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Nation : British
Local Price : £4250

Rare English Rapier dating to circa 1625 to 1640. This rare rapier is one of an exclusively English group of fine quality rapiers produced in the second quarter of the 17th century. The hilts are complex structures fashioned from flat ribbon-like iron bars built around an upturned clam-shell guard at the base. This example is by repute from Cullen House in Scotland. It is almost identical to other contemporary English rapiers in British public collections which are encrusted with silver designs or handsomely gilded (for references see below). This rapier is finely made and in original “as found” blackened russet condition. It retains its original attractive profile and elements of its original gilt finish in parts. The hilt conform to Norman’s Type 86. It consists of a bold quillon block with short langets below and long vertically counter-curved quillons front and back ending in diamond shaped knopped terminals. Two ring guards strengthen the structure between the quillons and the shell guard which are joined by secondary guard bars. The knucklebow extends from the top of the front quillon supported by secondary guard bars on each side which emanate from the upper guard ring. It terminates at the pommel with a crook shape unique to this group. The multifaceted ovoid pommel has an integral button on top and a flared neck beneath. The wooden grip is swollen in the middle and has lost most of its wire binding. The bars of the hilt, the ridges of the clam guard radial lines and the faceted ridge lines of the pommel are delicately punched with continuous lines of tiny dots. The tapering double edged blade has a short ricasso and a broad central fuller which extends from the hilt almost to the tip. A number of English portraits dated to between 1627 and 1635 are known with hilts of this type (see Norman page 161). Norman thought the precursor of this rapier group might be represented in a portrait of James VI/I attributed to Lord Marcus Gheeraerts II circa 1618 to 1623. Four silver encrusted and gold damascened hilts of this type, two of which are in the Victoria & Albert Museum, and one in the Royal Armouries, are illustrated by Leslie Southwick in “English Swords, c. 1600-c. 1660, Aspects of Design, Ornament and Manufacture” published in the Spring 2017 London Park Lane Arms Fair supplement, pages 24 to 92, figs 45 to 47. The rapier is 41.75 inches long overall and the blade is 33.75 inches long. Provenance: By repute the rapier was part of the contents of Cullen House in Moray in North East Scotland sold off at auction in 1970 and shortly after.

Nation : British
Local Price : £4250

Mid 18th Century British Dragoon Basket Hilted Sword with a “G R” Cypher on the blade by HARVEY. An impressive example of a horseman's basket hilted back sword made for an Officer, or Trooper, of a North British / Scottish Regiment of Dragoons towards the middle and third quarter of the 18th century. These swords were issued by the Board of Ordnance and were manufactured in the Scottish manner. The type was first issued in the second quarter of the 18th century and used during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Britain's wars in Europe and the French Indian War in North America and the American Revolutionary War. The blade is of fine quality stamped “HARVEY” and incised with the royal Cypher of King George II or III. The sword is a rare survivor, well preserved and in undamaged condition, as is visible in the photographs. The fully formed basket is pierced with hearts and circles in the main front and side panel guards which are also finely fretted at the edges with chevrons and merlons. One of the more usual frontal guard plates has been replaced in the hilt design with an oval ring in the “horseman” fashion. The arms of the guard are forged onto a circle of iron into which the base of the bun shaped pommel sits. The pronounced button is integral with the pommel and not of separate manufacture. The original spirally fluted grip is of hardwood with a shagreen cover, and retains its twisted brass wire binding. The hilt retains its leather buff coloured liner. The imposing fine quality tapering blade is just under 36 inches long (just over 91 cm) and made by HARVEY of Birmingham, a noted contractor to the British Board of Ordnance at the time, and typical of this heavy blade type. The blade is intended mainly for striking downwards at opposing infantry soldiers and cavalry with great force and reach. The blade has a thick spine and is double edged for the last 13 inches (33 cm) towards the point after the fuller terminates and the back edge has been sharpened to the tip. It has a short ricasso from which three conjoined broad fullers extend along the blade for an inch from the hilt (2.5 cm). A broad fuller commences 5 inches (13 cm) from the blade and tapers to the tip. From the same place a narrower deeper fuller runs underneath the spine on both sides until the blade becomes double edged. The space between the two sets of fullers is engraved on both sides with the “G R” Cypher with crown above, and “HARVEY” beneath. Although many swords of this type survive with blades of shorter length, the majority of these have been shortened during their working lives. This blade retains its original length. Overall the sword is in fine condition. For a further example of this sword type see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, Boydell Press / Royal Armouries, 2005, plate F1e page 97, for a sword in the National Museums of Scotland, collection reference LA33.

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,250.00

Cannon Barrel Flintlock Holster Pistol by Parr, Octagonal Action. Ref X3307. A Very Fine Octagonal Action Cannon Barrel Flintlock Holster Pistol by Parr. 12&157; overall, 5 &194;&188;&157; turn off 25 bore cannon barrel, with reinforcing ring at muzzles with London proofs & foreigners mark. Octagonal centre action box lock with florally engraved side panels signed ´I. Parr´ in a ribbon. Engraved throat hole cock with facetted top & bottom jaws, raised rectangular pan with facetted frizzen, rectangular sliding safety trigger guard. Octagonal walnut butt conforming to the action, lavishly inlayed with silver wire, silver floral butt cap (hallmark indistinct) all screws with engraved heads. &194;&160;Circa 1765. In good condition, all silver wire present, minor old closed split in the butt. A virtuoso piece of gun making of the highest quality & a possibly unique design. As the barrel & action are not numbered probably not one of a pair. John Parr, Liverpool 1765-1800.&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 : Austrian
Local Price : £4250

Click and use the code >25313 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine French Consular Period Sabre of A Cavalry Officer, With ´Marengo´ Hilt. A Sabre D´Officier De Cavalrie Legere, By Repute, Said To Be The Privilege of Officer´s To Wear That Served At the Battle Of Marengo, Personally, With Nap

Nation : British
Local Price : £4250

Click and use the code >25355 to search for this item on the dealer website Wonderful, Museum Piece. A Rare, Ancient Bronze and Iron Incredibly Long, High Status, Combat Cavalry Sword. 36 Inches Long. A Finely Engraved ´Eared´ Bronze Hilt With a Long Iron Back Sword Blade. Around 3200 Years Old

Nation : Italian
Local Price : $3995.00

Italian 6-ring Rapier, ca. 1620. In the first quarter of the 17th Century, Italian swordsmiths made a number of rapiers with multi-ringed hilts. The number of rings generally was between four and seven, with seven being the most common. The iron bars that made up the rings were generally of round, rectangular, or oval section and also comprised the knuckle guard and quillons. This example features a 6-ring hilt of rectangular-section bars, with the main guard composed of six concentric rings expanding upward and outward from the bottom of the large pas d’ane. The opening encompassed by the smallest ring is fitted with an iron clamshell plate incised with lines and pierced with rectangular openings (minor damage). Vertically recurved quillons, expanding slightly toward the terminals. The uppermost ring has bars extending outward to join the reverse quillon on one side and the knuckle guard on the other on both the obverse and reverse sides. Spherical pommel with button; grip wrapped with fine twisted iron wire, finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Slender 47 1/4” (120 cm) blade of flattened hexagonal section with short central fuller, showing remains of an inscription and an incised running wolf mark on one side. Metal with dark brown rust patina, the blade moderately pitted, with several edge nicks. Overall length 52 1/4” (133 cm).

Nation : German
Local Price : $3995.00

Late 16th C Landsknecht Dagger and Scabbard, Probably German. Iron hilt with down-turned lobed guard incised with foliage (brazed copper repair). Ribbed wire-wrapped wood grip broadening toward the pommel and capped with a lobed disc with button; undisturbed peen. Double-edged 11 1/2” diamond-section blade with stamped cross and orb mark on the ricasso. Extremely rare original scabbard made of wood and covered with green textile and decorative pierced sheet iron cover with belt loop; the tip with large ovoid disc and button. Scabbard fitted for side knife, now absent. Blade with scattered pitting and rust marking. Overall length 16”, not including scabbard.

Nation : -
Local Price : $3995.00

Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols, ca. 1850. Featuring unmarked browned rifled 7 1/2” octagonal Damascus twist barrels of approximately .69 caliber. Locks with tear-drop shaped lock plates and hammer finely engraved with acanthus decoration. Walnut half stocks with checkered wrists and nickel silver mounts comprising trigger guard, barrel pin and escutcheon, ramrod thimble, and butt caps with hinged percussion cap storage. Original green baize-lined mahogany case with vacant brass round escutcheon, and brass lock with key. Original accessories include copper and brass powder flask, single-cavity bullet mold, combinationcleaning rod and bullet worm, nipple wrench, and screw driver. Very good quality and condition, showing very little use; the case with a few scratches. Overall length of pistols 13 1/4” (33.7 cm); case dimensions 15 3/8” (39 cm) long, by 9 3/4” (24.8 cm) wide, by 2 1/4” high (5.7 cm). Case, pistols, and accessories have no markings, but one tin of percussion caps is German and the set was recently obtained in Germany.