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A Brass-Barrelled English Lock BlunderbussBy Thomas 1 Green Of London, Late 17th/Early 18th CenturyWith two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and with a ramp notched for sighting at the rear, plain tang, indistinctly signed flat lock with repaired pointed tail and separate pan, flat ring-neck cock with safety-catch (inoperative) at the rear, moulded figured full stock (old bruising, broken through and repaired at the grip, repaired beneath the tail of the lock and on both sides of the fore-end at the muzzle), brass mounts comprising butt-plate, the long pointed heel tang with moulded borders, trigger-guard with pointed foliate finial, single turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and old horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (tang and lock with light pitting), London proof marks and Green's barrelsmith's mark 42 cm. barrel Footnotes:Thomas 1 Green was apprenticed to Edward Nicholson in 1686 and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1693. He was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1720. He is recorded 'att ye Fowler' in the Minories in 1714 and was Gunmaker to Ordnance, 1697-1715, and to the Royal Africa Company in 1721. He was appointed Viewer and Proofmaster to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1715. Following his death in 1728 the business was carried on by his widow, AgnesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 22-Bore Flintlock Pistol For The 1st Regiment Of Horse, Later The Royal Horseguards (The Blues)Late 18th CenturyWith plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with 'GR' crowned (tail marking removed in the pistol's working life), figured moulded full stock (fore-stock with minor split on one side at the muzzle) carved in low relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, the butt stamped with Ordnance Storekeeper's mark and indistinct inspector's marks, regulation brass mounts comprising shaped bevelled side-plate, escutcheon engraved with continental 'FK', spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe of Land pattern, and steel ramrod (steel parts with some rust patination), King's proof marks 25.6 cm. barrel Footnotes:Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 30 April 2014, lot 324. See also Robert Brooker, British Military Pistols..., 2016, p. 104For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 20-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistol By R. Welford Of London, Circa 1720-30With two-stage barrel, plain tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured moulded full stock (chipped beneath the tail of the lock, butt with minor repair on one side at the pommel) with apron around the tang, mounts comprising engraved foliate side-plate, border engraved spurred pommel decorated with foliage, plain trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial, turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and brass-capped wooden ramrod (steel parts with some light surface rust), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of Joseph Clarkson 24.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:Richard 1 Welford was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1712. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance between 1715 and 1719, and to the East India Company in 1743. The last reference to him is in 1747For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .577 Percussion 1853 Pattern Fourth Model Rifle MusketDated 1857Of regulation pattern, the butt stamped on one side with circular Enfield arsenal mark and Indian marks, regulation brass mounts incised with Indian inscriptions on the heel tang and trigger-guard tang (some wear and refinishing), and original steel ramrod, Ordnance proof marks 99.1 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock William IV 1824 Pattern Sea Service PistolCirca 1830With plain barrel and tang retaining nearly all their original blackened finish, border engraved flat bevelled lock with 'WR' crowned, figured full stock stamped with Board of Ordnance ownership mark behind the tail of the lock, inspector's marks, and crowned 'P' and initial 'T' on the side-flat, regulation brass mounts, belt hook, stirrup ramrod, and in fine condition, King's proof marks: in a modern lined and fitted wooden case 23 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion Revolver With War Department MarksNo. 19621 For 1855With blued octagonal sighted barrel with London address and stamped War Department mark on the left side, cylinder with roll engraved naval engagement scene, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, rammer, steel trigger-guard and back-strap, varnished figured rounded grips pierced for a lanyard, the left one stamped with War Department mark, and the bottom flat with Ordnance marks 'E6' and '16', both crowned, matching numbers, and some original finish (some wear and surface rust patination): in later lined and fitted wooden case with accessories including James Dixon & Sons flask (dented), and steel bullet mould (some pitting) stamped 'Colt's Patent', the interior of the lid with reproduction directions label, London proof marks 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 23 April 2008, lot 319One of 14,000 ordered by the Board of Ordnance for the Army in 1855, of which few surviveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock William IV 1824 Pattern Sea Service PistolCirca 1830With blackened barrel and tang, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled lock with 'WR' crowned, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock (minor chips) with inspector's marks on one side of the butt and Board of Ordnance ownership mark above the tail of the lock, regulation brass mounts, belt hook, stirrup ramrod, and in fine condition, small King's proof marks 23 cm. barrel Footnotes:See De Witt Bailey, 'The Pattern 1824 Sea Service', J.A.A.S. (March 2013), vol. XXI, no. 1, pp. 11-15For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 28-Bore Flintlock 1801 Pattern Long Sea Service PistolDated 1800With plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Tower' across the tail, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock (some old bruising) with apron around the barrel tang and stamped with inspector's marks including those in the ramrod channel, dated Board of Ordnance ownership mark behind the tail of the lock, and with an 'S' on the tail of the side-flat, regulation brass mounts, steel belt hook, and later brass-tipped ramrod, King's proof marks 30.8 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .577 Snider Three-Band Service RifleDated 1863With browned sighted barrel with bright bore and retained by three barrel bands, calibrated folding adjustable back-sight, pivoting breech-block, chained striker-protector, dated flat lock (light pitting) engraved 'Enfield' and with 'V.R.' crowned on the tail, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising) with circular Enfield arsenal mark over '1' on one side of the butt, regulation brass mounts including butt-plate stamped '53' over '131', sling loops, and steel ramrod, Ordnance proof marks 93 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare 28-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol With Gold-Inlaid DecorationBy S. Brunn, 55 Charing Cross, London, Circa 1800With long turn-off barrel finely inlaid with engraved gold swags and martial trophies, the latter suspended from four ribbons, the muzzle and breech each encircled by a band of engraved gold triangles, the breech, action, ring-neck cock and steel all decorated en suite, the action signed on a gold oval over each side, gold-lined pan, gold-inlaid thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, later rounded ebony butt (gold-inlaid tangs replaced) with cast silver grotesque mask cap, and retaining traces of original blueing (some scattered pitting), gold-lined London proof marks17.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Samuel Brunn took over John Knubley's business at 7 Charing Cross on his death in 1795 and continued the business in his name until 1797. He is recorded under his own name as Sword Cutler & Gunmaker at 55 Charing Cross between 1798 and 1804 and was at 56 Charing Cross between 1805 and 1820. He was appointed Sword Cutler and Gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, 1800-11; the Prince Regent, 1812-1820; and Contractor to Ordnance, 1797-1809. For more details see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 58-59Samuel Brunn is the maker of the pair of elaborate silver-mounted neoclassical pistols of 1800, probably made for the Prince Regent, and now in the Metropolitan Museum of art, New York (inv. nos. 1992.330.1,2)Cf. a pair of flintlock pocket pistols by the same maker and with related gold-inlaid decoration, formerly in the A.R. Dufty Collection and sold Christie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 26 October 1994, lot 236For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased 54-Bore Percussion Adams Patent 1851 Model Self-Cocking Five-Shot Revolver Retailed By Hollis & Sheath, Makers To H.M.H. Board Of Ordnance, No. 30344.B., Mid-19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle and signed along the top flat, serial numbered cylinder engraved around the forward edge, border engraved frame decorated with foliate scrollwork, trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap en suite, the latter with hinged circular butt-trap cover engraved with a flower-head, safety-stop, arbor-pin and spring-catch, and chequered figured rounded butt (minor chip, wear and light pitting overall): in lined and fitted wooden case with reproduction accessories including powder-flask and bullet mould, the exterior of the case with large vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 16.2 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 25-Bore Percussion 1856 Pattern Rifled Service Pistol Dated 1857With blackened leaf-sighted barrel rifled with five wide grooves, blackened tang, dated border engraved case-hardened flat lock stamped 'Tower' and with 'V.R.' crowned on the tail, figured full stock with circular Pimlico arsenal mark dated 1866 and numbered '2' on one side of the butt, and with supplier's name 'J. Pain' on the side-flat, regulation brass mounts including butt-cap stamped 'V.L.' and numbered '2' and '4' on the tang, lanyard swivel, and stirrup ramrod, Ordnance view and proof marks 25.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 25 November 2015, lot 258For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Impressive Pair Of 12 PDR. Cast-Iron CannonBy Walker & Co. of Rotherham, Nos. 87 And 145, Late 18th CenturyEach of tapering multi-stage form with raised mouldings and bell-shaped muzzle, the first reinforce each stamped with a broad arrow mark and with the respective weight '20-2-21' and '20-2-24' over '184 4', the second reinforce each with crowned cypher of George III in relief, spiked touch-holes each on a raised block bored to take a flintlock igniter, base-rings each incised on the left side with quarter-sight scales from '1 to 4', left trunnions incised 'WCo' and the right trunnions with the respective serial number, and knob-shaped cascabels: on expertly made stepped wooden carriages of garrison type with original iron trunnion mounts, restraining rings and pierced trucks (2)172.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor from the Grange, Halesowen, nr. Birmingham, West Midlands, previously the home of Seth Somers, owner of the Somers Iron FoundryDecommissioned in accordance with the rules of Ordnance. For a related cannon of Blomefield Pattern see H.L. Blackmore, The Armouries of the Tower of London, I Ordnance, 1976, p. 82, no. 71, pl. 48Walker & Co. of Rotherham, nr. Sheffield, South Yorkshire, were in production between 1771 and 1820. 79 of the 105 cannon aboard Nelson's Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar were made by the company This lot may be viewed at the vendor's property by prior arrangement. Please contact the Department to make an appointmentFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 10-Bore Flintlock India Pattern Service MusketEarly 19th CenturyWith rebrowned sighted barrel and tang, border engraved rounded lock (cock and steel replaced) with 'VR' crowned and 'Tower' across the tail, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising) with apron around the barrel tang, the butt on the right side stamped with Board of Ordnance ownership mark, '177' over '55' and the date 1841, and with inspector's marks and supplier's name 'Wheeler' behind the tang of the trigger-guard, regulation brass mounts, sling loops, and steel ramrod; together with a socket bayonet with blade of hollow triangular section (steel parts with some rust patination), indistinct King's proof marks (2)99.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .577 Percussion 1853 Pattern Third Model Rifle MusketDated 1860Of regulation pattern, the tang of the butt-plate stamped 'V' over 'SR19' and '130', and with replacement chained nipple-protector and leather sling (steel parts with light pitting, butt with some bruising), Ordnance view and proof marks 99.1 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Brace of 18-Bore Flintlock Commercial Heavy Cavalry Pistols Of 1796 PatternBy Brander & Potts, 70 Minories, London, Early 19th CenturyEach with browned barrel and tang (some old surface patination), flat bevelled lock and ring-neck cock, the former each stamped with maker's details, figured full stock with flattened rounded butt, one stamped with supplier's initials 'B&P' on the side-flat, and 'GW' on the other, regulation brass mounts, and original steel ramrod: in their contemporary lined and fitted deal case (minor moth damage) with earlier three-way powder-flask, steel bullet mould, ramrod and cleaning rod, London proof marks 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Martin Brander and Thomas Potts are recorded at 70 Minories and Goodman's Yard between 1802 and 1827. They were Contractors to Ordnance between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine .577/.450 Martini Henry Mark II Service RifleBy The Birmingham Small Arms & Metals Company, No. 3625, Dated 1889With blued sighted barrel with bright bore and retained by two blued barrel bands, the forward one with bayonet lug on the right, blued calibrated adjustable back-sight, blued action stamped with Cape Government mark on the top and on the right with 'V.R.' crowned above the maker's details, date and model number, figured butt and fore-stock, the former stamped with circular maker's mark on one side above '11' over '1', other cancelled marks and numbers to the left, regulation steel mounts, sling loops with an original leather sling, original steel ramrod, and in fine condition retaining nearly all its original finish; together with a socket bayonet with bright blade of hollow triangular section, and blued socket, in its brass-mounted black leather scabbard, the locket with frog-hook, Ordnance proof marks (2)84.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .577 Snider Mark III Cavalry CarbineNo. 4788, Dated 1871With sighted rifled barrel retained by a Baddeley patent barrel band, calibrated folding adjustable back-sight with an original leather cover, pivoting breech-block with sprung catch, chained striker-protector, flat lock retaining some original case-hardening stamped 'Enfield' beneath the date and crowned broad arrow mark, and with crowned 'V.R' on the tail, figured half-stock (some old bruising) stamped with circular Enfield arsenal mark over '1' on one side of the butt, regulation brass mounts including butt-plate with hinged circular butt-trap cover opening to reveal original steel two-piece cleaning rod, Ordnance proof marks 49 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 16-Bore Flintlock 1756/81 Pattern Land Service PistolBy Edge, Dated 1760With plain shortened barrel and plain tang, border engraved rounded lock with 'GR' crowned and signed above the date across the tail, figured full stock (partly replaced at the muzzle, butt split through) with shallow apron around the barrel tang, regulation brass mounts comprising shaped rounded side-plate, spurred pommel and shaped vacant escutcheon, ramrod-pipes (forward one replaced), and later brass-tipped ramrod, King's proof marks 29 cm. barrelFootnotes:See De Witt Bailey, Ph.D., Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small Arms 1718-1783, 1997, p. 62, pl. 90For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock William IV 1824 Pattern Sea Service PistolCirca 1830With plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with 'WR' crowned and retaining traces of case-hardening, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock stamped with inspector's marks and Board of Ordnance ownership mark, the latter above the tail of the lock, and with supplier's mark 'WG' above an indistinct crown on the rear of the side-flat, regulation brass mounts, belt hook, stirrup ramrod, and in fine condition, King's proof marks 23 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GOOD SELECTION OF BARTHOLOMEWS AND NATIONAL GRID ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS FOR SCOTLAND AND UK

An English 16 bore flintlock pistol by Blair and Sutherlands, barrel 8.5 in., struck 'B&S' and 'LONDON', private ordnance proof marks, lock marked 'BLAIR AND SUTHERLANDS', walnut full stock with brass furniture, horn tipped ramrod, first decade of the 19th century. Blackmore places this maker at 54 Minories, London (as well as in Birmingham) and states that they were contractors to the Ordnance.

A Lovel's 1842 pattern Constabulary Carbine, barrel 26 in., full stocked with brass furniture, border line engraved lock, steel ramrod, stock with Board of Ordnance mark, butt plate tang marked '10/ RP/ 788'.

FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS, subjects include British topographical, Carpentry, General Knowledge, Wildlife Fact Files, Cornhill Magazine volume VI, 20th Century Fiction and Ordnance Survey street atlases etc (four boxes)

Two vintage codd bottles for Yates Lancaster and a selection of ordnance survey guides

A Late 19th century Ordnance survey map of the English Lakes on cloth in original slip case.

Collection of Vintage Folded Ordnance Survey Maps including Bartholomews together with a few later Ordnance Survey Maps and Various Map Books, Atlas Books, etc

Approximately 24 Folded Ordnance Survey ' New Popular Edition One-Inch Maps ' together with approximately 41 Bartholomews Revised ' Half-Inch Contoured Maps and 7 further Folded Maps

A QUANTITY OF VINTAGE ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS, A BRASS KETTLE, EDWARDIAN PRINT ETC.

An Early 20th Century Bronze Wall Plaque to the Army Ordnance Corps, of shield form cast with three cannon over the legend SUA TELA TONANTI, the whole surmounted by a coronet and a clenched hand holding crossed wings and lightning bolts, 46cm by 34cm

A WWI ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORP. FORAGE CAP WITH BADGE an enamel lapel badge and a small collection of relevant ephemera and photographs Condition Report: Available upon request

Hydrographic Office map 'Port of London Authority Plan of the Tilbury Docks 1968', Based upon the Ordnance Survey Maps, printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd, 68 x 71.5cm

Hydrographic Office map 'Port of London - The River Thames from Teddington to The Tongue', Based upon the Ordnance Survey Maps, 49.5 x 104cm

Hydrographic Office map 'Port of London Authority Plan of the Royal Group of Docks 1968', Based upon the Ordnance Survey Maps, printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd, 57 x 103cm

Hydrographic Office map 'Port of London Authority Plan of the Surrey Commercial Docks 1968', Based upon the Ordnance Survey Maps, printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd, 54 x 44.5cm

Hydrographic Office map 'Port of London Authority Plan of the India and Millwall Docks 1968', Based upon the Ordnance Survey Maps, printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd, 67.5 x 63.5cm

Hydrographic Office map 'Port of London Authority Plan of the London & St Katherine's Docks 1968', Based upon the Ordnance Survey Maps, printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd, 32.5 x 48.5cm

LEE-RICHARDSON J.  21 Army Group Ordnance, The Story of the Campaign in North West Europe. Fldg. maps. Quarto. Orig. brds. in d.w. 1946.

Selection of WW2 Japanese Naval Badges including blue felt on white, Petty Officer line 3rd class ... Blue felt on white, Petty Officer line 2nd class ... Blue felt on white, Aviation 2nd class ... Red felt on blue Gunnery ... Red felt on blue, Air Engines ... Red felt on blue, Ordnance. Some wear and staining, removed from uniforms. 10 items.

British P1887 MKI Martini Henry Sword Bayonet 18 1/4 inch, single edged blade with sharpened back edge point. Short fuller. Forte with crowned ‚'VR‚' dated ‚'87‚' with various Ordnance stamps. Steel, turn down quillon, crossguard and stepped muzzle ring. Steel pommel with locking spring. Release stud with top absent. Pommel stamped ‚'N‚' (Naval). Black leather, checkered grips. Steel with dark patina.

British P1876 Socket Bayonet 22 inch, hollow ground, triangular form blade. Forte with Ordnance stamps. Steel scabbard and socket with swivel locking ring. Together with an unfinished, British 1907 SMLE blade ... German, 12 1/4 inch, single edged blade by ‚'FP‚'. Complete with steel crossguard. 3 items.

Quantity of Excavated Inert Ordnance and Fuse Heads including various bullet heads from different periods ... Quantity of shell shrapnel ... 3 x various iron balls ... Selection of shell heads ... Selection of shrapnel balls ... Various fired bullet cases. All contained in a steel ammunition box.

Cartography - Local Interest - various 20th century ordnance survey and conveyance maps of Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Tupton, Matlock, Tupton, Ashover and surrounding areas, large qty

A copy of the Domesday book of the Great Survey England of William the Conqueror, facsimile of the part relating to Lincolnshire, published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton under the Directorship of Colonel Sir H James, published 1862.

AROUND HALIFAX, reduced Ordnance Survey folding cloth map by G.G. Richmond, together with another, Yorkshire Coalfield, Bacons New Chart of The World, and others (10) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)

A box of Ordnance Survey and other maps of the UK and foreign countries; together with a small box of mixed antiquarian books and vintage magazines, to include Model Engineer.

A box of books and mixed ephemera. To include copies of British Philatelic Bulletin, engravings, ordnance survey maps and a cigarette card album.

A Vintage Diplomat Combination Lock Briefcase Containing Printed Ephemera, Ordnance Survey Maps, Guides etc

THREE BOXES OF BOOKS AND PICTURES, subjects to include wine, mathematics, cooking, chess, 'Churchill' by Roy Jenkins, ordnance survey maps of Wales, cricket prints from the M.C.C collection, Ann Fryers 'Summer Pier' print, oil on paper portrait of an elderly gentleman signed N Owens etc

Ten travel and travel writing reference books to include eight books of "The Old Series Ordnance Survey" Maps of England and Wales

A collection of maps including Ordnance Survey**PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTING AND PACKING**

A WW1 medal trio named to 08923 Private FW Brown of the Army Ordnance Corps together with his brass cap badgeCondition ReportDamage to top bar of War medal

Various ephemera to include Wizard comics, Ordnance Survey maps, photographs etc.

[ATLAS] New Large Scale Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles, Bacon, London, no date, half leather gilt (rubbed), all edges gilt, 102 coloured double-spread maps, chiefly county maps, plans of towns and environs of towns (as called for), folio.

A collection of folded canvas maps of local interest, to include Scarborough (Scorbro), Commissioners Beverley and Barmston Drainage (x2), Hull and East Yorkshire River Board Area Part 1 and 2, together with ordnance maps to include Kilham, Rudston, Thornholm, Little Driffield, Driffield, Nafferton, Lowthorpe, Kirkburn, Sunderlandwick, Skerne, Cattle Holmes and others.

A pair of WWII period German Kriegsmarine binoculars marked BEH 7 x 50, serial no. 463978, fitted in later case, height 21cm, with a leather cased set of Ordnance Survey motor maps of England (part af).Additional InformationBinoculars - General wear throughout, minor chipping, denting, scratches to outer body, optics are a little cloudy but functional; case of survey maps is damaged with heavy wear throughout, and has sellotape to the hinge, each with general wear. 

A collection of cap badges including Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Artillery, Notts & Derby, National Defence Company, Fourteenth Royal Irish Rifles, etc, military buttons, Third Reich-type Luftwaffe flak badge (Swastika removed), ribbons, etc also, a mid to late 20th century US desert pattern helmet with canvas cover.Additional InformationIncludes restirkes, general wear, scratches, scuffs, abrasions, misshaping etc throughout, fraying to ribbons, the helmet with spotting and dirt, thinning and fraying to fabric, some surface corrosion to interior, dirt as well.

Five volumes on town, city and road maps: Bartholomew's Touring Atlas and Gazetteer of the British Isles 1900 (modern hardback), Mapping the Roads by Mike Parker, The South-West Highway Atlas for 1675, Tamar Books, Ordnance Survey Map Makers to Britain since 1971 by Owen and Pilbeam, and Town and City Maps of the British Isles 1800-1855 by Ahley Baynton-Williams

Box: Ordnance Survey folding maps

A MID 19TH CENTURY ROYAL ENGINEERS, DRIVERS SWORD. Also known as a 'German Sword Cavalry Universal, 1889 Pattern. The sword with a curved blade with spear point and fullers, with various marks include S&K for Schinitzler and Kirschbaum who traded between 1811 and 1865, with British Board of Ordnance inspectors stamp for Liege c1860, German marks, crown over F.W., also with 'sold out of service' marks. Steel pommel and backstrap, wooden grips replaced. Lacking scabbard, blade 88cm, 101cm overall. See Charles Martyn, 'British Cavalry Swords from 1600', p127, ill 96. and Robson Page, 'Sword of the British Army (Revised Edition), pp237-8.