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Nation : British
Local Price : £1,950.00

Spanish Rapier, 17th Century.. A Spanish Cup-Hilt Rapier, Circa 1650. With slender tapering double edged blade of flattened diamond section, with raised central reinforcing running the entire length of the blade (see areas of pitting towards the tip of the blade) ricasso off flattened octagonal section, it appears to be stamped with blade smith mark, a crowned ‘L', iron hilt with straight quills swelling slightly towards their tips and terminating in baluster buttons, knuckle guard en suite, compressed pommel, wooden grip bound with plain and twisted wire between plan steel collars and reinforced with recessed vertical steel straps, symmetrical solid steel cup divided into two main panels one decorated with scrolling foliage and a flower head, the other plain, the panels surmounted by flattened bars, the main ones rising to meet the knuckle guard on the right hand side and the quilon on the left.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1950

English Silver Hilted Hunting Hanger by John Carman (I) Hallmarked for 1740 / 1741. An English Silver Hilted Hunting Hanger with London Hallmarks for the year 1740 / 1741, made by the silver smith and cutler, John Carman (I) of The City of London. This plain but elegant hanger was a gentleman's weapon. The most distinctive feature of the hilt is the large convex scallop-shaped shell guard with its moulded edge which emanates from the cross guard at the front and extends parallel to the blade towards its point. The knuckle bow is clearly marked midway along one side with incuse stamps for the date, the royal lion passant, the crowned leopard’s head assay mark and the makers mark of “J C”. The leopard’s head and lion stamps are repeated underneath the hilt. This maker’s mark is most certainly that of the London cutler and silver hilted sword maker John Carman (I). The top of the knuckle bow is secured into the pommel cap with a terminal hook of usual form. The pommel cap has an integral ribbed button on top and is grooved at the side in similar style to the base ferrule of the grip. The attractive grip is formed from four plates of natural horn. The curved, single edged blade broadens slightly at the tip and is 25 inches (63.5 cm) long. It has a short ricasso and a single fuller which extends from the hilt underneath the spine of the blade and terminates almost at the tip. The blade on each side is marked with the talismanic date 1555. The numbers are separated in the middle by an orb mark with a cross attached either side. The word “S A H A G V M” appears inside the fuller on each side. This mark appears with variants on a number of blades in the 17th and 18th centuries mounted on Dutch and English swords and were probably made in Solingen. During the 17th and 18th centuries, when swords were a popular weapon for gentlemen, hunting swords and hangers were a robust, shorter, secondary side arm used for self defence when walking about town and travelling in general. Although referred to as “hunting” weapons, they probably had minimal use in hunting. Self defence in crowded areas, and in the tight confines of dangerous alleyways in cities, required a weapon which was shorter than a full length sword for close-in use in these confined spaces. The blade of this weapon is a fighting blade which would probably have been impractical to use in a hunting environment and further outlines the misnomer of the term “hunting” when generally applied to these swords. The date of this hanger shows that John Carman (I) made it shortly before his death in 1741. Unfortunately the signature mark is no longer available to us in the records at Goldsmiths’ Hall. The Smallworkers’ Book of 1739 – 1757 which might have recorded this mark, plus many others struck between these dates, is now lost. John Carman (I) had a son who was also a silver hilted sword maker and cutler. He is recorded from 1721 when he was born until 1664 when he died. He was indentured to his father, and sworn free by servitude of the Cutlers’ Company in 1743. It is likely that he registered a mark then, or shortly after, possibly prompted by the death of his father and the resulting need for stability in the business. Given these circumstances John Carman (II) could not have had his own name mark registered at Goldsmiths’ Hall and be making swords in his own right before 1743. Hence the mark is of Carman (I) given the absence of any other recorded makers with names that may have marked in this manner at this date. The above reference work borrows from Leslie Southwick, “London Silver – Hilted Swords, Their makers, suppliers & allied traders, with directory”, 2001, Royal Armouries. The sword overall is in good condition. The total length is 30.25 inches (79.5 cm).

Nation : American
Local Price : $1895.00

US M1840 Foot Officer’s Sword. While the M1840 NCO sword is quite common, the officer's version is far more scarce, as it was superceded by the M1850 Foot Officer's and Staff and Field Officer's models in 1851. After that time, it was generally carried only by generals and there is a well-known photograph with Union General Ambrose Burnside carrying this model during the Civil War. That exact same sword sold at auction recently for over $40,000. While of comparable quality and condition, the sword offered here unfortunately has no inscription or provenance to link it with a specific officer. There was a great deal of variation in this model, as each one was individually purchased. The model follows the basic style of the M1840 NCO sword in that it has a straight single-fullered blade and a cast brass hilt featuring straight single quillon, D-guard knuckle bow, cast brass simulated wire grip, and plain shell guards. The sword offered here differs in that the pommel and knuckle bow have raised floral decoration, the counter guard folds (as do some examples of the NCO sword), the grip is silver-plated, the 32 3/8″ blade is lightly etched with floral decoration and stands of arms, with “E Pluribus/ Unum” in script (etching worn), and the scabbard is brass. Scabbard features engraved acanthus decoration and a wrigglework border, with twin carrying rings (some examples had three) and decorated frog stud. This example has no drag and possibly never had one or it was intentionally removed, as it is still longer than the blade and shows no signs of having been broken or worn off. Sword in very good condition, as carried in the field, with wear and patches of light pitting on the blade and the guard slightly loose. The scabbard has a number of shallow dents on both sides on the lower half. Brass on hilt and scabbard with a pleasing mustard brown age patina. Overall length 38 5/8″, not including scabbard. The first example of this officer's model we have had in nearly 25 years of business.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,895.00

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British 1796 Pattern Yeomanry Officer’s Light Cavalry Sabre With Quality Gilt & Blued Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22733 -. These Sabres were primarily used by British Light Dragoons and Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars (see page 78 of World Swords by Withers). The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. Officers of the famous 95th Rifles, Light Infantry Regiments and the "flank" Companies of Line Regiments adopted these Swords (The Hit Napoleonic War, Book & TV series Sharpe’s Rifles featured this pattern of Sword). Pattern 1796 Sabres were used at The Battle of Waterloo 1815. This original Officer’s quality 1796 Sabre is in very good condition. It has a single edged, 30 ½” slim sabre blade (35” overall). The slim blade indicates that this sword was most likely a Yeomanry cavalry Officer’s privately commissioned piece. The blade has some staining consistent with age but no rust and the cutting edge has a few small nicks consistent with age and service use. The nicks are only visible on close inspection. Both sides of the blade have decorative Gilt & Blued panels with Banners & Arms, Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex). There are no visible maker marks on the blade. It has a steel cross guard with rounded langets, knuckle guard, grip frame and fish skin covered ribbed grip with wire binding. The covering is worn in areas exposing the wood grip underneath and some of the grips original wire binding is present. The Sabre is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The scabbard has even patina. There are no maker marks visible on the scabbard. The price for this attractive Napoleonic Wars Era Sword & Scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 22733

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,895.00

Solid Silver Hilted Sword, hallmarked for 1790-91.. A Solid Silver Hilted Sword, hallmarked for 1790-91. With straight singled edged tapering blade, cut with a long deep fuller running the entire length, engraved on both sides with stands of arms and ‘GR', solid silver stirrup hilt, with silver wire bound ebony grip, in its original tooled leather scabbard with solid silver mounts all hallmarked and stamped with makers initials IF, the locket signed ‘NEILD St. James St. SWORD CUTLER to his royal highness the PRINCE OF WALES'.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1875

Late 17th century English Silver Mounted Hanger with the Maker’s Mark “WL” for William Lutwich of London. An English silver mounted hanger comprehensively stamped with the maker’s mark “WL” most likely for the silversmith William Lutwich of London. This is a fine example in unusually good condition. The small mark consists of the letters in raised relief inside a shield with a pellet above and below. In the 17th and 18th centuries when swords were a popular weapon for gentlemen, hangers were a robust secondary side arm used for self defense when hunting and travelling. They were also used in parts of the British Army and Navy. Hangers appear in some military portraits of the time. Towards the end of their popular use, they were slimmed down and refined for wear as a gentleman’s fashion accessory. The high quality and expensive hanger described here, with its robust blade, was most likely a gentleman’s weapon made for use rather than decoration. The hanger dates to between 1691, when Lutwich was “made free” of his guild and able to practice in his own right, and 1697, which is the date of the advent of the Higher, or “Britannia”, Standard for silver, when smiths were required to use a new stamp bearing the first two initials of their surnames. When the requirements for punch marks changed again in 1720 with the arrival of the Sterling Silver Standard, many makers reverted to recording their initials but in bolder type accompanied by date and hallmark stamps. By this date the styles adopted for hangers had changed so there no doubt that this hanger is a late 17th century example. On this hilt the quillon terminals are stamped as are the base ferrule to the grip and the pommel. This comprehensive marking was also a historic practice by the turn of the century. The cross guard of this sword is comprised of a bold faceted block with horizontal quillons swollen at the vertically counter curved terminals. The grip is of stag antler with a plain ribbed ferrule at its base and scalloped edge. The pommel cap has a ribbed neck beneath with scalloped edge formed in the same manner as the basal ferrule. The plain dome formed on top has a pronounced tang button in the centre. The slightly curved robust single edged blade is just over 16 inches long (40.5 cm). It becomes double edged from just over two thirds of the way along to the tip. The blade is deeply struck on both sides at the forte with a moustachioed King’s head mark on each side. The full length of the hanger is just over 21.5 inches (54.5 cm) long. The hanger is in fine condition. A stamp recorded by William Lutwich at Goldsmiths’ Hall is shown in Grimwade number 1967 page 144. This mark has the same shaped depressed shield and letters WL incuse as do the marks on our hanger. However, the stamp in Grimwade has a crown above the letters whereas the marks on our hanger have a pellet above and below. It is not known when the mark in Grimwade was recorded but smiths did use and record variants of their marks over time many of which are now lost. For further information on English silver hilted swords and hangers see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver – Hilted Swords, Their makers, suppliers & allied traders, with directory”, 2001, Royal Armouries. For a very similar example with the maker’s mark of Richard Fuller, circa 1690, see the same publication page 277, plate 18.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,875.00

**SCARCE**MAN TETSU SWORD COMPANY DOUBLE SIGNED KOA ISSHIN MANTETSU (Respectfully Made) BLADE*WW2 Japanese Officer’s Gendaito Katana Sword Officer’s Rank Tassel, Scabbard With Leather Combat Cover & Expert Assessment. ED 3018 -. A scarce original WW2 Japanese Officer’s Company made Sword with signed tang and scabbard. The sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes and illustrations accompany the sword. In extracts from his notes he states “A scarce example of a company produced sword not signed by a swordsmith. A Koa Isshin Man Tetsu (Respectfully Made) see John Slough’s book Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945 page Numbers 94,95,96, 3 pages of information on these swords. 2 types were made Medium to Superior Grade Show-To and Medium to High grade Gendaito. This is bright with old rust at point. You can see vague nioi hamon. I class them as basic Gendaito, lots of handwork. The best ones were made in Japan 1st produced for the Manchurian army in occupied China in 1937. Originally made in the Diaren Railway factory after 1937 for the Canton Army. Well balanced & very good nakago tang, lovely well cut kanji. Saya gunto parade steel with green army paint covered with very good condition & good quality leather combat cover. Copper blade collar habaki with big heavy pierced brass tsuba & one seppa. Tsuka hilt all original, locking catch & sarute knot loop with ¾ of original Lieutenant To Captain rank tassel (worn). Binding & Ray skin intact but dirty. A good example of a Koa Isshin Man Tetsu sword. In his illustrations Bill translates the tang Kanji. One side War slogan ‘Develop Asia By One Mind’ and ‘Man Tetsu Company Made This’. The reverse Junish & Zodiac dates? And Autmn (date not translated). The spine of the blade marks are translated as ‘2744 Showa’. He measures the cutting edge as just under 67 cms, total length 88 cms and describes other blade and tang measurements & characteristics which can be seen in image 2. The price includes UK delivery. This sword is worthy of further research. ED 3018

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £1875

Click and use the code >20468 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine, Original, Ancient, Punic War Period Early Roman Republic Era Short Sword, A Gladius Hispaniensis Double Leaf Shaped Blade Circa 2,400 Years Old