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Nation : British
Local Price : £4250

Click and use the code >25355 to search for this item on the dealer website Wonderful, Museum Piece. A Rare, Ancient Bronze and Iron Incredibly Long, High Status, Combat Cavalry Sword. 36 Inches Long. A Finely Engraved ´Eared´ Bronze Hilt With a Long Iron Back Sword Blade. Around 3200 Years Old

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £4250

Click and use the code >25313 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine French Consular Period Sabre of A Cavalry Officer, With ´Marengo´ Hilt. A Sabre D´Officier De Cavalrie Legere, By Repute, Said To Be The Privilege of Officer´s To Wear That Served At Marengo With Napoleon

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : $7,500.00 CAD

SPANISH CONQUISTADOR CUP HILT RAPIER. SPANISH CONQUISTADOR CUP HILT RAPIER: Circa 1650-1700. Long Flamberge blade 38”, 7/8” wide. “IN SOLINGEN” is engraved in each fuller, with an “S” at the end of each fuller. The “S” is another Solingen mark. The cup hilt is of particular interest as the design on the outward half of the cup is chiseled with an INCA / AZTEC influence. This design unquestionably has the sword connected to the New World (the Americas). The voided areas along the edge and upper portion of the guard are very nicely done. The entire hilt style is of a classic Spanish style and in exceptional condition. This is an extremely rare and important piece. $7,500.00

Nation : British
Local Price : €5000

Ainu tashiro - Large knife with beautifully carved hilt..

Nation : American
Local Price : $3995.00

Historic Civil War Inscribed US M1852 Naval Officer’s Sword. The US Model 1852 Naval Officer's sword was introduced in 1852 and is still in parade use with naval officers today. However, those of the Civil War era have distinctly broader blades. It features a cast brass hilt with acanthus decoration and “USN” on the guard, scrolled sea serpent-head quillon, knuckle bow with sea serpent finial connected to the pommel, which depicts acanthus and a US eagle surrounded by 13 stars. The grip is covered with sharkskin (small losses) and brass wire wrap. Slightly curved 27″ single- edged blade profusely etched with maker's name “WH HORSTMAN/& SONS/PHILADELPHIA”, anchors, stands of arms, stars, acanthus, and “USA” in a ribbon. Black leather scabbard of regulation pattern with brass throat, middle carry band, and drag with sea serpent. The throat fitting is inscribed “Charles Ainsworth/U.S.N.” in script on the reverse. Sword and scabbard in fine condition for their age; the blade with sharp etching; the scabbard leather supple with no flaking, drag with shallow dents. Overall length 32 ½”, not including scabbard. Included is a large archive showing Ainsworth's naval service provided by Washington-Lee & Associates Confederate and Union Genealogical Research Charles Ainsworth was born on July 18, 1836 and resided in Maine. He enlisted in the US Navy on July 13, 1860 in Boston and was assigned to the newly commissioned steam sloop USS Richmond, serving aboard her until August, 1863. The Richmond was assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron and participated in the capture of New Orleans, where she was rammed by the Confederate ironclad ram Manassas and struck 17 times by cannon fire while passing the forts south of the city. She was heavily engaged at Port Hudson, where she received damage that killed her executive officer. She departed New Orleans on July 30, 1863 for a major overhaul, around the time when Ainsworth left the ship to be appointed as ensign and Acting Master's Mate on August 3, 1863. As ensign he served aboard the newly acquired gunboat USS Commodore Read, a converted shallow- draft ferry which was ideal for cruising the rivers and creeks around Virginia. During this service he saw heavy action engaging land forces and fortifications. Ainsworth completed his naval service aboard the USS Banshee, a captured blockade runner converted to a navy gunboat, resigning on July 14, 1866 and returning to Maine. Ainsworth served the entire Civil War as either a seaman or officer and saw considerable action, eventually receiving a disability pension in 1896. This historic sword was recently acquired in Maine. Inscribed Civil War era naval swords are far more scarce than those of the land forces.

Nation : American
Local Price : $3995.00

Published Presentation US M1850 Foot Officer’s Sword. From its original presentation being published in an 1861 Massachusetts newspaper, to its appearance in a 1986 issue of “The Gun Report”, this sword has a very well-documented, interesting and unique history. This sword was presented to Lt. Edwin F. Richardson on September 25, 1861, its presentation being published at the time in the “Cambridge Chronicle”. Richardson was elected as an officer in the first company organized in Massachusetts for the Civil War, when a call for volunteers was published in the Chronicle on January 5, 1861, before the firing on Ft. Sumter. The company was assigned to the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, and designated as Company C, sailing from Boston to Ft. Monroe on April 18, 1861, from where it proceeded to the Gosport Naval yard in Virginia to assist in the destruction of the buildings and supplies to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Confederacy. As a 3 month unit, the regiment returned to Cambridge and was disbanded with much fanfare in July of 1861. Richardson, vowing that “he was determined to fight till the war was over, and if need be he would leave his bones to bleach on Southern soil”, then assumed recruiting duties for a company in Cambridge, which became the “Wellington Guards”, to which Richardson was promoted as 1st Lieutenant. At this time, Richardson was presented with this sword, with the Chronicle printing the presentation from Reverend James O. Murray: “I present you this sword in the name and in behalf of the citizens of Cambridge, it is with assurance that it will never rust in its scabbard. We rely on you that no stain of dishonor shall ever dim or tarnish its glittering blade.” This may have been Richardson's proudest moment, but things were about to change for the worse….. The sword is a standard US Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword, by Palmers & Bachelders of Boston, and so marked on the spine of the blade. The 31 ½” single-fullered blade is profusely etched with stands of arms, scrolling foliage,”US”, an eagle, and Union shield. Brass guard pierced and decorated with scrolling foliage; Phrygian helmet-shaped pommel decorated with a shield surrounded by a border of stars and foliage. The grip is of leather with alternating single and twisted double-strand brass wire wrap. Brown iron scabbard with brass mounts, the throat mount inscribed “Presented/to/E.F. Richardson,/by the/Citizens of Cambridge./1861″, reverse stamped “PALMERS & BACHELDOR/BOSTON/U.S.A. REGULATION”. The sword is a standard US Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword, by Palmers & Bachelders of Boston, and so marked on the spine of the blade. The 31 ½” single-fullered blade is profusely etched with stands of arms, scrolling foliage,”US”, an eagle, and Union shield. Brass guard pierced and decorated with scrolling foliage; Phrygian helmet-shaped pommel decorated with a shield surrounded by a border of stars and foliage. The grip is of leather with alternating single and twisted double-strand brass wire wrap. Brown iron scabbard with brass mounts, the throat mount inscribed “Presented/to/E.F. Richardson,/by the/Citizens of Cambridge./1861″, reverse stamped “PALMERS & BACHELDOR/BOSTON/U.S.A. REGULATION”. Three days after the sword's presentation, Richardson's company was assigned to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry, under Colonel Henry Wilson, a noted US Senator and later Vice President under Grant. They soon embarked to Washington and then on into Virginia where they prepared for the siege of Yorktown. Upon the Confederate abandonment of Yorktown, the regiment took possession of the deserted works, suffering their worst casualties to date from mines and booby traps laid by the retreating Confederates. They took part in the battle at Hanover Court House and set up camp nearby, where Richardson's career took a disastrous turn. On June 5, 1862, he was assigned as officer of the guard for the night. When relieved in the morning he was found in a state of gross intoxication, for which he was brought up on charges to be cashiered from the army. His colonel recommended he be allowed to resign in exchange for the charges being dropped, which Richardson did. He left the regiment and the army in disgrace, returning to Cambridge. No doubt this haunted him in his home town, from where he had received this sword, and on which he had left a stain of dishonor. This episode is reminiscent of Ulysses Grant's resignation due to drinking just 8 years earlier while a captain at Ft. Humboldt in California, though it would lead to a much different outcome. A year and a half later, on December 11, 1863, Richardson enlisted as a private in the 56th Massachusetts to regain his honor. He saw his first action at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, the regiment suffering about 85 casualties. After a short rest, the regiment was involved in the fighting at Spotsylvania Court House from May 12, 1864 until the 18th, where it suffered over 100 more casualties. In their final charge on the 18th, Richardson was struck in the arm by a Minie ball and received a massive wound from grape shot in the right leg. Having received little or no medical attention for a week, he was finally taken to the General Hospital in Alexandria, where he died shortly thereafter. His honor was regained by this final and supreme sacrifice. A year and a half later, on December 11, 1863, Richardson enlisted as a private in the 56th Massachusetts to regain his honor. He saw his first action at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, the regiment suffering about 85 casualties. After a short rest, the regiment was involved in the fighting at Spotsylvania Court House from May 12, 1864 until the 18th, where it suffered over 100 more casualties. In their final charge on the 18th, Richardson was struck in the arm by a Minie ball and received a massive wound from grape shot in the right leg. Having received little or no medical attention for a week, he was finally taken to the General Hospital in Alexandria, where he died shortly thereafter. His honor was regained by this final and supreme sacrifice. Sword in very good condition, the blade mostly bright; etching clear and crisp. Brass guard with some of the gilt remaining, the grip with fine original leather and wire. Leather blade washer. Scabbard with some scattered dings and minor dents, retaining nearly all of the original brown on the body. CDV sharp and clear, the reverse with later handwritten “— RICHARDSON/ THIS PICTURE LOCATED/IN SACRAMENTO IN 1959/WITH HIS SASH” Included is a binder of research information on Richardson and the sword, as well as the original CDV depicting an officer in uniform with his sword. Although represented to us as a photo of Richardson, we are not certain it is the same Richardson who owned the sword. The sword, CDV, magazine, and research binder from the George Oldenbourg Collection, and included with purchase.

Nation : German
Local Price : $3995.00

Fine Quality German Rapier, ca. 1640. Featuring quality chiseled steel hilt consisting of large down-turned reverse quillon, smaller forward scroll quillon, a shell-shaped downward-angled plate (slightly damaged) extending from the quillon block, large asymmetrical side ring joining the knuckle bow, which is screwed to the ovoid pommel; chiseled ensuite with acanthus on the reverse quillon, side ring, shell plate, knuckle bow, and pommel. Thumb ring on reverse. High quality grip wrapped with several sizes of twisted iron wire and finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Straight, double-edged 35 ½” blade of diamond section, with 6″ double fullers bearing a partially obscured inscription which appears to show the maker's name of Caspar Meiershofer on one side. Meiershofer is recorded as working in Passau. The metal partially cleaned and mostly smooth with minor pin-prick pitting and age staining. Tight and well- balanced. Overall length 41 1/2″.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3995

Click and use the code >21608 to search for this item on the dealer website Spectacular & Beautiful ´Harvey´ British Dragoon Basket Hilted Sword, Culloden Period, With Large King George´s Crown & Cypher Engraved Blade Museum Grade Example