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Nation : Hungarian
Local Price : 7995.00 USD

Ex Rare Mid 18th Century Hungarian Horseman’s Saber With Pistol Grip!. Here is a great rarity in outstanding condition. This great, great massive Hungarian saber dates to circa 1750. It retains its original wood covered with leather scabbard add its pistol grip shaped iron grip with original fish skin covering! MASSIVE BUTCHER CLEAVER BLADE WITH LARGE RELIGIOUS ENGRAVINGS! See photos. Blade is just over 2” wide x 30” long. Blade retains much of its original luster with only some very small areas of pitting and darkening. Grip retains all original fish skin covering and iron mounted scabbard retains all original leather covering! MUSEUM QUALITY! (old description tag and hanging rope included) We bought this rare saber from a Belgium collection over 20 years ago and paid 12k for it at that time! Price is firm. Thanks for looking! Check out our other listings for more great antique blades! Our direct email address is: [email protected]

Nation : British
Local Price : £5750

Scottish Basket Hilted Sword dating to the early 18th century mounted with an “ANDRIA FERARA” marked blade. A fine quality Scottish basket hilted sword dating to circa 1710 to 1730 in fine original condition. The fully developed hilt is well forged from finely rounded thick structural bars and pierced plates. The blade was most likely made in Solingen and is boldly struck with armourers’ marks. The fully developed basket guard is finely forged into an elegantly contoured profile. The two main frontal guard panels are decorated in traditional style, with bold vertical and horizontal border lines filed into the exterior surfaces towards the panel edges to form squares. Inside these squares a circle is pierced into the centre enhanced with filed lines to create a saltire shape. The panels are further decorated with four pierced flanged heart shapes which surround the centre circles. Four further circles are pierced into each corner of the panels. The smaller, secondary guard plates to the sides, and the knuckle bow at the front, are finished in similar style. The edges of all the guard plates are decoratively fretted with cusps, merlons and triangles. The cone-shaped pommel has a pronounced waisted button on top and is decorated with three sets of incised triple grooves, equally spaced apart, which radiate from the button, the middle groove being wider and more pronounced than those on its flanks in each case, similar in style to those which decorate the front panel edges and the middles of the secondary guard panels. The pommel decoration is further enhanced with three crescents filed in similar line style which bisect the radiating lines at the apex in each case. . The upper guard arm terminals of the basket fit into a chiselled groove which extends for the full circumference of the pommel just below its middle to secure the structure. The blade shoulders are secured in a chiselled groove in the cross guard bar underneath the hilt which retains its scrolled wrist guard. The spirally grooved wooden baluster shaped grip retains its original shagreen cover. The wire binding once fitted into the groove is now lost. The hilt retains its red woolen fringe fitted beneath the pommel and its thick leather liner at the base of the grip. The tapering blade is of lenticular section and just over 32.5 inches (83 cm) long and of fine quality. It has a ricasso 1.5 inches long (4 cm) which has downwardly tapering fullers applied just inside each blunt edge. A shallow central fuller extends from the hilt along the blade for 7 inches (18 cm) where it tapers out. Inside the fuller on one side “ANDRIA” is incised and “FERARA” on the other. The name refers to the legendary late 16th century Italian blade maker that exported blades to Britain. The mark is often found on Scottish swords dating to the 17th and 18th centuries. It was used as a mark of quality by German blade makers. This blade was probably made in the late 17th century in Solingen. The marks in the fullers are enhanced by further thumbnail and dot patterns. Just beyond each fuller terminal a stylised cross with the letter “S” on each side is applied. The blade was originally made as a double edged “broadsword” blade. During its working life the back edge has been filed blunt to create a “backsword” blade. This could have been done for a number of reasons. The front edge may have received a lot of use in a particular situation and the nicks have been filed out then the blade reversed in the hilt. Also, by the mid 18th century, backsword blades were becoming more fashionable and in some instances older broadsword blades were filed back and converted to suit the trend. For a similar hilt see Cyril Mazansky, “British Basket-Hilted Swords”, The Boydell Press, 2005, page 115, fig F15i, for a sword in a private American collection. The overall length of the sword is 38.25 inches (97 cm). The sword is in fine structural shape and in original condition. The hilt retains a rich patination whilst the blade shows sparse mottled black age related patching in places. Underneath the hilt the bases of the merlons situated at the bottom of each side guard panel are missing their heart shaped tips. This slight damage is almost certainly due to use where heavy blows from opponents’ swords have cut into the merlons. Otherwise the hilt has no further damage or repairs and retains its original pleasing shape.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £5750

Click and use the code >26014 to search for this item on the dealer website Simply Stunning Ancestral Bladed WW2 Officer´s Sword With a Blade Circa 1665, Signed, Yamashiro Koku Jyu Minamoto Tsunahiro (å±±å&159;

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 7,800.00 USD

FINE ITALIAN BROADSWORD C.1650. This sword draws upon two closely related groups for form. Its finely embossed and chiseled guard with its central medallion of a classical figure is a variation of the sail form guards used on Maine gauches, Italian rapiers and broad swords. Those swords, are generally from a larger group of crab claw hilted swords which includes examples with and without the sail form guard. The form of its quillons places this sword in that group. The vast majority in the group are plain or modestly embellished for use by foot or mounted troops. This example, distinguished by the quality, and theme of its decoration, was made for an officer or member of an elite guard group. It is closely related to an example in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, #XV-178. 32 1/4" length blade.

Nation : British
Local Price : £5,650.00

Household Cavalry Officers Officers Sword c 1805. Household Cavalry Officers Officers Sword although referred to as 1814 model this example is slightly different to the regulation pattern. This actual sword is detailed in the book, The British Cavalry Sword 1788 “ 1912 by Richard Dellar page 202 plate 20.12.The description is as follows: A sword with a similar in detail to the Prussian Cuirassier Officers Model 1797 sword but with a central device of the British Royal Crest instead of the Prussian eagle. This type of hilt is thought to date from around 1805. The sword is in very good condition no damage to the basket and the bound leather grip shows slight wear, it is complete with brass scabbard with two narrow slots covered with fish skin note lower ring missing. Overall length 103cm the blade 88.5cm

Nation : British
Local Price : £5650

Late 19th century Scottish Dirk for an Officer in the Gordon Highlanders by R&HB Kirkwood of Edinburgh. An exceptional Scottish Military Dirk made for an officer in the Gordon Highlanders in the late 19th century by the goldsmiths R&HB Kirkwood based at 65 & 66 Thistle Street in Edinburgh. The dirk retains its bi-knife and fork which together are housed in the original case with the partner sgian dubh. The mounts are of unhallmarked silver. The grips of the dirk, bi-knife, fork and sgian dubh are fashioned from blackened hardwood carved with a pattern of basketweave with studs mounted at the intersections of the weave. The raised ornate pommels are each mounted with a finely cut Citrine with consistent orange coloured backing inside decorative ferrules featuring bands of thistles and foliage. The pommels are suspended above the grips in typical dirk style for the Gordon Highlanders with an arrangement of silver posts separated by oak leaves. The dirk grip base mount is decorated with thistles and foliage. The cone shaped grip bases of the bi-knife and fork are plain and mounted with blued sprung clips on either side to secure the grips to the scabbard pocket tops. The leaf shaped dirk blade is 11.75 inches (30 cm) long and has a scalloped back edge under which a deep fuller extends from the grip base towards the tip and terminates just before the scallop line ends, after which the blade becomes double edged to the tip. A wider fuller extends from the hilt along the middle of the blade for the same length. The base to the dirk grip fits snugly over the scabbard mouthpiece. The bi-knife blade is also single-edged and has a scalloped blunt back edge of smaller dimensions compared to the dirk blade. The dirk is housed in a wooden scabbard covered with black leather and with silver mounts. The throat mount to the front is decorated with a Cross of St Andrew onto which at the base is a platform of thistles. A semi-circular arch above is applied with the name of the regiment and beneath this a figure of the Sphynx with “EGYPT” beneath, and below, a Tiger with “INDIA” beneath. The back of the throat mount has a carrying strap bar with the name of the maker in raised relief inside a rectangular shield beneath. Further along the scabbard the pocket throat mounts for the by-knife and by-fork, plus the chape, are decorated to the front with a thistle motif and at the back each mount is stamped individually with a thistle stamp. The overall length is 17.25 inches (just under 44 cm) overall. The double-hinged black leather covered wooden storage box is in fine condition. The lid opens and closes effectively to be secured with hinged clips. The box is fitted with a padded blue silken liner fixed into the into the base of the compartment and into the lid which also has the embossed name of the maker. The sgian dubh is similarly stamped with the maker’s details at the back of the throat mount. The Gordon Highlanders was one of the most famous regiments in the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as the county regiment of Aberdeen, Banffshire and Shetland. In the 1880s the regiment fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War then in India in the 1890s. In 1899 the regiment was sent to fight in the Boer War. Thereafter the regiment fought with distinction in all major conflicts where the British Army was involved. The dirk was first presented to the open market by the descendants of the officer that owned the dirk. This was Stewart Gregor Murray. His military biography is detailed on a old note written in black ink stored inside the case (see the last photo below). He joined the Second Battalion in 1884 and thereafter was posted to Malta (3 years), Ceylon (3 years) and India (4 years). In India Murray was involved in the storming of the Malakand Pass and in the Relief of Chitral. He returned to the UK in 1895 and was appointed to the role of Adjutant for the 2nd Volunteer Battalion. He was promoted to Captain in 1895 then Major in 1903. Murray resigned his commission in 1904 after 20 years service. Condition: The condition of the dirk is very fine with minor wear as can in be seen in the photos. The pommel stones are in excellent original condition with no cracks, chips or interference to the mount housings. One stud is missing from the front of the main dirk haunch base and two from the upper part of the grip of the fork. The sgian dubh is in fine condition with some mottling to the blade. The storage box is in a fine state of preservation. The steel dirk blade retains its polished finished with minor light stains in a few places.

Nation : British
Local Price : £5650

very rare Restoration Period Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss with an English Lock by Joseph Stace of London dating to 1670 to 1680. Following the Restoration of the monarchy in England in 1660 blunderbusses increased in popularity in civilian life and in the Services, particularly in the Navy, and in other mercantile operations. Blunderbusses were popular with commercial entities that needed protection from robbery such as coaching companies. In the domestic area blunderbusses were often found conveniently placed in houses to face intruders if the owners felt threatened. This blunderbuss was made by Joseph Stace, an influential and important gunmaker, who together with a group of other London gunmakers made their mark as they emerged from the austere Civil War and Commonwealth eras into a more liberal environment after the Restoration, and continued the development of gunmaking in London to a common style and high standard. Joseph Stace was apprenticed to William Watson in London in 1643 and made free of the Blacksmiths Company in 1652, and free of the Gunmakers Company in 1656, in which he was elected Assistant in 1664, and Master in 1675. Stace based himself in the Minories in London. He is recorded as a Contractor to Ordnance from 1662 to 1690 and to the Hudson Bay Company from 1674 to 1690 and to whom in one surviving record is shown providing 76 guns and 6,000 gunflints in 1674. It seems that Stace did not enjoy a retirement in that his death is recorded in 1690. The blunderbuss is mounted with a heavy flared brass barrel of octagonal section at the breech stamped on the off-side flat with the mark of Joseph Stace as the barrel maker, a fleur-de-lys with the initials “I S” beneath (1). Beneath this the Proof Mark and View Mark of the London Gun Company , both under a crown, are struck. On the top flat the owner's mark of J. NOLLER is struck which may represent a business as well as an individual. The barrel has a raised flange at the breech grooved with a sighting notch and is fixed with an iron tang through which the end of a screw which enters the stock near the trigger beneath secures the barrel assembly. Beyond this flange the barrel is of octagonal section for a few inches, then becomes 16 sided for a few more, the two sections separated by dimples. After the flat sections reach a raised crescent with lines either side the barrel is of rounded section widening towards the muzzle. The flat lock has a stepped and engraved nippled plate and sits in its moulded wooden surround retained by three screws, the heads of which are visible on the opposite side of the stock. The flat cock is pierced and engraved with foliage as is the dog catch and the area of the lock plate beneath the triangular shaped pan, further enhanced by a serpent's head with an arrow shaped tongue protruding from its mouth. This was a common decorative feature used by Stace and other gunmakers of the time. The maker’s mark of JOS STACE is stamped beneath. The lock is of “English” of later form in that the dog catch which holds the cock in the half cock position is reduced compared to its predecessors. This type is often referred to as a Type 2 lock with a “vestigial” dog catch. The full walnut stock is shaped with raised aprons around the lock and barrel tang. The iron butt plate is secured to the stock with eight iron tacks flattened flush with the surface of the plate. The later tapered wooden ramrod is secured to the stock inside a single ribbed ramrod pipe and its tail tube bored into the stock. The trigger guard is of iron underneath which the head of the screw which secures the barrel tang to the stock on top is visible in front of the trigger. The guard terminates in two small trefoil finials and is secured to the stock with screws at either end. The trigger is of curved form and terminates in a backward scroll. David Baxter (2) dated some features of blunderbusses of this type to early in the Reformation period compared to those made towards the end of the 17th century. These features are the vestigial dog catch, the sparse but fine engraving on the lock with the serpent, the triangular flash pan, the absence of a side plate where the heads of the three screws that secure the lockplate are located, the absence of a tail pipe for the ramrod, iron trigger guard with simple finials underneath, the screw which passes through the stock to secure the barrel tang on top, and the thin flat butt plate secured with tacks flush to the plate surface. The blunderbuss is in fine overall condition considering its age. The stock has some bruises and a small old repair at the tip of the lock side fore end. The iron parts are lightly pitted in places and retain an attractive blackened sheen having never been overly cleaned. The stock exhibits an attractive aged patina darkened in the recesses. Further reading: (1) See Howard L Blackmore, “A Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350-1850”, Phaidon Christie's Oxford, 1986, pages 183, 214 and 215. (2) D R Baxter, “Blunderbusses”, Arms and Armour Press, 1970

Nation : British
Local Price : £5,495.00

Medieval Hand & Half Sword of War. Ref X3381. A Medieval Hand & Half Sword of War. 44&157; overall, 35 1/2&157; broad tapering blade with shallow tapering fuller over most of its length. Hilt comprising slightly down bent quillons arched beneath & widening towards the flattened rounded ends, flat tapering elongated tang struck with a quatrefoil armourer´s mark on one side, thick octagonal pommel with circular recess on each side lined in silver chased with an eagle with outstretched wings. Circa 1325-75 In excavated condition, good edges & point. Comes with a museum quality acrylic&194;&160; stand. Octagonal pommels are quite an uncommon style See&194;&160; Gothic To Medieval Swords and Helmets 1000 to 1550AD A Private Collection David Petty pages 60-61 for a very similar sword and Oakshott’s ´Record of Medieval Swords´ and ´The Sword in the Age of Chivalry´. Quillon&194;&160; of Style 6 and pommel of Type L1 in Oakeshott´s classification. &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;&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; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)