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Nation : Indian
Local Price : £300.00

Indian 19th Century Foot Artillery Sword. Description Slightly curved unfullered blade with false edge and spear point. Blade 65.8cm in length, Â¼ inch (6.5mm) thick at the shoulder, the sword 78.4cm overall. Steel hilt with forward curving comma-shaped quillon and recurved single bar knucklebow. Full-width tang with slab grips of black hardwood secured by five rivets. Flat teardrop-shaped pommel. No scabbard. These swords are thought to have been used by one of the princely states of British India during the 19th century. Princely states were protectorates with a degree of autonomy and sometimes considerable wealth, which could raise and equip their own armies or even navies. The swords are somewhat scarce “ supposedly all extant examples were discovered as a group and exported together during the 1980s, presumably as a clearout of an old armoury. If true this suggests that they were a small custom order probably intended for a single unit. No scabbards appear to have survived, if they had one originally. The outside of the knucklebow is engraved in Hindi with what appears to be à¤&156; à¥ª à¥¦. In the Devanagari script à¤&156; is a consonant with the sound &#acute;ja&#acute; and à¥ª à¥¦ are numerals for &#acute;4 0&#acute;. I therefore believe this is a rack or serial number, essentially equivalent to &#acute;J40&#acute;. All other examples I can find use the à¤&156; prefix and two following digits “ I have noted &#acute;2 9&#acute; and &#acute;5 0&#acute;. Were there fewer than 100 examples? Its design is clearly inspired by standard-issue British Army swords of the 19th century, especially the 1853 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s sword, which also uses a full-width tang, black slab grips secured by five rivets and a similar shaped quillon. This model in particular seems to have been well regarded in India “ the swords used by the cavalry of the Baroda State were also modelled on it. The blade reminds me somewhat of that of the Baker rifle bayonet: a similar length, unfullered, with a prominent false edge. Baker bayonets were often used as sidearms even beyond the life of the Baker rifle itself. However, some elements of its design are simpler than on British types, such as its unfullered blade and lack of leather covering on the grips, and its construction seems more artisanal than one would expect from British workshops or even larger Indian workshops like Rodwell & Co which made the Baroda swords. This may mean that the swords were made locally by blacksmiths. They are consistently referred to as &#acute;foot artillery&#acute; swords and this seems reasonable given their design, but I can find no hard evidence for it. They are certainly too short for cavalry use and their thick heavy blades (with essentially no distal taper until the last 12cm) are a far cry from the light, flexible and razor-sharp cutting swords favoured by most Indian swordsmen. Indian foot troops would have been shorter men than the British in that period, and if they were indeed artillerymen they would have also had to kneel while crewing guns without their sidearms getting in the way, and would not have been expected to fight hand-to-hand except in extremis. The blade has been sharpened along the true edge, the false edge is unsharpened. The blade has some spots of patination, one larger spot also with light pitting, some tiny divots which I think are imperfections in forging. Some undulation to the spine, possibly from hand manufacture, with patination to the recessed areas. Some areas of darker patination to the hilt and exposed tang. One grip slab is intact, the other has areas of chipping which partly expose the tang on the edge side and one of the rivets next to the pommel.

Nation : American
Local Price : £300.00

US Navy Model 1870 Yataghan Bayonet. Description Yataghan blade, brass hilt with partial muzzle ring and lobe quillon, brass grip with &#acute;feathered&#acute; or &#acute;fishscale&#acute; texture, beaked pommel with motif of crossed cannon barrels over an anchor. Unusual hilt design with high leaf spring locking catch and lower hole to accommodate the cleaning rod of the 1870 rifle. Black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape, with frog stud. Blade is unmarked. Hilt is marked with &#acute;S&#acute;. The back of the grip is stamped with &#acute;GGS&#acute; and the pommel end with &#acute;J.G.B&#acute;. The US 1870 Navy rifle was a Springfield made rolling block type “ the bayonets for it are thought to have all been made by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Two versions are known to exist, this version with the yataghan blade and a straight-bladed version. Blade has some pitting, brass hilt has some very small dings and patina as expected for age. Scabbard is very good, only minor rubbing to the leather, no structural damage. Some small dents to the chape piece.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300.00

British George V 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword, Probably WW1. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced and imprinted decoration including the crown and cypher of King George V (reigned 1910-1936). Steel ferrule, fully chequered steel backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound black shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Steel nickel-plated parade scabbard, with two hanging rings. Blade 32 5/8 inches in length past the washer, 1 inch wide at the shoulder, the sword 38Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with a proof mark that is simply &#acute;PROVED&#acute; with the letters arranged in a circle. This is a more economical form of the traditional proof, which would usually take the form of an inset brass proof slug surrounded by etching. There is no maker&#acute;s mark or other markings on the blade. I have seen this simplified proof mark before on swords produced during WW1, by the manufacturers Fenton Brothers and Hawksworth, both in Sheffield. These firms did not typically manufacture swords and only began to do so due to the war. I have also seen examples stamped with this proof mark but no maker&#acute;s mark, just the text &#acute;MADE IN SHEFFIELD&#acute;. Lacking all of the equipment and skilled labour that would be available at a firm of sword cutlers, these wartime manufacturers at times had to improvise, such as making hilts out of materials other than steel (to avoid the need to bend a steel &#acute;flat&#acute; into shape which required specialised tooling) or swapping the shagreen grip for leather. Skipping the traditional but non-essential slugs for a simple stamp on the steel may have been another such measure and does not seem to have been done by any established firms. Wartime swords did typically have decorative etching, so this example is a little unusual in having a completely plain blade. There might have once been shallow etching that has been completely polished off subsequently. The blade is bright with a mirror polish, with some light frosting in places, a few small spots of patination, small patches of heavy patination at the very shoulder abutting the washer, and polishing marks. The blade&#acute;s edge is unsharpened and undamaged. The shagreen of the grip has a few small spots of wear and one lost scale which show up brown, its wire binding is all present with some movement to all the loops. The hilt, ferrule, backstrap and pommel have all been nickel-plated and this plating is in very good condition with little wear even on high-wear areas like the edges and inside of the hilt. No movement to the hilt, the sword is solid in the hand. The scabbard&#acute;s plating has a few spots of wear revealing patinated steel, the scabbard as a whole is straight and free of dents allowing smooth sheathing and drawing.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300.00

British 1903 Pattern Bayonet, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and Denbighshire Hussars. Description Spear pointed unfullered blade, wood scale grips secured with two screws. Steel beaked pommel with locking button and clearance hole, steel hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Brown leather Land Mk II pattern scabbard with steel throat and leather chape. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crowned &#acute;E.R.&#acute;, and 1903 (the pattern), a production date of 1 &#acute;01, meaning January 1901, three crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and reissue stamps &#acute;06, &#acute;07 and &#acute;08. On the other side it is stamped with an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test, and what looks like a second &#acute;X&#acute; mark below it. The belly of the blade is stamped with &#acute;7&#acute;. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;4&#acute; over &#acute;A.&.S.H.&#acute; over &#acute;150&#acute;. This indicates that this was bayonet number 150 used by the 4th Battalion, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. This has been cancelled with strikethroughs. The exposed tang is stamped with &#acute;T&#acute;. The wood grips are stamped on one side with another unit mark of &#acute;DHY&#acute; over &#acute;300&#acute;, indicating the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry. The base of the pommel is stamped &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the mouth with &#acute;463&#acute;. The leather of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another broad arrow, two crown inspection stamps for Enfield and the manufacture date &#acute;02. The manufacture date predating 1903 indicates that this is one of the 1903 bayonets produced at Enfield by converting previous patterns which used the same blade, in this case the 1888 Mk II bayonet. Its original maker&#acute;s mark has been removed due to refinishing and remarking of the blade in this process, while part of the original bending test &#acute;X&#acute; mark can still be seen next to the new one. Its Mk II Land Pattern scabbard, originally for the 1881 Pattern bayonet, could also be reused as it was fully compatible with the 1903 Pattern. The two unit marks on this example show its service history “ initially issued to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders it was later passed on to the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry. Older models of equipment were often passed on after they were replaced, usually handed down from regular units to support or volunteer units. The 1903 Pattern bayonet had quite a short service life with the SMLE rifle: it was judged to be too short compared to other armies&#acute; bayonets which would be a disadvantage in bayonet combat, so the 1907 Pattern was designed and produced in much larger quantities to replace it. As a regular infantry unit the Argylls were probably issued with the 1907 Pattern quickly so their 1903s would have been surplus and in good condition, while the Denbighshires were at that time a mounted infantry unit that might well have preferred the shorter, lighter 1903 pattern for their SMLEs. The blade is bright with patches of cleaned pitting at the forte and near the tip, and polishing marks overall with no edge damage. The ricasso of the blade retains its original band of bluing, slightly rubbed. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel also have a blued finish, with some wear revealing lightly patinated steel. The scabbard throat piece is likewise blued bright with spots of patination. The wood grips have light handling wear, a few small dents and areas of staining. The scabbard leather has some dents and rubbing wear, all of its stitching is intact. The chape end of the scabbard is slightly kinked (common on this type), but this does not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300.00

British Mark I 1856 Pattern Drummer&#acute;s Sword, East Kent Regiment. Description Straight unfullered double-edged spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, brass hilt with central VR cypher of Queen Victoria, triangular langets and trefoil finials. Longitudinally ribbed brass grip, flared pommel with tang button. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at throat and chape, the throat piece with teardrop-shaped frog stud. The brass grip is stamped on one of the narrow, smooth sides with &#acute;E.K.&#acute;, indicating that this sword was issued to the East Kent Regiment. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on the rear face next to the staple with &#acute;RENOVATED POTTER ALDERSHOT&#acute;. These short swords were issued to drummers of infantry regiments. While the pattern was ordered to be adopted in 1856, there is evidence that similar-looking swords were being carried by musicians in some units as early as 1843, and some units did not actually adopt the new pattern until years after its introduction. Wholly ornamental, an identical version with a cast iron hilt was issued for buglers. Henry Potter & Co is a musical instrument maker founded in 1810 by Samuel Potter, a Drum Major of the Coldstream Guards, supplying musical instruments such as drums, fifes and bugles to the military. Initially based in London, William&#acute;s son George created a branch at Aldershot, which was the site of the Army’s first permanent training camp established in 1853. Over time Aldershot grew into a major military town and garrison seen to this day as the home of the British Army, providing continuing business for the highly specialized craftsmen at Potter & Co. It is interesting to see that they did renovation work on bandsmen&#acute;s swords “ while not swordsmiths they would most likely have had all the skills needed to repair or spruce up brass and leather parts, and regiments would have been used to doing business with them. The company is still in operation at Aldershot to this day. The blade has some spots of light patination and some old polishing marks. The brass hilt & grip and the brass fittings of the scabbard have an even patina, with a brighter area on the scabbard throat piece where it is covered by the langet when the sword is sheathed. The leather of the scabbard remains flexible “ take care to support it when withdrawing the blade. Some surface-level flaking and cracking to the leather. All its stitching is intact.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300

Click and use the code >25991 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Scarce German, ´Extra Long´ Mauser WW1 Regimental Issue Pattern 1898, "Neuer Art" Sword Bayonet used From the Invasion of Belgium & France in August 1914 181st Royal Saxon Infantry. By Simson & Co. Suhl.

Nation : American
Local Price : 415.00 USD

AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Ancient Order of United Workmen, organized immediately after the Civil War to provide security and death benefits to workmen, originally, on the railroads. As with all such societies of the period, membership was restricted and tenets regarding moral conduct and intoxicants were incorporated in the bylaws. The sword is of excellent quality with pierced cross guard decorated with AOUW. The ivory grip shows age and checks. The eagle on helmet pommel retains most of original gold surface. The 28 ¼” blade is marked with retailer's name, J W VICKERS BUFFALO NY at the forte and decorated with foliage AOUW and owner's name. The brass fitted iron scabbard has a smooth brown patina.

Nation : -
Local Price : 3,800 kr

Sv polissabel ca:1900-1920.