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Nation : German
Local Price : 625.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD, 19TH CENTURY. Second half of the 19th century. Gilt brass hilt with P form guard slotted for a sword knot, retains about 90% original gold surface. Wire wrapped black leather grip. 31 ½” curved broad fullered blade with near all bright finish and scattered freckling of oxidation only, unmarked. Iron scabbard shows chocolate brown patina with frosty surface. No damage or dents. The gilt mounts with about 50% gold surface intact.

Nation : -
Local Price : 625.00 USD

NEW YORK MILITIA PRESENTATION SWORD 1912. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #11. Gilt brass hilt with bow tie form guard and plumed helmet pommel, retains considerable gold finish. Fine reeded bone grip. 30” straight double edged blade decorated first half with foliage, U. S. and maker's name Ridabock & Co. New York on gold ground, one side. The opposite with profuse elegant presentation inscription to Sgt. Samuel R Burns, 4th Co., 7th Reg., NY National Guard. Date Jan 15, 1912. Brass mounted leather scabbard with stabilized kink, otherwise excellent. Very rarely encountered.

Nation : American
Local Price : 625.00 USD

FINE AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD C.1880. The Odd Fellows, founded in England in the 18th century, was a secret society which promoted brotherhood and good will among its members. It is thought that the name referenced skilled workers in fields outside the organized guilds and thus outsiders to the main workers community. This sword is a fine example, beautifully finished and lavishly overlaid in pure gold, nearly all of which remains in bright presentation. The 28” blade, in virtually as new condition, is decorated with gilt foliate panels with King David Encampment No. 42 Fitchburg Mass. and the owner's name. Maker's name f t Littlefield Portland Maine the ricasso. The whole is as fine a preservation as can be found for the period. The owner's name, C M Flinh, which we ordinarily do not list, is of such rarity as to beg for further research. Exhaustive search by AI reveals a single Flinh family in Maine in 1880. As information on the internet evolves, it is likely that further details of the family and this sword's owner will become available. That aside, it is as fine a sword of the period as can be found. If it were a military sword, it would command a price in the $3000-4000 range.

Nation : French
Local Price : £620.00

A Simply Superb & Most Impressive Antique, Original French, Mid to Late 19th Century, Elite Cuirassiers, Heavy Cavalry Combat Sword. Typical Cuirassier double fullered 95 cm straight double fullered blade, arsenal engraved along the spine, Manf D'armes Du Chatl: Avril 1874 Cavalrie De Reserve Cuirassiers Mdl. 1854. Brass guard, somewhat of the Sabre de Cavalerie modele M1822 type, with replaced leather bound grip. Blade inspector stamped by Lt Col. Paul Charles Maldon & Francis Louis Sprenger Much of the French heavy cavalry wore armoured cuirass and were armed with their straight swords, pistols and carbines. Though the armour could not protect against contemporary flintlock musket fire, it could deflect shots fired from long-range, stop ricochets and offer protection from all but very close range pistol fire. More importantly, in an age which saw cavalry used in large numbers, the breastplates (along with the helmets) provided excellent protection against the swords and lances of opposing cavalry and against infantry bayonets. It also had some psychological effect for the wearer (effectively making the cuirassier more willing to plunge into the thick of fighting) and the enemy (adding intimidation), while it also added weight to a charge, especially in cavalry versus cavalry actions. Napoleonic French cuirasses were originally intended to be proof against three musket shots at close range; however, this was never achieved in practice. The regulations eventually recognised this, and cuirasses were subsequently only expected to be proof against one shot at long range. Dragoon regiments were not armoured. The French cuirassiers numbered 11 regiments at the outbreak of war but had not seen active service since the Battle of Waterloo. A brigade comprising the 6th and 9th Regiments had served in the Crimean War but had not actually encountered the enemy. Accordingly, the prospect of action against the Prussian Army, in the Franco Prussian War which included 10 cuirassier regiments of its own, was seen as an opportunity for a strongly traditional branch of the French cavalry to prove its continuing relevance. In the event, in a series of massed charges against Prussian infantry and artillery at Froeschwiller and Rezonville, the French cuirassiers suffered very heavy losses for little return. To cover the French retreat General Michel's brigade of cavalry was ordered to charge. The order was somewhat vague, and in his position under cover near Eberbach, General Michel's had no knowledge of the actual situation. Thus it came about that, without reconnoitering or manoeuvering for position, the French cavalry rode straight at the first objective which offered itself, and struck the victorious Prussians as they were crossing the hills between the Albrechtsh userhof and Morsbronn. Hence the charge was costly and only partly successful. However, the Prussians were ridden down here and there, and their attention was sufficiently absorbed while the French infantry rallied for a fresh counterstroke. This was made about 13:20 h with the utmost gallantry. The Prussians were driven off the hillsides between the Albrechtsh userhof and Morsbronn which they had already won. But the counter-attack turned into disaster when 700 French cuirassiers were trapped inside Morsbronn and massacred within a few minutes by rapid close-range fire. The rest of the French cavalry eventually came under fire from the great artillery mass above Gunstett; von Bose having at length concentrated the main body of the XI corps in the meadows between the Niederwald and the Sauer, the French had to withdraw. The story of the Cuirassiers at Reichshoffen displayes well the courage of the French cavalrymen. The French infantry withdrawal involved the retreat of the troops who had fought all day in defence of the Niederwald. In desperation, MacMahon ordered General Michel's Cuirassier brigade (8th and 9th Cuirassiers) to attack the Prussians and buy his infantry the time they needed to fall back. Morsbronn and the flank of the Prussian XI Corps was to be the target of the charge. Obediently Michel led his cuirassiers out of Eberbach where they had been held in reserve all morning. Sunlight glinted off polished cuirasses and helmets and harness jangled as the magnificent cavalry trotted off towards the south. As they emerged from the narrow Eberbach valley, Michel quickly lined up his squadrons and sounded the charge. Their swords drawn and horsetail crests streaming behind them, the cuirassiers thundered towards the Prussians. Suddenly the charging troopers were met not by a hail of bullets, but by hedged fields, fences, and trellised vineyards. The formation began to come apart. The various captains rallied their squadrons and continued the advance, but momentum had been lost. Now Prussian infantry opened on the French cavalry at point-blank range, and Krupps guns tore huge gaps in the charging ranks as horses and riders plunged and went down in writhing masses. A few squadrons actually reached Morsbronn where the Prussians blasted them from second story windows and trapped them in barricaded streets. Nine squadrons were shot to pieces. No scabbard

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 615.00 USD

AUSTRIAN 1861 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Iron hilt with double slotted guard. Brass wire wrapped ray skin grip (small loss at the heel). 29 3/4” slightly curved broad fullered blade with dedication at the forte: Ehre (honor) W T Flicht 1878-1898, commemorating his service upon retirement. Reverse with E JUNG, Vienna sword maker. Hilt shows most original plating with uniform smooth brown patina to the balance. Iron scabbard complete, with remnants of plating.

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £595.00

A Fine Attributed Early Wilkinson Sword of The Rifle Brigade..

Nation : French
Local Price : £425.00

French 1833 Coastal Artillery Cutlass. Here we have a good example of a French 1833 pattern naval cutlass. Clearly marked on the spine of the blade for the government arms making centre of Chatellerault, the inspection stamps are for Réviseur Joseph Ambroise Bisch who worked there until 1834. The blade is etched with a pair of anchors, one of each side. The hilt is in a good condition, featuring the narrower symmetrical guard without the large side-wing thay many have. It also features some examples of period repares.The Manufacture d&#acute;Armes de Châtellerault , nicknamed La Manu , is a French arms company located in Châtellerault , created in 1819 and disappeared in 1968.

Nation : British
Local Price : £425.00

Napoleonic Non-Regulation Infantry Officer's Sabre. EL7271 - A Napoleonic British non-regulation infantry officer's sabre, circa 1800. With a hilt inspired by the 1796 light cavalry sabre and a 29 inch blade of 'scimitar' form, being a flat wedge section with no fuller, having a narrow hatchet tip and false edge. The blade sharpened for service and firm in the hilt, with the leather washer intact and no movement. The shagreen in very good condition