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Nation : British
Local Price : £1,745.00

1788 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. Ref 9345. A 1788 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. 39&157; overall, 33&157; curved&194;&160; blade with&194;&160; one broad fuller, engraved ´Devon Light Dragoons´ on both sides, back edge stamped ´J J Runkel. Sohlingen´. D shaped chamfered knuckle bow, flat pommel, double bar langets, ribbed wooden grip. In its original iron&194;&160;scabbard, sword and scabbard with A2 rack number. Circa 1795&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; In very good condition&194;&160; See ’The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912’ by Richard Dellar, chapter 1 for 1788 swords, page 7 for similar blade engraving, & chapter 25 for information on J. J. Runkel, & page 278 for details of his blade signatures. &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 : British
Local Price : £1700

English Silver Hilted Small Sword made between 1720 and 1726 by George Willcocks of London. For information regarding George Willcocks’s life as a ‘gifted silver-hilt maker and sword cutler' and for a further example of his work see Leslie Southwick's “London Silver-hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, page 279, plate 29. This sword by George Willcocks is in the Royal Armouries Collection, Ref IX.2241. It is more comprehensively marked with a date stamp for 1720 / 1721 and stamped with the maker’s initials in the same place on the Knucklebow and pommel button. Willcocks died young at the age of 33. As evidenced by the date of the earliest possible date for his Sterling mark and the date of his death this sword clearly dates to the period between 1720 and 1726. The blade length is 31.75 inches (80.25 cm) and the overall length of the sword is just over 38.25 inches (97 cm).

Nation : British
Local Price : £1700

Exquisitely Chiselled Silver Hilted Small Sword by William Kinman of London Hallmarked for 1775/1776. An exceptional silver hilted smallsword by the renowned 18th century London silversmith and cutler, William Kinman, date-stamped for 1775/1776. The hilt is in excellent condition and an admirable example of the London silver hilt makers’ art at this time. The flat oval guard is of exceptional quality, chiselled and pierced with a sunburst design enhanced with beaded brilliants around the pierced perimeter. The pommel, knuckle bow, and quillon block are worked in a similar manner. The knucklebow is swollen and pierced at the middle. The baluster shaped wooden grip is of rounded rectangular section diagonally bound with contra twisted ropes of silver wire of different thicknesses separated by crimped silver ribbon. It is mounted with silver cap terminals top and bottom engraved with clam shells. The stiff, slender, triangular section, hollow ground, colichemarde blade is deceptively robust. The hallmarks are of small type stamped into the Pas D'Ane rings and consist of the maker's mark of “W K” in raised relief inside a depressed panel with a pellet between the letters, the lion passant mark, crowned leopard's head assay mark and date stamp. The underside of the is also stamped with the lion passant and the maker’s mark. The lion passant also appears on the collar at the top of the grip. William Kinman was one of the most influential and preeminent makers of silver hilted swords working in London in the third quarter of the 18th century. He made swords for the London social and military elites. He was a leading member of the Founders' Company of London and served in all the major offices of the guild including Master. Kinman was born in 1728 and was sworn free of the Founders' Company in 1750, when presumably he started to make silver hilted swords under his own name and was admitted to livery in 1757. Kinman entered his first mark at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1759 (Grimwade 1990 reference 3210) which is his mark on this sword. William Kinman was at his most prominent in the earlier part of his career, when this sword was made, later becoming bankrupt due to the failure of a founding business he was involved in. The sword is in fine condition overall. There are no losses or repairs to the hilt which has maintained its original pleasing outline. The blade has some shallow “salt and pepper” pitting which is more than offset by the outstanding quality of the hilt. The blade 31.75 inches (80.75 cm) long and overall the sword is 38 inches (96.5 cm) long. For a near identical sword by William Kinman see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver-Hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, page 291, Plates 75, 76 & 77, for a sword in The Royal Armouries, Collection Reference: IX.3782. And for further information on Kinman's life of see pages 159 and 160.

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Local Price : $1,695.00

Maratha (Indian) Firangi Sword, 18th C.

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Local Price : $1,695.00

Hungarian Cavalry Officer’s Saber, 2nd Half 18th C.

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Local Price : 1,695.00

. A Good Pair of Silver Inlaid Cannon Barrel Pistols by Wetland. With three-stage turn-off cannon barrels, stamped with London proofs at the breech and Ketlands own barrel smiths mark, border engraved box-lock actions decorated with foliate scrolls, signed ‘Wetland' on the right and ‘London' to the left, tangs engraved with a spray of foliage, sliding trigger guard safeties, engraved with a flower head on the bow, swelling walnut butts inlaid with scrolling silver wire (retaining 95%) with silver grotesque masks, in good untouched condition. Ketland [1740-1804]  William Ketland, Sr., established a gunsmithy at Birmingham in 1740, and after his death his eldest grandson, William Ketland, carried on the business until his death in 1804. During this period they operated under the name of Ketland & Co. It is not definitely known when they opened the London shop but it is believed to be about 1760, and were one of the first Birmingham gunmakers to compete with London gunmakers of fine workmanship. The Ketlands arms mark later developed into the Birmingham Proof Mark. William Ketland II's brother-in-law, Thomas Izon continued to operate the company under the name Ketland & Co. until 1831, when they got into financial difficulties and the firm ceased operations. William Ketalns, Sr., had two other grandsons, Thomas and John Ketland, both gunsmiths who worked on a co-operative basis with William Ketland under the name Ketalnd & Co. However, Thomas and John emigrated foto the USA in 1780. A number of American Kentucky rifles had Ketalnd & Co locks. Ketland & Co flintlock pistols and fowling pieces are noted for their fine workmanship and design. A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York. Dimensions: Bore: 56 Bore Barrel Length: 2.5 Inches ( Overall Length: 8 Inches (

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,695.00

1798 Pattern Sergeants Sword to 42nd Foot Black Watch. Ref 9286. A Rare 1798 Pattern Sergeants Sword to 42nd Foot ´Black Watch´. 37&157; overall, 31 1/2&157; double edged blade with narrow central fuller on each face at the forte, brass highland basket&194;&160;hilt of slender rounded bars framing plain panels, slender fore guards, flat wrist guard, bun shaped pommel, spirally grooved fish skin covered grip. Circa 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;&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; Hilt in good condition with no breaks, lacks grip wire, blade darkly patinated. No scabbard See Brian Robson ´Swords of the British Army´ 1996, pp. 189-90, no. 183 Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Danish
Local Price : £1,695.00

Danish 1773 Model Dragoon Sword. A rare Danish 1773 model Dragoon Pallask. One of the largest, regulation cavalry swords we have come across, with the overall length measuring