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Nation : British
Local Price : £1,575.00

**SCARCE & DESIRABLE**WW1 Era King George V British WD Scottish Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Staff Sergeants / Officer’s Basket Hilt Broadsword With Etched & Blued Panels & Stylised Monogram Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23484:107 -. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army until amalgamation into The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006. During the Crimean War The Highlanders earned the sobriquet of “The Fighting Highlanders” and carried with it the status of having been the original “Thin Red Line”. This title was bestowed following the action of the 93rd at Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in which the Highlanders alone stood between the undefended British Army base at Balaclava and 4 Squadrons of charging Russian Cavalry. The Regiment saw much action in both WW1 & WW2. This is an original WW1 Era King George V British WD Scottish Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Staff Sergeants / Officer’s Basket Hilt Broadsword. It is similar in form to those illustrated 187-195 of Swords Of The British Army by Robson. The Scottish basket hilt Broadsword has become one of the most sought after swords for collectors (see page 35 of World Swords by Withers). The sword measures 39” overall with a 31 ¾” double edged fullered blade which has etched & blued panels of Thistles and other foliate devices on both sides. One side has King’s Crown Royal Cypher ‘GRV’ (King George V Rex) & heraldic arms. The etching also features the Regimental badge of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and stylised monogram (illustrated, most likely the Officer / NCO who commissioned this sword). The ricasso has ordnance acceptance star and proof roundel. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. It has the correct medieval appearance basket hilt with wire wrapped fish skin bound wood handle, nickel plate fittings, flat cross guard, ribbed ferrule and bell shaped pommel cap with holed ball end. Its fish skin handle is tight and undamaged as is its full ‘heart design’ pierced steel basket hilt with original leather lining. The sword is complete with original steel scabbard with ball end and 2 steel hanging rings. The scabbard is undamaged with no dents. The price for this sought after sword with scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:107

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 : Japanese
Local Price : £1,545.00

1885 Period Into WW1 & WW2 Japanese Officer’s Army Kyu Gunto Parade Sword With Gendaito Hand Forged Blade, Scabbard With Leather Field Combat Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 16923 -. This is an original Japanese Officer’s Army Officer’s Parade sword. The sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes accompany the sword. In extracts from his notes he states “An 1885 period Kyu Gunto sword with traditional Gendaito hand forged blade. Looks like Hizen school work from tang shape & forging which is Suguha (straight) with Nie crystals on the Ha-Buchi. Blade has a cutting edge of 27”. Hada is very fine wood grain. The tang is un signed. Hilt is missing a family mon badge, can see small hole in fuchi where it would have been. The whole sword is of 19th century manufacture, a sword carried in both world wars”. The hilt has a push button scabbard retaining clip which is complete but does not lock into the throat mount of the scabbard. The Ray skin covered handle has small areas of wear to be expected and its original wire binding is intact. All the fittings are original. The sword is complete with wood scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The scabbard is fitted with a replacement field combat cover. All leather and stitching of the cover are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 16923

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 2,100.00 USD

ITALIAN TRANSITIONAL RAPIER C.1700-1720. Gilt hilt with asymmetrical thickened edge shell guards and large supporting rings. Decorated throughout in relief with classical busts and baroque drapes. Copper wire wrapped grip with inset bars. 33” diamond section blade with slightly concave faces. The gold strong and bright with slight rubbing as expected. The blade with light surface texture and scattered oxidation from scabbard storage. Period of the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714) and probably the sword of an Italian military officer.

Nation : British
Local Price : $1,495.00

English Plug Bayonet by John Hathaway, ca. 1690. Featuring tapering 11 ½” single-edged wedge-section blade, double-edged for the last 5 1/4″. The forte is deeply stamped on one side with the Blazing Star mark assigned to John Hathaway by the Worshipful Company of Cutlers of London on September 26, 1689 and also an unidentified King’s Head mark (KH18 in R.D.C. Evans’ “The Plug Bayonet”) . While the King’s Head was a mark used by Solingen makers Weyersberg and Wundes, this mark is clearly different, as all the German Kings Head marks are left facing profiles, whereas this one is right facing. The brass hilt is of the type known as the Winged Figure Series in Evans’ book and the slightly upturned quillons and pommel both feature this three-dimensional figure. The grip is of turned walnut with a brass ferrule at the base and tapering crimped pommel cap with integral winged figure finial. Overall length 17 5/8″. Blade with light pitting, hilt and grip near excellent. A very fine example of a classic English plug bayonet of the period of James II and the ascension of William of Orange. Another example by this maker, formerly in the 2003 catalog of Peter Finer, Ltd. is currently being offered by a UK dealer for 2825 British Pounds (nearly $4000 USD).

Nation : German
Local Price : $1,495.00

Named Prussian Infantry Officer’s Sword, First Quarter 19th C. Gilt brass hilt featuring upturned shell guards, rear quillon, and knuckle bow joining the faceted conical-shaped pommel with large button. Raised acanthus design on quillon, knuckle bow, and pommel. Wood grip with twisted silver wire wrap. Single-edged 33 1/4″ blade with broad full-length fuller stamped with maker’s mark “N.K” on the tang and etched with foliage, stands of arms, the royal cipher of King William Frederick III of Prussia (intertwined F and R over W, reigned 1797-1840), and “C—-Alter Major und Commandeur” (about 3/4″ between C and Alter deliberately scratched out) on one side and “Ersten Bataillon 25ten Infanterie Regiment” on the other side. Black leather-covered wood scabbard with brass throat and drag, broken and separated just above the drag and leather flaking. Condition of sword very good with most of the gilding remaining on guard, small dents to grip, and minor age staining on blade; scabbard poor, as noted. Overall length 39 3/8″, not including scabbard. Similar example ca. 1800 illustrated in “Europaische Hieb- und Stichwaffen”, fig. 442. During the Napoleonic Wars the 25th was under von Lutzow and at Waterloo it was in the II Corps, 5th Brigade. The 25th dates at least as far back as the reign of Frederick the Great and was heavily engaged throughout the Seven Years War and nearly destroyed at the Battle of Torgau in 1760, though this sword clearly post dates that. Further research could determine more of this sword’s undoubtedly interesting history.

Nation : French
Local Price : $1,495.00

French First Empire Hussar Officer’s Saber, Early 19th C. Featuring brass hilt consisting of stirrup guard with twin langets and flat reverse quillon; lion head pommel with integral backstrap and small button. Leather grip with two-strands of twisted brass wire (loose, but unbroken). Curved 32 1/2″ (82.5 cm) single-edged blade with broad single fuller; etched, blued, and gilt over the upper third with floral decoration and stands of arms. Black leather scabbard with long brass drag and throat with frog stud (incomplete). Overall length 37 1/2″ (95.2 cm), not including scabbard. Blade bright, with some fading of the bluing, but retaining nearly all of its original gilding; the last 5″ of the blade with some moderate to heavy pitting, probably from long storage in the leather scabbard. While the scabbard fits the blade and follows the curvature of the blade, it appears that a piece is missing from the throat and it therefore does not seat against the hilt. Scabbard leather flaking, but the seam is completely intact. An attractive privately purchased sword for a light cavalry officer in Napoleon’s famed hussars or Chasseurs à cheval.

Nation : French
Local Price : $1,495.00

French Napoleonic Era Silver Hilted Senior Justice Official’s Sword. During the 19th Century, the French developed many beautiful styles of swords that set the standard for nearly every other Western country to imitate. Many of the 19th C US model swords were almost exact copies of the French patterns. This was also a time in Europe when nearly every gentleman and government official had a sword as a part of his wardrobe. This example finer than most, with silver hilt (most were brass) consisting of beautiful down-curved shell guard depicting Lady Justica with the Scales of Justice and the Ten Commandments amid floral decoration in low relief, lion head reverse quillon, and elegant scrolled knuckle guard connecting to the forward-canted scroll pommel, all with beautiful decoration in low relief. Reeded Mother of Pearl slab grips with side straps beautifully decorated with a series of interconnecting circles. Straight 32 1/2″ (82.5 cm) hollow-ground blade of diamond section, the upper third blued and gilt with floral decoration; maker’s mark “W” on the forte. Its scabbard, likely of leather with silver mounts decorated ensuite, is sadly no longer present. The hilt and grips excellent; blade with some fading in the blue and gilt decoration and minor rust marking. Overall length 37 3/4″ (95.9 cm). Such a sword would be the type carried on formal occasions by the fictional prosecutor Villefort in Alexandre Dumas’ famous novel “The Count of Monte Cristo”, and dates to the same period.