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Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

British Officers Royal Artillery Sword – General Sir Robert Mansergh. British Officers Royal Artillery Sword General Sir Eric Carden Robert Mansergh, GCB, KBE, MC Robert Mansergh was born in Cape Colony and educated at the Rondebosch Boys High School in Cape Town and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1920 He served with the British Military Mission to Iraq between 1931 and 1935, being awarded the Military Cross in 1932 The sword is George 5th regulation pattern by Wilkinson Sword London number 58559 and although the Wilkinson Sword register is blank it was obtained directly from the family with two further very interesting sword which will be listed shortly. The blade with pitting towards the tip and one small area of staining please see images. Complete with field service scabbard and frog

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

British Generals Scimitar – General Sir Robert Mansergh. British Generals Scimitar – General Sir Robert Mansergh GCB, KBE, MC by Wilkinson Sword London number 82917 which was sold to Hobson 8th May 1961 however it was obtained directly from the family with two further very interesting sword. Regulation ER 2 sword in great condition just contact marks please see images. Commander-in-Chief of the United Kingdom Land Forces from 1956 to 1959 In that capacity he headed a Committee which looked at the Administration of the British Army. Mansergh also served as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Horse Artillery Regiments. The grips are Ivorine which is Synthetic ivory, made from cellulose nitrate. However this could still cause issues with shipping “ customs to certain countries due to the similarities to Ivory.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

British 1796 Light Cavalry Sword – Sir John Moore. British 1796 Light Cavalry Sword possibly belonging to Sir John Moore KB The sword is in very good condition and has at some point been refurbished please note small area of the fish skin covered grip is missing. The blade curved and pipe backed being double edged for the last 7 inches forming a spear point. The blade is acid etched with a presentation within a panel which reads WORN BY LIEUTENANT – GENERAL SIR JOHN MOORE K.B WHEN HE WAS SLAIN BY A CANNON BALL AT THE BATTLE OF CORUNNA ON THE 16TH OF JANUARY 1809 – Now there is no way to confirm the inscription although some research was untaken by the previous owner there is no concrete proof. Reference is made to an article written by Geoff Worrall for the Antique Arms & Militaria magazine in August 1981 in which he does detail a similar sword to Lt COLONEL WILLIAM TOMKINSON 1809 – 15 and indicating the sword may have been etched as a family trophy, copy of the article is included. It is complete with matching scabbard with 2 loose rings and age wear. Please note the sword is being sold with no guarantee that the inscription is original however regardless it is a very fine example of a 1796 light cavalry officer&#acute;s sword.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £3450

Click and use the code >23511 to search for this item on the dealer website Stunning & Beautiful Edo Period Tachi-kake, Japanese Samurai Sword Stand Okuyama Family, Descendants of the Famous Genji Clan

Nation : British
Local Price : £3450

Click and use the code >23377 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Rare American War of independence Era 1773-1780 British Light Dragoon Officer´s Sword. Originally Purchased from The Tower of London Collection by A Private Collector Nearly 50 Years Ago

Nation : Persian
Local Price : £3450

Click and use the code >24850 to search for this item on the dealer website Beautiful Matched Pair of An Ancient Bronze Sword and Dagger With Pierced Bird Cage Pommels. From The Era of the Ancient Greco-Persian Wars

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

English Dragoon Basket Hilted Sword c 1740. English Dragoon Basket Hilted Sword c 1740 good solid basket with dome pommel and raised tang button, the grip leather bound secured with turks heads top and bottom. The basket is engraved with 1 over 8 however other marks seem to have be removed which may indicate a battle field pick up please see images. The blade single edged with double fullers again with stamps which have been obscured near the hilt. Overall length 42 inch the blade 36 inch for reference please see British Basket Hilted Swords by Mazansky pages 94 and 95

Nation : British
Local Price : £3400

English Silver Hilted Hunting Sword with hallmarks for London 1743 / 1744. A fine hunting sword mounted with a silver hilt of typically stylish mid-18th century English form, consisting of a domed pommel cap, curved side guard bar, rear quillon and a knucklebow. Both the knucklebow and side guard bar are ribbed in the middle. At its base the hilt is mounted with an integral rainproof cap which protects the scabbard mouthpiece. The knucklebow is struck with London hallmarks and the maker's mark “I S”, almost certainly for John Fessier Savigny, who was a cutler of Huguenot descent working in London in the mid-18th century. The sword retains its leather scabbard with its original silver mounts marked on the locket with the name of the retailer, Fleureau of St James's Gate, also in London. Fleureau was also of Huguenot descent. It is highly likely that both family lines were personally and commercially acquainted given their common roots. The blade is of fine quality and engraved with designs on both sides consisting of French mottos, classical vignettes, boar and stag images, strapwork and foliage, highlighted in gilt on a dark blued background. The grip consists of a core of wood covered with staves of horn. The blade is French and is mounted onto an English hilt. Given the French origins of both maker and retailer such a coupling is not surprising, but whether swords like this were targeted towards a specific, possibly French émigré clientele living in London, is unknown. French pre-Revolutionary tastes carried an air of sophistication at this time which much of the English gentry and elites aspired to. Even though both countries were often at war. So it would not be surprising to find weapons like this to be popular with wealthy Englishmen in London. The finest English silver in the hilt enhanced by classical French engraving on a high quality blade would be an attractive blend. Although called “Hunting Swords” (and the curved bladed versions “Hunting Hangers”) the term “Hunting” is something of a misnomer. These weapons, like smallswords, were essentially intended for self-defence, often in the tight confines of London's streets, and evolved to a hiatus in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Some were intended for military use. See the portrait of Vice-Admiral John Benbow who died in 1702 who wears armour in a naval scene and is holding a hanger. For similar examples of swords of this type and date see “London Silver-Hilted Swords”, their makers, suppliers and allied traders, with directory, by Leslie Southwick, 2001, Royal Armouries. The overall length is just over 30.75 inches (77.5 cm). The blade length 24.75 inches (just over 63 cm).