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Lot 768
A Japanese Kutana, leather bound scabbard, painted metal Tsuba. Overall length 101 cm, blade length 70 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The scabbard is fairly intact with only minor surface scratches and scuffs as one would expect. The handle is in very poor condition and the leather torn and loose. There is a missing section to the top of the scabbard between the leather and the tsuba. The blade is discoloured and has some oxidation but no serious damage. We cannot see any signature anywhere on the sword. There are some losses to the wooden inner sleeve of the scabbard just above the leather. Hopefully our attached images will provide you with the condition information that you require. The scabbard as you can see is fairly intact with only minor surface scratches and scuffs as one would expect. The handle is in very poor condition and the leather torn and loose. There is a missing section to the top of the scabbard between the leather and the tsuba. The blade is discoloured and has some oxidation but no serious damage. We cannot see any signature anywhere on the sword. There are some losses to the wooden inner sleeve of the scabbard just above the leather.
Lot 537
Good Victorian 1895 pattern Middlesex Regiment Officers' sword by Henry Wilkinson, no. 31487, with etched blade with crowned VR cipher, Middlesex Regiment in scroll and Officers' crest and monogram - H. E. J. amid floral scrolls, sharpened point for active service, in steel mounted leather scabbard
Lot 547
Fine Second World War Japanese Admirals' katana sword with scabbard and standard Naval fittings, the blade retaining all original polish and signed on tang with anchor mark. Sold with perspex plaque - 'Presented by Air Marshall Sir John E. A. Baldwin, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., D.L., J.P. (Hon. Air Commodore no. 3506 F.C.U.) Japanese Admirals Ceremonial Sword Surrendered on the Defeat of Japan'. Provenance: From the Officers' Mess R.A.F. Westwood and retained by the Station Commander when closed
Lot 188
A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1852/79 CAVALRY OFFICER`S SABRE WITH ETCHED BLADE, CIRCA 1905; AND A GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with curved fullered blade of highly burnished steel, etched with designs of scrolling foliage including classical emblems of Fame, Victory and with military trophies within contrasting matted panels over its lower half on both sides, the outer face also including the arms of Hohenzollern and the back edge with the cutler`s etched inscription "P. Damaschke, Hofflieferant, Berlin", nickel-plated regulation hilt, wire-bound fishskin grip and leather finger-loop, in its original black painted iron scabbard; the second with earlier slender straight blade, burnished and etched with panels of scrollwork involving the inscriptions "Fabrica d Toledo" and "Anno d 1863", the arms of Spain and the crowned cypher "Y2", brass hilt cast in relief, with crossed sabres langets, the quillon finial and the pommel formed as lions` heads, wire-bound celluloid grip, and original scabbard 83.8 cm; 33 in and 84 cm; 33 1/8 in blades (2)
Lot 189
A GERMAN LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, AND ANOTHER, OF IDENTICAL PATTERN, EACH LATE 18TH CENTURY each with curved blade double-edged towards the point and cut with a broad full-length fuller, the outer face etched with a princely cipher formed of the addorsed letters CC beneath a fürstenhut and enclosed by the inscriptions "Vivat" and "D.H.L", brass stirrup-hilt including quillon with cushion finial, and original leather-covered grip bound with wire (the knuckle-guards each with early soldered repair, the double langets incomplete on each hilt), each in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with matching large brass mounts, one retaining its original leather-hung buckles for suspension straps (the chapes each extensively dented) 80.5 cm; 31½ in blades (2) The inscription "D.H.L." is possibly the abbreviation of "Dragoner Hohenlohe Langenburg"
Lot 190
A RARE GERMAN INFANTRY OFFICER`S DEGEN, CIRCA 1880, MOUNTED WITH AN EARLIER BLADE CARRIED BY AN 18TH CENTURY OFFICER IN THE SERVICE OF CARL THEODORE, PRINCE ELECTOR, COUNT PALATINE AND DUKE OF BAVARIA with slender two-stage blade, the upper portion decorated over its length on both sides with a serpent-like flattened medial ridge with bevelled wavy edges and cut with a filed chequered pattern, the lower portion blued, decorated on both sides with a series of filed indented designs including, on one face, the Electoral cipher "CT" together with a series of finely etched and gilt motifs, including a bust portrait of the Elector beneath his named scroll and the collar of the Bavarian Order of Saint George suspended from the Electoral Crown, and the same devices framing on the reverse side the arms both of the Elector Palatine and of Wittelsbach jointly suspending the Electoral cipher; with regulation gilt-brass hilt including up-turned double shell-guard, the pommel, the quillon and the knuckle-guard each decorated with leaf ornament cast in low relief, original wire-bound grip, and in its original scabbard 84 cm; 33 in blade The blade was presumably carried by a forebear who had served in the army of the Elector Carl Theodore, probably during the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-9)
Lot 191
TWO GERMAN INFANTRY OFFICERS` REGULATION DEGEN, AND AN OFFICER`S SMALL-SWORD, THE FORMER TWO CIRCA 1820 AND 1880, THE LATTER CIRCA 1730 the first with fullered blade, gilt-brass hilt including large double shell-guard cast with a laurel garland about the base of the blade, the quillon, the knuckle-guard and the pommel each decorated with scrolling leaves, the grip bound with silver wire between collars stamped with oak foliage, and in its original scabbard; the second with fullered blade etched and gilt with trophies and foliage on a blued panel on both sides at the forte, gilt-brass hilt cast with foliage in low relief, including small double-shell-guard, and the grip bound with silver wire; and the third with slender blade etched with a king`s bust portrait above the inscription "Fürchte Gott Ehre Den König", brass hilt with double shell-guard, fluted pommel and the grip bound with patterned wire and "Turks` heads" (the third: the blade bent, the hilt incomplete) 85 cm; 33½ in: 83.9 cm; 33 in: 75.6 cm; 29¾ in blades (3)
Lot 192
A GERMAN OFFICER`S DRESS SABRE IN THE EASTERN FASHION, CIRCA 1830-50 with curved blade of shamshir type inlaid with a gold counterfeit maker`s cartouche on one side, gilt-brass hilt cast in relief with pseudo-eastern patterns of rosettes, palm foliage and olive garlands in low relief on a contrasting stippled ground, the pommel carrying a knuckle-chain (detached at the base), in its original fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, and the locket signed by the cutler "C. Münch" 75 cm; 29½ in blade
Lot 194
A GERMAN OFFICER`S LÖWENKOPFSÄBEL , CIRCA 1800; ANOTHER, SIMILAR,WITH ITS SCABBARD, CIRCA 1800; AND ANOTHER GERMAN OFFICER`S SABRE, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with late 18th century broad curved cutto-type blade etched with a series of large cabalistic symbols repeated on either side at the forte and etched with trophies-of-war at the base, brass stirrup-hilt with back-piece rising to a lion`s head pommel ,and original wire-bound leather grip; the second with curved blade cut with both wide and narrow fullers, brass stirrup-hilt with lion`s head pommel and original wire-bound leather grip, and in its original brass-mounted leather scabbard; the last with curved blade, both sides cut with a long narrow fuller and etched with foliage and cabalistic brief inscriptions, a Turk`s head on one side and a sun mask on the other, iron stirrup-hilt, the pommel and grip collar each cut with stars, and original wire-bound leather grip 70 cm; 27½ in, 77.5 cm; 30½ in and 69.5 cm; 27 3/8 in blades (3)
Lot 195
TWO FRENCH CAVALRY TROOPER`S SABRES: THE FIRST, THE 1854 MODEL FOR CARABINIERS, THE SECOND, THE LINE CAVALRY MODEL WITH 1822 SYSTEM BLADE, DATED 1863 AND CIRCA 1863-4 RESPECTIVELY the first with Châtellerault arsenal blade with Carabiniers model designation cut along the back, brass hilt with four-branch guard and wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its steel scabbard with two suspension rings; the second with Klingenthal arsenal blade, brass hilt with four-branch guard and wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its original steel scabbard with two suspension rings (2)
Lot 196
A VICTORIAN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER`S UNDRESS 1887 PATTERN SWORD; AND A GERMAN MODEL 1852 LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD the first with etched Henry Wilkinson blade retaining much of its original polish, regulation hilt with pierced iron guard, wire-bound fishskin grip, and original iron scabbard; the second with slender blade with cutler`s stamp of W. Claubers, Solingen, regulation iron hilt with pierced honeysuckle pattern guard, wire-bound fishskin grip, and original iron scabbard 90.8 cm; 35¾ in and 85 cm; 33½ in blades. (2)
Lot 197
A FINE GERMAN PRINCELY HUNTING-SWORD, MID-19TH CENTURY with straight blade etched and gilt with scrolls and emblems of the chase on a blued panel over its lower half on both sides, etched with the cutler`s signature "G.H. Kohl in Stuttgart" on the back-edge, gilt-brass hilt cast in relief, including shell-guard with the owner`s monogram "CFzH" applied in silver, knuckle-guard with the terminals formed as deers` hooves, staghorn grip-scales retained by rivets on rosette washers, and in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with gilt-brass locket and chape decorated with bands of leaf ornament, with provision for a by-knife (missing), and the locket stamped "Kohl Stuttgart" 55.2 cm; 21¾ in blade
Lot 198
A FINE GERMAN DRESS HUNTING-SWORD AND COMPANION BALDRICK (GALABANDELIER), SILVER MAKER`S MARK OF STROBLBERGER, MÜNCHEN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with burnished blade etched and gilt with hunting trophies and scrolls on a blued panel on both sides, German silver hilt cast in relief, including fluted shell-guard, the quillon terminals formed respectively as differing dogs` heads, the pommel en suite, staghorn grip studded with German silver acorns, and in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard also mounted in German silver, the locket with maker`s stamp (by-knife missing); together with a dress baldrick, of black patent leather bordered with patterned silver wire lace, with elaborate full German silver mounts in the manner of the German rococo revival, including pricker pendant from a large stag`s head boss cast in the round, and with the arms of the Princes Hohenlohe-Langenburg cast within a circlet bearing the motto "Ex Flammis Orior" and surmounted by a fürstenhut 51 cm; 20 in blade (2) The galabandelier would have been worn with the full dress uniform of a senior official of the Princely Hunt
Lot 251
AN EXTREMELY RARE GERMAN COMBINED HUNTING-SWORD AND WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY the blade and the pistol each circa 1600; the blade long, straight and double-edged, formed with a full-length medial ridge on both sides, tapering to a very narrow point, decorated on one side at the base with an etched panel involving an eagle, the opposite side with a corresponding longer panel filled with trophies-of-war, the hilt formed of a short moulded iron crosspiece fitted with buckhorn quillons capped by iron discs, with a guard of matching construction projecting from the intended outer face, and grip of natural staghorn with iron ferrule and cap pommel , fitted with a boxed back-action wheel-lock mechanism on one side at the base of the blade, the lock-plate fitted with sliding pan-cover, trigger-lever, external wheel retained by a chamfered ring and the dog-spring and its bridle each decorated with delicate mouldings, with slender barrel formed in two stages with moulded muzzle and medial girdle, and the barrel tang of boxed construction and also forming a vented breech chamber: in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension hook and chape (the hilt has been disassembled, presumably for cleaning, and re-assembled incorrectly with the crosspiece now reversed; one side-nail for the lock mechanism missing). 87.4cm; 34 3/8 in blade The form of the blade and its etched decoration each indicate that the blade dates from the beginning of the 17th century. Similarly the configurations of both the pistol barrel and its lock mechanism are characteristic of types fitted to bladed combination weapons dating from the start of the century. Etched blades of closely comparable form and each fitted with a wheel-lock pistol are found on two Augsburg combination sword-canes, one of which is in the Musée de l`Armée, Paris, and the other in a private collection in the U.S.A: see Hayward 1980, pp. 9, 11, figs. 13, 14. It would seem probable that the present blade and its pistol were originally intended to be concealed within a cane and fitted with a decorated handle comparable with the examples cited. Further examples are in the National Museum and the Tøjhusmuseum, Copenhagen, and in the Wallace Collection, London. It would appear most likely, therefore, that the blade and the pistol were selected for subsequent re-use within the third quarter of the 17th century, when hilts of this type became fashionable, for reasons of expediency and the deferment of added expense. Another legitimate example of the expedient marriage of blades and hilts from differing periods is recorded in the instance of a hunting sword in the Royal Armouries Collection, Leeds, bearing the name of the Landleutenant of Stadtamhof (No. IX-139); the hilt of this sword dates from circa 1550 and the blade, etched with a Gregorian calendar, is attributed to circa 1686: see H.L. Blackmore 1971, p.17, pl.9.
Lot 327
A VENETIAN SWORD (SCHIAVONA), LATE 18TH CENTURY with broad flat double-edged blade struck with a mark at the forte on one face, iron hilt comprising characteristic basket-guard of flattened bars, horizontally recurved quillon, thumb-loop, shield-shaped pommel drawn-out to a circular boss on each face (the joining ring missing), and original wooden grip bound with leather over cord, in a well constructed leather-covered wooden scabbard, with large iron chape bound with numerous iron bands 89 cm; 35 in blade
Lot 337
A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS, CIRCA1809-19, 950 STANDARD, IN AN ENGLISH SILVER SCABBARD, LONDON, 1842, MAKER`S MARK OF JOHN JAMES KEITH with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief with berried laurel within a framework of faceted beads, comprising oval dish-guard, quillon with disc-shaped terminal, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard, urn-shaped pommel and integral grip, the scabbard with globular terminal and a pair of raised ribbed mouldings at the top, one fitted with a silver loop for suspension 83.3 cm; 32 3/4 in blade
Lot 338
A FRENCH OFFICER`S SMALL-SWORD, PARIS 1819-38, 950 FINENESS with tapering double-edged blade (ground), silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising down-turned shell-guard, including the Royal Arms, quillon with hounds head terminal, knuckle-guard and angular pommel, and wooden grip (grip veneers missing), in its silver-mounted leather scabbard 83.4 cm; 32 7/8 in blade
Lot 339
A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with associated blade etched and gilt over its entire length with scrolls and pellets on a gilt ground, iron hilt pierced and chiselled with a trellis pattern carrying rondels set with flowers, including oval shell-guard, pierced quillon, knuckle-guard and pommel, and later wire grip, in a leather scabbard 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in blade
Lot 345
A HIGHLY DECORATED MOMENTO MORI DAGGER, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, etched and gilt with a trophy-of-arms above a skull and crossed bones on one face and with foliage on the other (the tip very slightly chipped), white metal hilt set with coloured pastes (small losses), including scrolling cross-piece formed as a bejewelled serpent, wasted grip chased with scrolls and foliage, and the pommel surmounted by a skull and crossed bones in the round, in its wooden scabbard with matching chape and locket 12.5 cm; 5 in blade
Lot 347
A CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade etched with scrolls of foliage on each face against a frosted ground, gilt copper hilt cast with romantic motifs in low relief, including entwined serpents around the base and the grip with a band of beadwork top and bottom, in its leather-covered scabbard with gilt copper mounts en suite 20 cm; 7 7/8 in blade
Lot 350
A DAGGER IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with spirally-fluted robust blade, iron hilt including a pair of tightly curled quillons, fluted cap pommel, and hardwood grip inlaid with brass fillets, copper scrolls and engraved bone inlays, in its embossed iron scabbard 31 cm; 12 1/4 in blade
Lot 353
A SCANDINAVIAN HUNTING DAGGER AND ANOTHER DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY the first cut-down from a hunting sword, with tapering blade, brass cross-piece, spirally-carved wooden grip bound with plaited wire, and decorated brass pommel, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; and the second with tapering blade cut with a slender central fuller, straight iron cross-piece with slanting terminals, spirally carved ivory grip, and German silver pommel formed as a philosopher 20.2 cm; 8 in blade (2)
Lot 371
A GEORGIAN 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD of regulation type, the blade etched and gilt with scrolls and the figure of fortune on one face and with an officer on the other all on a blued panel (rubbed), iron stirrup hilt with moulded quillon and a further moulding in the corner of the knuckle-bow, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard 72 cm; 28 3/8 in blade
Lot 373
AN AMERICAN CAVALRY SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a broad three-quarter length fuller on each face, etched and gilt with trophies-of-arms, sprays of foliage, and a shield charged with star and stripes on a blued panel over the forte, iron stirrup hilt, wire-bound wooden grip (binding loose), in its steel scabbard 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in blade
Lot 374
AN IRISH CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD BY J. READ, COLLEGE GREEN, DUBLIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade etched with a series of overlapping crescents on each face over half of its length and retaining minute traces of blued and gilt finish (worn, small chips, pitted), regulation brass stirrup hilt (quillon chipped), including langets with lion mask bosses, lionshead pommel, and leather-covered grip (small losses) bound with plaited silver wire, in its leather scabbard with large brass mounts including middle band with the later engraved inscription `From the Field after a Charge by the Union Brigade near Ohain Road 1815` 72.3 cm; 28 1/2 in blade
Lot 375
A RARE EAST INDIA COMPANY DIRK, CIRCA 1780 with broad blade of flattened-diamond section, etched on each face with flowers and foliage over the greater part of its surface, gilt-brass hilt (loose), comprising foliate guard, turned ivory grip (small age cracks), gilt-brass ferrule, and oval pommel with gilt-brass cap chased with an openwork fouled anchor on each face, in its brass openwork scabbard with traces of gilding, the outer surface pierced and engraved with peonies and foliage, and the central oval filled with the East India Company lion 20.3 cm; 8 in blade
Lot 376
A SKEAN DHU OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a scalloped back-edge, white metal ferrule engraved with wrigglework, staghorn grip, and the pommel set with the regimental badge, in its leather scabbard with white metal locket and chape engraved with thistle foliage 8.5 cm; 3 3/8 in blade
Lot 377
A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED SKEAN DHU BY BROOK & SON, 87 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, 1941, AND ANOTHER, WITH SILVER-PLATED MOUNTS the first with tapering blade formed with a scalloped back-edge and traces of etching including the Royal cypher (worn), silver hilt, basket-weave grip enriched with silver nails and applied with the openwork addorsed letters C beneath a coronet, in its scabbard; the second in its scabbard the first: 10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in blade (2)
Lot 379
A PIPER`S DIRK OF THE 42ND REGIMENT, 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a slender fuller on each face and notched back-edge, brass hilt comprising ferrule chased with thistle foliage, cap pommel chased with further foliage, the figure of St Andrew and the regimental number, and basket-weave grip enriched with brass nails, in its pigskin scabbard with brass mounts en suite and complete with its accompanying pieces 28 cm; 11 in blade
Lot 380
A CASED SCOTTISH REGIMENTAL DIRK FOR THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS BY J. S. CRUIKSHANK, 68 ST JOHN STREET, PERTH, CIRCA 1910 with tapering single-edged blade formed with a slender fuller along the notched back-edge and a further shorter fuller on each face, etched with thistle foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and maker`s details on one face and with the crowned Regimental title on the other, retaining some early polish, gilt-brass hilt comprising ferrule shoulders and pommel all cast and chased with thistle foliage, the pommel set with a foil-backed paste, carved basket-weave grip incorporating a bonnet at the base, a thistle flower on the reverse and enriched over its surface with brass nails, in its leather-covered scabbard with gilt-brass mounts and complete with it accompanying pieces: contained in its original leather case lined in blue velvet, complete with matching skean dhu and brass buckles 28.3 cm; 11 1/8 in blade
Lot 381
A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH DIRK OF THE ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS BY MARSHALL & SONS, 87 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1870 with polished blade formed with two differing fullers and a notched back-edge, etched with foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, regimental and makers details, silver-plated hilt including ferrule with Regimental title, pommel set with a foil backed paste, and rootwood grip carved with basket-weave designs enriched with silvered nails, in its leather scabbard with silver-plated mounts each marked with P.O.D.R. lozenge for 1864, comprising locket with the Royal initials divided by a saltire, middle band with the regimental number `XCI` and chape, and complete with accompanying pieces including knife stamped G. Newbould` 26.5 cm; 10 1/2in blade
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