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Local Price : £795.00

19th Century Balkan Ottoman Yataghan Sword, Coral Mounted Hilt. Origin: Ottoman Empire, Culture: Greek, Period: 19th Century. 19th century ottoman yataghan, walrus hilt mounted with red corals. Silver Arabic inscription. Blade shape suggests Balkan origin. Full Length: 79cm / Blade Length: 64.1cm / Blade Width: 3cm.

Nation : American
Local Price : 775.00 USD

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE CAVALRY SABER. US 1840 pattern (Peterson, The American Sword, #32). German manufacture as supplied to both the Union and Confederacy. 35 ¾” blade with smooth gray patina and a few superficial edge nicks. Brass hilt with wire-wrapped leather covered grip. Crown mark to the knuckle bow. These were produced in Germany to the US pattern. Those sold to American dealers who supplied them to the government were maker marks. Those sold for Confederate use were produced unmarked to prevent scrutiny by the Federal Government and run through the blockades at Southern ports. The return trips of the blockade runners were also critical to the Confederacy as they carried cotton and tobacco, the export of which supported the economy of the South.

Nation : French
Local Price : £550.00

Napoleonic French Naval Officers Sword. French First Empire period, naval officers sword. Brass hilt with Consulate, "melon" style pommel and black ebony chequered grip. Single knuckle-bow with

Nation : German
Local Price : $550.00

WWI Imperial German Bavarian M1855 Infantry Officer’s Saber. Featuring nickel-plated iron P-guard with reverse scroll quillon pierced with two slots for portapee, etc. Dove-head pommel with integral backstrap; black celluloid grip with two sizes of twisted copper wire wrap and large steel base ferrule. Slightly curved 30 1/2″ (77.5 cm) single-edged blade with single fuler, deeply etched with Bavarian motto “In/Treue/Fest” amid oak leaf decoration on both sides. Original red felt blade washer (worn). Nickel-plated steel scabbard with two carry bands (one with ring, the other with strap slot). Retains about 75% gray nickel plate on hilt. The grip near excellent with no chips or cracks, wire tarnished. Blade is a dull gray with a few small age or rust spots. Scabbard plating bright, with handling marks, one tiny dent, and a few small spots where rust has broken through the plating. Overall length 35 1/2″ (90 cm), not including scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British 1879 Pattern Martini Henry Artillery Carbine Bayonet, Royal Artillery Marked. Straight single-fullered blade with sawback, steel knucklebow hilt with slit for sword knot and muzzle ring. Black pressed leather grips with chequering (technically, knurling), steel pommel with external leaf spring. Black leather scabbard with steel chape and throat with teardrop frog stud. Blade 25 3/4 inches in length, the bayonet 31 1/4 inches overall, muzzle ring 0.65 inches in diameter (1.65cm). The blade is profusely stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crown over ‘V.R.’ (Victoria Regina), this mark quite rubbed, the manufacture date 12/82 for December 1882, /95 which probably indicates the bayonet was retested in 1895, a Birmingham repair/refurbishment mark of a crown over ‘BR’ over ‘66’, two crown inspection marks with ‘E’ indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and reissue dates ’94 and ’99. All marks pre-1895 are notably fainter than those post. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow atop ‘WD’, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection mark with ‘E’, an ‘X’ which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test, two broad arrows point to point indicating a weapon which was obsolete or to be sold off, and a mark of two letter ‘R’s back-to-back, indicating a condemned weapon – one that had failed inspection or was otherwise deemed unfit for further military service. The spine of the blade has another Enfield stamp, a letter ‘W’ and an ‘R’. The exposed tang has another Birmingham repair stamp, ‘J’, a Maltese cross, ‘A.S.’, ‘B’ and ‘P’. The pommel is stamped near the mortise slot with another Enfield crown inspection mark, and near the locking button with the unit mark ‘63. RA.’ over ‘39’, which I believe indicates this was weapon number 39 issued to 63 Battery Royal Artillery. The Royal Artillery had 93 active field batteries as of 1898. In 1899 the Royal Field Artillery was established as a separate arm of the artillery and 63 Battery was transferred into it, retaining its same unit number. 63 Battery R.F.A. served in the Boer War, and it is interesting to note that this bayonet was still evidently in service as 1899, when the Boer War broke out. 63 Battery sailed for South Africa near the end of 1899, losing their artillery pieces in the sinking of the SS Ismore and requiring a refit, but were ready to fight in time for the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900. I believe it is unlikely that they brought this bayonet with them to South Africa however, as the Martini-Henry artillery carbine had been replaced by the Magazine Lee-Metford carbine as the standard rifle for the RFA by that date. Single-shot Martini rifles were antiquated by comparison and while some Martini type rifles were used in the Boer War by volunteer units and colonial troops, including artillery, these would have been .303 chambered Martini Metfords and Martini Enfields which could not have accepted the 1879 Pattern bayonet. The frog stud of the scabbard is stamped with ‘81’ and ‘101’. No legible markings to its leather section. When mounted to a carbine-length Martini Henry rifle the 1879 Pattern bayonet gave a soldier good overall reach, and with its substantial hilt it could also serve as a fighting sword. Its saw-toothed back would have found use in brush-cutting, like other similar designs popular during the 19th century. Production of the bayonets at Enfield continued until 1890. The blade is bright with some frosting in the fullered section and small patches of light patination. Both its true and false edges have been sharpened, with no edge or tip damage. The sawblade is good, with signs of light use, some tip wear to the teeth but no breakages. The leather grips have very little handling wear, one small dent to the edge of one of the scales where it contacts the exposed tang. The hilt, tang and pommel pieces are bright in places and moderately patinated in others, dependent of wear and possibly service polishing, e.g. the inside of the hilt is darker than the outside. The steel pieces of the scabbard have mottled light patination over a bright finish. The throat piece of the scabbard can move ~3mm up and down, but remains attached to the leather section by its staple. The chape piece has some dents, it has lost its staple but remains firmly attached by some other means. The bayonet sheaths and draws smoothly.

Nation : British
Local Price : £545.00

*MOVIE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS*Original George V Joseph Ridge & Co Sheffield 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword with Etched Blade Used as A Film Prop in The Film Innocent & Presented to Andrew Hawley on His 1st Film from The Director John Mackenzie 1. This is an original 1897 British Infantry officer’s sword. These swords were a great improvement on previous patterns with better protection to the hand through its ¾ basket hilt (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers & pages 165-167 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). The sword has a 32 ½” single edged blade with partial fullers. The ricasso is signed by the British manufacturer ‘Joseph Ridge & Co Sheffield’. The reverse has the ordnance acceptance ‘proof’ star and inlaid roundel. Both sides of the blade have etched panels featuring foliate devices, the King’s Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GRV’ (George Fifth Rex). It has the correct ¾ bowl guard voided with foliate design and ‘King’s Crown GRV’. The guard has much of its original nickel plating & has an etched plaque ‘To Andrew a memento of his first film from John Mackenzie September 1984’ (Provenance: Purchased in 1984 by Tempest films from Alan Beadle Antique Arms to be used as a film prop by Andrew Hawley in the film ‘The Innocent’ (Andrew Hawley is a producer and actor, known for Devil’s Gold 2018 and The Innocent 1985). It was then presented by the Director John Mackenzie (He assisted Ken Loach on his classic early TV plays such as The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home (1966) and made many other films including The Long Good Friday starring Bob Hoskins in 1980). The sword has the correct fish skin covered grip with wire binding which is tight and intact. The hilt is fitted with original leather cord which has stapled repairs in places and acorn knot. The sword is complete with its leather field covered steel scabbard which has fixed hanging bar & shoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19416.

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Local Price : £750.00

Pandur Hanger, 18th Century. Origin: Europe, Culture: Central Europe, Period: 18th Century. A Central European 'Pandur' hanger. These were made to resemble the style of Eastern European 'Pandur / Pandour' free corps. In Wallachia, being a Pandur was a fixed, legally recognized social status, whether or not one was a member of a specific military unit. By the middle of the 18th century, law enforcement in the

Nation : -
Local Price : £750.00

Patag Sword, Bhutan, Hairpin Pattern.