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Nation : British
Local Price : $1250.00 CAD

BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD. BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD:. Circa 1870. Retailer: RANKEN & CO, CALCUTTA. Gold washed hilt with figures of a seated Britannia with a union shield on the grip and Britannia standing with an anchor on the knuckle guard. The back side of the grip has a seated Neptune with trident. The shell guard and pommel have mythological figures. There are military trophies, stands of arms scattered throughout the hilt. The 31” blade is very clean with a lovely patina. A few small spot stains. The retailers cartouche is very clear “RANKEN & CO. CALCUTTA”. The scabbard is silver plated and nicely engraved in foliate patterns at the top and bottom. It is highly likely this sword was the property of a very senior Captain of the East India Company merchant navy. Quite a spectacular piece. EXC $1250.00 SOLD

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £650.00

1896 pattern Indian Mountain Artillery Sabre. The mountain artillery sabre was issued to the Indian Army in 1850 when the Hazara Mountain Train was formed, by 1889 there were eight battalions. With its guns and ancillary equipment carried by mules a mountain battery could move at the same pace or faster than light infantry and a battery could be unloaded, assembled and brought into action within a few minutes. The ’world record’ is probably from the Tibet Expedition of 1904 when a section of one battery brought its guns into action at a height of 17,200 feet Both the sword is in good condition with no rust, and some minor pitting towards the tip. The mk2 scabbard over all is in a good condition. The spine is marked for Wilkinson and the has the inspection mark for the Indian army.The guard is marked 26 M.B. 228 4. This is for the 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery, the battery can trace its origins back to Golandauze Battalion (1826). In 1843 it became the 10th Company Golandauze Battalion of Bombay Foot Artillery, and became the 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery in 1903. During the First World War, the 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery fought with great distinction at Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. After the war, it again saw service on the Northwest Frontier. During the Second World War, it fought in the Burma Campaign as part of the 17th Indian Division.

Nation : British
Local Price : £650.00

Cambridge University Rifles 1827 Pattern Rifle Officer&#acute;s Sword, c1866 by Thurkle, of Sir Lucas Eustratios Ralli, 1st Baronet. Description Slightly curved spear-pointed blade with fuller. Pierced steel hilt of &#acute;Gothic&#acute; style with inset crown & strung bugle badge of the light infantry. Steel ferrule, partly chequered backstrap and stepped oval pommel cap. Wire-bound black shagreen grip. Buff leather washer. Steel parade scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 32Â¼ inches in length, the sword 37Â¾ inches overall. The blade has a brass proof slug at the forte on one side stamped with a six-pointed star and &#acute;PROVED&#acute;, with an rayed star etched around the proof slug. It is further etched on that side with the owner&#acute;s initials &#acute;LER&#acute; within an ornate cartouche, a strung bugle badge of the Rifle Corps, the coat of arms of Cambridge University beneath a crown, and foliate motifs. On the other side the blade is etched at the forte with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;E THURKLE SWORD MANUFACTURER 104 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON&#acute;, and further up the blade with the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria, victor&#acute;s laurels and foliate motifs. Lucas Eustratios Ralli was born in London in 1846, son of Eustratios Stephanos Ralli. The Ralli family were merchants from the Greek island of Chios, one of many branches supposedly descended from a Norman aristocrat named Raoul who defected to the Byzantine Empire. They were already wealthy when in 1815 the patriarch, Stephanos Ralli, sought to take advantage of the fall of Napoleon and subsequent changes to European trade routes. He moved their trading business off the island to offices in Marseille and London, dispatching his five sons to establish an east-west network trading British textiles for grain from Odessa and Constantinople, with Eustratios positioned in Manchester overseeing the textile exports. This arrangement was not only profitable but also saved all of their lives, as the Ottoman Empire conquered Chios in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence, massacred its population and took most of the survivors into slavery. Predicting wars and successfully trading from their consequences seem to have been one of the family&#acute;s talents and the trading company went from strength to strength, establishing offices across the Mediterranean, in the United States and a large operation in India from 1851, the latter timed perfectly to sell Indian jute as a substitute for Russian hemp no longer available due to the Crimean War. The Ralli family were the wealthiest and most successful Greek expatriates in Victorian Britain, and Lucas would have been born in considerable luxury but with high expectations. During his childhood his uncle Pandia Ralli, one of the five original sons, had taken the company to new heights and became an eminent figure in their community. Pandia generously assisted fellow Greeks in Britain but also used his family&#acute;s commercial might to enforce his personal high standards for fair dealing - earning him the nickname among them of &#acute;Zeus&#acute;. He was appointed the first Greek Consul in London in 1835, helped build a Greek Orthodox church at London Wall and was responsible for the Greek stand at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Lucas attended Harrow school then Trinity College, Cambridge. An albumen print photograph of him in 1861, aged around 15, is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG Ax52231) and is viewable online here. He joined the Cambridge University Rifles as an Ensign in 1866. The Cambridge University Rifles claimed its founding in 1803 from a corps of undergraduate volunteers formed in response to the threat of French invasion. It was formally raised in 1860, however, as the 3rd Cambridgeshire (Cambridge University) Rifle Volunteer Corps, with the Prince of Wales as honorary Colonel. It was very popular among the student body and as might be expected, it had a rivalry with the 1st Oxfordshire (Oxford University) Rifle Volunteer Corps, particularly in shooting competitions. Lucas would have purchased his own sword as part of his new Rifles uniform and one can see the pride taken in his membership: this is a particularly fine example of a Rifles sword with detailed working on the hilt and custom etching including the badge of the university that he would have had to commission from a sword manufacturer like Thurkle, not merely buy off the shelf from a military outfitters. Lucas&#acute;s military career appears to have gone no further than his college days, and what he did in general for some years after graduation is unclear. After Pandia Ralli died in 1865 Lucas&#acute;s brother John and cousin Stephen, both of them Pandia&#acute;s proteges in different arms of the business, reorganised the family firm into a new Ralli Brothers Ltd. John, who was 11 years Lucas&#acute;s senior, died in 1879 and Lucas joined the partnership afterward to take his older brother&#acute;s place. He retired in 1892 but returned to the firm again in 1902 when Stephen died, passing control of Ralli Brothers entirely to Lucas. Lucas ran the company well through difficult times, axing their struggling American cotton business and securing the entire British government contract for jute sandbags on the outbreak of WW1. He was created a baronet in 1912, the family&#acute;s generations of business success finally securing a place among British nobility. The stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression forced him to close down operations in India. He married Eugenia ’Janie&#acute; Argenti, a daughter of another prominent Chiot merchant family in London, with whom he had five children. Lucas&#acute;s younger son Leonidas died of an illness in Monaco in 1917 while on service with the Royal Army Service Corps, at the rank of Captain. His elder son Eustratius &#acute;Strati&#acute; Ralli served with the Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War, and with the Royal Field Artillery in WW1, reaching the rank of Captain. He earned the Military Cross in 1918 for gallantry: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a party delivering ammunition. One man was killed and five wounded, and but for his efficient control the casualties would have been greater. When, two men were reported missing he remained behind for six hours searching for them, eventually tracing them to a dressing station. Lucas died in 1931 in a Swiss nursing home, leaving an estate valued at Â£2,290,447, which would be more than Â£135 million today. He is buried at the Greek Orthodox Cemetery at West Norwood, London, which his uncle Pandia had helped establish in 1842. His son Strati took over operation of Ralli Brothers and inherited the baronetcy. His direct descendant Sir David Charles Ralli is the current 4th Baronet. The blade is bright with a mirror polish, its etching is crisp and bright with mild contrast between the reflective designs and matt background, most notable in the initialled cartouche. A few spots of patination mainly along the edges but a few slightly impacting the etching, as well as two small areas of cleaned pitting which impact the maker&#acute;s mark on one side and some foliage on the other. Its edge is unsharpened and tip undamaged. The backstrap, pommel, quillon, one side of the ferrule and top side of the guard are patinated while much of the bars and knucklebow are bright with spots of patination. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with light handling wear, the wire binding is all present and tight with fractional movement to one loop nearest the ferrule. The steel scabbard is likewise highly polished, it is free of dents although there is a fair amount of frosting and speckled light patination, a few very small spots of cleaned pitting.

Nation : British
Local Price : £650.00

British Edward VIII 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword by Flights Ltd. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced and imprinted decoration including the crown and cypher of King Edward VIII. Steel ferrule, fully chequered steel backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound black shagreen grip, brown leather washer, red and gold parade sword knot with silver acorn. Brown leather field scabbard with frog strap, nickel plated steel throat piece. Blade length 32Â½ inches, 0.98 inches (2.5cm) wide at the shoulder, the sword 38Â¾ inches overall. The blade is faintly etched at the ricasso on one side with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;FLIGHT&#acute; indicating Flights Ltd “ there would have been more text including the company&#acute;s street address but this has been polished off, seemingly deliberately given that there are visible polishing marks and none of the other etching shows any signs of rubbing. At the ricasso on the other side is an etched six-pointed star within which is a brass proof slug stamped with &#acute;PRO_&#acute; and a fleur de lys. Some letters are illegible but this should read &#acute;PROVED&#acute;. The blade is further etched on one side with the royal crown and shield, on the other side with the crown and cypher of Edward VII, and on both sides with a wreath of laurel & palm and foliate motifs. There is a cartouche for the optional etching of the owner&#acute;s name, which has been left blank. King Edward VIII reigned from January to December 1936, a total of 326 days from the death of his father George V until his abdication. He was never coronated, but his cypher, monogram and likeness were used on various items produced during his very brief reign. Army officers&#acute; swords bearing his cypher are rare today because for one to exist it would most likely have to have been made during this brief window of time. Officer&#acute;s swords were privately purchased on an individual basis. The most common time for the officer to buy one was when he was newly commissioned, a sword being a necessary part of his new uniform, at which point the cypher of the current monarch would be used. This would limit the supply of Edward VIII swords to the number of Army officers commissioned during that period, with some margin for stock produced but not sold. Existing officers purchasing a new sword for a new monarch would be very unusual, as swords with an old monarch&#acute;s cypher remained acceptable for wear (provided they were of an acceptable Pattern) and could be a point of pride as they demonstrated an officer&#acute;s length of service. Rehilting of old swords rather than a complete replacement did occur to some extent - I have previously seen a sword with a George V marked blade paired with an Edward VIII hilt. This would have been substantially cheaper and not left the officer with a redundant sword, but would still have been an unnecessary expense done purely for looks. By the same logic there may be swords out there made as an Edward VIII then rehilted for George VI, but I have not yet encountered one and they would have to be rare indeed as a fraction of an already small number. This example has the cypher of Edward VIII on both blade and hilt, making it true 1936 production with no modifications. Its excellent overall condition invites the question of whether it was carried much, or quietly put away when the King shocked society by abdicating in order to marry a woman widely considered unsuitable to be Queen Consort. A great many coins, stamps and items of memorabilia made in honour of the new King were simply junked. The polishing off of the retailer&#acute;s name from this example is also an interesting detail. Did this sword actually make it to an officer at all, or did it end up as redundant stock, like the mountains of unsold Edward VIII coronation mugs? The firm of William Flight was established in Winchester in 1750. It was at the outset a tailor&#acute;s shop, becoming specifically a military tailor in around 1852 “ both the King&#acute;s Royal Rifle Corps (60th Rifles) and the Rifle Brigade had their depot in the former &#acute;King&#acute;s House&#acute; at Winchester (later called the Rifle Depot, then the Green Jackets Depot, then the Upper Barracks, now called the Peninsula Barracks), totalling eight battalions of potential customers. It remained in the family for generations, Frederick William Flight taking over in 1867. The firm moved to 90 High Street in 1875. The business became Flights Ltd in 1920 and gave up its old Winchester premises in favour of newer branches at London and Aldershot. It ceased trading in 1956. The blade&#acute;s finish is excellent with minimal patination: some spots near the tip, a few light and very small spots in the etched section with little impact. The etching is bright and clear, retaining the contrast between the matt acid-etched background and the reflective polished designs within it. The blade&#acute;s edge is unsharpened and undamaged. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with light handling wear, its wire binding is all present with some movement to three loops. Fractional movement to the ferrule. The scabbard mouth, hilt, ferrule, backstrap and pommel have all been nickel-plated and this plating is in very good condition with only tiny spots of flaking at the edges of the hilt. The sword knot has some small spots of fray exposing to the wires exposing the fibre core above the acorn and next to the hilt (where it would rubs against the edge). The leather of the scabbard is good with only a few very small scuffs, the stitching of the frog strap bands have partly opened but it remains well attached.

Nation : British
Local Price : £650.00

British Prototype 1882 Short Pattern Cavalry Sword. MOLE. #2412007. This scarce sword is a prototype of the 1882 pattern for cavalry.In 1878, Robert Mole & Son of Birmingham was commissioned to develop a replacement for the unpopular 1864 pattern. The sword was to be lighter than the previous pattern and the guard to have rolled edges to reduce uniform wear. A new, lighter scabbard was also requested.The result was the 1880 experimental pattern. A total of 800 of the earlier 1864 pattern swords were converted by Mole and issued for trial.The 1880 experimental pattern met with mixed reviews and further modifications were suggested, resulting in two new official patterns. The 1882 short and 1882 long, the two patterns differing only in the length of their blades and scabbards.This sword is one of the original 800 conversions, complete with its experimental pattern scabbard. The blade was later shortened by the Wilkinson Sword Company to convert it to an 1882 short pattern.The 840mm (33 inch) single-edged blade has a flat spine above a single fuller and terminates in a spear point with an upper false edge. The blade is in great condition and was sharpened for trials. The ricasso is stamped with the name, WILKINSON. The name, MOLE is almost illegible on the spine, presumably having been removed by Wilkinson when they shortened the blade. No other stamps are present. The lack of pattern designation, Factory inspection and government ownership and issue stamps supports this sword being an early experimental model.The steel bowl guard has rolled edges and a lanyard slot at the top. The guard is in great condition with a small patch of very shallow (cleaned) pitting above the Maltese Cross. The guard is without stamps or markings. The knurled leather grip scales are fixed firmly in place and are in good condition.The sword is complete with its Mole experimental pattern scabbard. This pattern of scabbard was later adopted as the official pattern for the 1882 cavalry sword.The rolled steel scabbard has twin fixed suspension loops on the back edge. This is a major departure from the bands and loose rings on earlier scabbards. Each of the fixed loops is stamped with MOLE PATENT. The removable scabbard mouth (another departure from the fixed mouth on previous scabbards) is also stamped MOLE PATENT. No pattern designation, inspection or ownership stamps are present, as is to be expected from an experimental example not yet officially accepted as a regulation pattern by the War Office.The scabbard is in good condition with some very shallow (cleaned) pitting and three small shallow dings. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly.This is a scarce and great example of an experimental model of the 1882 short pattern cavalry sword.

Nation : Tibetan
Local Price : £650

Click and use the code >25963 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Interesting & Unusual Form of Antique Tibetan Buddhist Large Dagger-Short Sword. A Dpa´dam. Decorated With Repousse Dragon and Buddha, Seated in the Padmasana Pose, in Dhyana Mudra, With Mandorla, a Coral Stone Bead Inset & Unalome Spiral Sun

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £650

Click and use the code >25638 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous & Massive Antique Moro Keris Kalis, A Phillipines Pre Colonial Style Warrior´s Sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £645.00

**ATTRIBUTED**WW1 British George V Royal Engineers Officer’s 1897 Pattern with Etched Blade Inscribed ‘HCW N Coy CLPR Aug 1914 To June 1917’ Blade No. 02551 Field Service Scabbard & Frog. Sn 19845. -. This is an excellent WW1 dated 1897 pattern Infantry Officer’s sword with etched blade. It has a clean 32 ½” long blade with partial fullers. The blade is etched on both sides. Both sides have decorative foliate panels. One side has Kings crown Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ (George V Rex), Kings crown & heraldic arms. The reverse has blued and etched panel ‘HCW N Coy CLPR Aug 1914 To June 1917’ and has the ordnance acceptance star with roundel. The spine of the blade is numbered ’02551’. It has a full 1897 Pattern knuckle guard with King George V Crown & Royal Cypher. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball end and knurled back strap for grip, fish skin grip with wire binding in superb condition. There are no visible maker marks on the sword. It is complete with leather covered wood field service scabbard with German silver throat mount. The scabbard is fitted with leather frog that has 2 belt loops and brass buckles. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 19845.