crucifix Hilt. The Blade Bears The Remains of a Templar Cross, Inlaid, in Gold Alloy Latten, Upon One Blade Face Below The Hilt