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Sword - an 1827 Pattern Rifle Regiment Officers Sword. Slim etched blade 32". Wirebound Fishskin Grip. In its Steel Scabbard. Lightly rusted overall but an untouched "sleeper" Blade etched with `V.R` and Strung Bugle Device

Sword - an 1895/97 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword Wirebound Fishskin Hilt (minor damage to Fishskin) In its Leather Field Service Scabbard. Blade etched with Crown V.R. Made by Wilkinson no. 14318. Dark Patina overall. Blade 32". Overall in good condition, an attractive Sword with its Steel Sword Scabbard. Nickel plated, slightly curved Sword Blade 32". Two Suspension Grips, minor rusting (2)

Third Pattern F.S.Knife, circular ribbed grip, pommel marked "4", Cross guard stamped "B2", blade approx 7", re pointed. In its leather scabbard with later retaining strap

Tuareg `TAKOUBA` Sword. Handmade, Blade 29 1/2", 75cm, 4cm wide at Hilt. Sheet Brass Hilt, rectangular Crossguard, Bun Shaped Pommel. Simple Arabic decoration. In its decorated Leather Scabbard. An untouched item, late 19th Century - a sleeper. Brass Chape and Locket with Geometric designs

Turkish Model 1935 Bayonet, plain blade 10", pommel marked "AS.FA". Walnut grips, in its blued steel scabbard with round frog stud. Overall GC with a couple of minor dents to scabbard

Unmarked Model 1941, U.S.Manufactured Dutch Kleewang. Pierced Hilt, Curved Cutlass blade 25" with clipped point. Bakelite grips secured by 3 Brass Rivets. In its Brass mounted leather scabbard stamped "CW" "N" and "4.41". Likely made by MILSCO (Milwaukee Saddlery Comp) in 1941. Overall a very good example, blued blade

A Japanese WWII Officer's Sword (Katana) with original metal scabbard, brass mounts to handle and two scabbard rings, no sword knot, believed to be circa 1935

A Kalashnikov AKM type 1 Bayonet with wire cutters scabbard, 1959-64 East Germany

A SCOTTISH DIRK with 30cm blade with thistle engraving by Robert Mole & Sons, Birmingham (probably Military), with cross-hatched studded handle in the shape of a thistle and thistle decorated banded leather scabbard

Nepalese Kukri (provenance on scabbard) of unusual style, with idiosyncratic style scabbard, unusual hardwood hilt, 34cm blade (13 and a half inches) approx

A Nazi SA dagger by Puma of Solingen, scabbard having carrying strap

A possible Victorian copy of 17th Century Rapier, with 111cm blade approx, having central fuller approx 1/3 line, no apparent markings, distressed wire grips, no scabbard

A European small sword with 77cm approx triangular section blade, with W.K and C on forte with centurion head and crown trademarks, foliate etchings to blade, shell guard, leather covered grip, knuckle guard with stud decorations, no scabbard

A Victorian officers saber marked Dolan and Co St Martins Lane, London, on the forte, having 82cm approx blade etched and marked to the Volunteer Rifle Regiment among foliar decorations slightly curved blade, with single wide fuller for approx 2/3 length four bar steel guard with Shagreen grips, steel scabbard, good patina, circa 1850

A double edged sword, having a 18th Century 80cm approx blade, with Solingen running wolf legend, and marked I 4 I 4 with some small crosses in the short central fuller both sides; brass hand guard and knuckle bow, and pommel, with replacement wooden grip, no scabbard

Possibly French dress cavalry saber with 70cm approx curved blade, having one broad fuller, brass cross and knuckle guard and eagle head pommel, grip hardwood covered with bone strip decoration (af), no scabbard, circa 1860

A Sudanese Mandingo sword in tooled leather covered wooden scabbard.

**THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DAGGERS (KRIS), PHILIPPINES AND MALAYSIA, 19TH CENTURYof characteristic form, the first three Moro, the first with wavy blade engraved with a serpent along a short medial ridge, carved wooden grip with brass ferrule, in its scabbard; the second with wavy blade widening at the base, and carved wooden hilt with bird`s head pommel; the third Sumatran with wavy blade, and carved wooden hilt with beaked pommel of kingfisher form, and three various scabbardsthe first: 59 cm; 23 1/4 in blade(6)ProvenanceJWHA Inv. Nos. 2289, 3494, 3326, 178, 180, 210

**THREE MORO SHORTSWORDS (BARONG), AND TWO MALAY KAMPILAN, MORO OR DYAK, 19TH CENTURYthe first with leaf shaped blade, carved hardwood hilt with birds head pommel, the lower portion encased in sheet silver, in its two-piece scabbard bound with cane, inscribed in ink `From a Moro village……..bought by Carl Birch, April 4th1900`; the second similar (scabbard missing); the third with cleaver blade and carved hardwood grip; the fourth and fifth with tapering single-edged blades clipped back at the point, and carved hardwood grips (hilts with small chips throughout)the first: 41 cm; 15 1/4 in blade(5)ProvenanceThe first two: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, nos 61 and 65The fourth: Frank Gair Macomber, sold American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, 10th-12th December 1936, lot 288The fifth: Burghard Steiner, Riverdale-on-Hudson, New York, sold Walpole Galleries, New York, 26th January 1927, lot 208JWHA Inv. Nos. 3553, 3554, 3473, 2410, 106

**TEN SOUTHEAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS COMPRISING A GOLOK, TWO DYAK PARANG LATOK, THREE PARANG, A TALIBON, A MORO PANABA,AND TWO FURTHER PIECES, MALAYSIA AND PHILIPPINES, 19TH CENTURYthe first with engraved blade and carved wooden grip including a stylised bird`s head, in its scabbard; the second and third with characteristic angular blades swelling towards the tips, and carved wooden grips one bound with rattan and the other with brass; the fourth with broad blade and shaped wooden grip; the fifth and sixth with sickle-shaped blades and long wooden grips; the seventh with long slender tapering blade; the eighth with curved blade formed with an angular tip, and long wooden grip, together with a sword cane and a Malay knife with pattern welded blade and pistol grip (small chips and losses throughout)the first: 37.5 cm; 14 3/4 in blade(10)ProvenanceThe second, third, sixth: Andover Newton Theological School, Massachusetts, 22nd March 1946The fifth: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 54The seventh: Walpole Galleries, New York, 31st May 1927, lot 363The eighth: Francis Bannerman & Sons, New York, 9th May 1944JWHA Inv. Nos. 2113, 3476, 3483, 2172, 3557, 3324, 332, 2747.1, 1978.03.05, 3308

**A KUBA SHORTSWORD (IKUL), 19TH CENTURYwith broad tapering iron blade, blackened over a central profusely grooved triangular panel, hardwood grip inset with numerous brass nails on the top, in its wooden scabbard, profusely studded with brass nails35.8 cm; 14 in bladeProvenanceNewton Theological School, Massachusetts, 22nd March 1946JWHA Inv. No. 3490The Ikul was, by tradition, introduced as a symbol of peace by King Shyaama Mbula Ngoog in the early 17th Century.

**TEN AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH CENTURYthe first Fang tribe, with double-edged engraved steel blade, recessed ricasso, and carved hardwood grip, the second similar, the forte incorporating two points and the grip bound with brass wire; the third Zaire, with cleaver shaped blade, hardwood hilt including mushroom shaped pommel studded with brass nails; the fourth possibly Kru tribe, with cleaver shaped partially blackened double-edged blade formed with a hooked point, and carved hardwood grip with conical pommel; the fifth Nigerian, a Munshi archer`s dagger; with loop shaped hilt; the sixth a Bornu dagger, with brass hilt, in its leather scabbard; the seventh Central African probably made from a cut-down spear, with leaf-shaped steel head, brass bound socket and wooden grip, in its leather scabbard; and three further daggers and a scabbardthe first: 41.5 cm; 16 1/4 in blade(11)ProvenanceThe first, third, fourth: Newton Theological School, Massachusetts, 22nd March 1946The second, sixth, seventh: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, nos. 24, 98, 69The fifth: William Ockelford Oldman, London, 1st May 1931JWHA Inv. Nos. 3484, 3670, 3487, 3480, 1621, 3773, 3760, 194, 1602, 3479, 1612

**A SUDANESE SWORD (KASKARA), ARM DAGGER, A UGANDAN WRIST KNIFE, A MASSAI SWORD (OL ALEM) , AND TWO NORTH AFRICAN DAGGERS (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURYthe first with straight double-edged blade etched with an inscription on each face, brass hilt of characteristic form with traces of silver plating, and leather-covered wooden grip rising to a disc-shaped pommel; the second with straight tapering double-edged blade, carved wooden grip, disc shaped pommel, in its scabbard complete with leather loop; the third, formed of a steel disc enriched with brass, and the inside lined in leather; the fourth with slender double-edged blade, rudimentary wooden hilt bound with brass wire, in its matching scabbard; the fifth with curved blade stamped with a dagger mark on one side, carved horn grip, in its engraved white metal scabbard; the fifth Moroccan, of characteristic form, with hardwood grip applied with engraved silver and brass, in its brass scabbard enriched with silver, and a further scabbard for a Moroccan flyssathe first: 89.2 cm; 35 1/4 in blade(7)Provenance The second, fifth and sixth: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, nos. 74, 93, 72The third and fourth: William Ockelford Oldman, London, 1st May 1931JWHA Inv. No. 2058, 3776, 1597, 1620, 3780, 3762, 181

**AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (YATAGHAN), BALKANS, 19TH CENTURYwith slender slightly curved blade stamped with a mark on one side, silver hilt cast and chased with traditional scrolls and trophies-of-arms in low relief, eared pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in two sections of silver, the lower decorated with architectural and maritime scenes, and bouquets all within scrollwork frames, and the upper section banded45.5 cm; 18 in bladeProvenanceBurghard Steiner, Riverdale-on-Hudson, New York, sold Walpole Galleries, New York, 26th January 1927, lot 90JWHA Inv. No. 70

**AN OTTOMAN DAGGER, BALKANS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURYwith curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, decorated with gold koftgari on each face at the forte, wooden hilt of characteristic form, encased in thin sheet silver, decorated with flowers and foliage, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver decorated en suite with the hilt 34 cm; 13 1/2 in bladeProvenanceGiulia Morosini, sold American Art Association, New York, 10th-15th October 1932, lot 61JWHA Inv. No. 3294

**TWO OTTOMAN DAGGERS (JAMBIYA) AND TWO SCABBARDS, BALKANS AND PERSIA, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURYthe first small, with double-edged blade decorated with silver koftgari flowers, hilt of characteristic form profusely overlaid with silver beadwork and twisted wire, in its scabbard decorated en suite; the second with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial rib, and steel hilt etched with foliage inhabited by birds; the third for a shamshir, formed of a wooden core covered with green leather (broken); and the last for a short shamshir or kilig, covered with brown leatherthe first: 11.5 cm; 4 1/2 in blade(4)ProvenanceThe first and second: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, nos. 97, 75JWHA Inv. No. 3767, 3659, 191, 195

**A NEPALESE SHORTSWORD (KORA), FOUR NEPALESE SHORTSWORDS (KUKRI), 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIESthe first of characteristic form, with broad blade swelling to a double-cusped tip, chiselled on each side with foliage on the back-edge, at the tip with a rondel filled with a mounted figure and a sun-in-splendour respectively, and with a chiselled brass figure in low relief on one face at the forte, and iron hilt of talwar form; the kukris of characteristic form, the second with chased white metal grip; the third chiselled with figures in traditional dress on the broad blade, and khanjar hilt decorated en suite; the fourth with hardwood grip, in its scabbard; the fifth of characteristic form, with carved hardwood grip, and a scabbard for a Ghurka kukri knife, with pierced and chased silver locketthe first: 57 cm; 22 1/2 in blade(6)ProvenanceThe second: R. McAlpine Woods, Miami, Florida, 31st March 1953The third: Walpole Galleries, New York, 22nd January 1927, lot 521The fourth: Dr. Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York, 28th September 1929, no. 13JWHA Inv. No. 2050, 3198, 105, 957, 3481; 823.b

**AN INDIAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), AN INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), AND A COMBINED CRUTCH AND CONCEALED DAGGER (FAKIR`S CRUTCH), 19TH/20TH CENTURYthe first with curved double-edged blade decorated with silver scrolls at the forte, steel hilt decorated en suite, in its matching scabbard; the second with a pair of recurved double-edged blade, and engraved brass loop-shaped hilt chiselled with a panel of foliage top and bottom, and retaining an early padded lining; the third with very slender blade, and characteristic steel body and scabbard with traces of silver decorationthe first: 22.5 cm; 9 in blade(3)ProvenanceThe first: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 76The second: L. H. Auron, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 12th February 1958JWHA Inv. Nos. 3768, 3149, 2124.1

**TWO INDIAN DAGGERS AND AN INDIAN NAGA SWORD (DAO), 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURYthe first with katar blade decorated with a pair of feeding elephants in silver koftgarin one side and a zebra and elephant on the other, iron hilt of jambiya form, decorated with flowers on one side in silver (worn); the second with etched tapering double-edged blade, chiselled iron hilt decorated with exotic beasts and foliage enriched with gold koftgari; the third with blade of flattened diamond section widening towards the pierced tip and inlaid with two brass and two copper rondels, carved hardwood hilt; and a scabbard for a Ceylonese piha kaeta, with fluted wooden body and silver mountsthe first: 28 cm; 11 in blade(4)ProvenanceJWHA Inv. Nos. 3291, 2123, 2055, 183

**AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR)with single-edged blade of watered steel decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliage at the forte (the upper third of the blade missing), steel hilt decorated over its surface with elaborate patterns of flowers and foliage within linear frames, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard encased in steel, pierced with a running pattern of foliage enriched with gilding and some blued finish51.5 cm; 20 1/4 in bladeProvenanceEdmund C. Converse, sold American Art Association, 26th November 1927, lot 265JWHA Inv. No. 399

**THREE INDIAN DAGGERS (KATAR), 19TH CENTURYthe first with narrow tapering blade formed with a reinforced point, cut with two pairs of converging fullers and retaining traces of watered pattern on each face, iron hilt of characteristic form, retaining some gold decoration including a band of scrolling flowers, in its wooden scabbard with gilt copper chape and some green fabric covering (scabbard worn); the second with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced point, cut with a pair of converging fullers chiselled with leafy borders and a central slender panel of leafy foliage on each face, characteristic steel hilt including a pair of faceted grip bars joined by small globular moulded arms; the third with tapering fullered blade formed with a reinforced tip. iron hilt extending over the forte in a shaped foliate panel, formed with a pair of pierced tapering side bars, and a pair of moulded grip bars (patinated)the first: 23 cm; 9 1/8 in blade(3)ProvenanceThe first: Clapp & Graham Co. Inc., 514 Madison Avenue, New York, 12th January 1927The second and third: William Ockelford Oldman, London, 8th January 1947JWHA Inv. Nos. 21, 1555, 1554

**AN INDIAN FOLDING DAGGER (KATAR) AND AN INDIAN DOUBLE DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 19TH CENTURYthe first with concealed tapering double-edged blade, a pair of outer blades enclosing the former, decorated with a central panel filled with exotic bests in gold koftgari, steel hilt decorated en suite, including a pair of moulded grip bars, the lower opening the scabbard; the second with tapering blade decorated with a central panel filled with silver foliage, characteristic hilt decorated with silver en suite, in its matching scabbard formed as a larger katarthe first: 20.5 cm; 8 in blade(2)ProvenanceThe second: Frank Gair Macomber, sold American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, 10th-12th December 1936, lot 265JWHA Inv. Nos. 64, 2406

**A GERMAN SCABBARD LOCKET, DATED 1679, PERHAPS SAXONYof tapering gutter section, the outer face boldly chiselled with scrolling foliage and a miner in contemporary dress, the inner face with two crossed loops for suspension, chiselled with the date and a crossed axe device10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in highProvenanceSumner Healey, sold Coleman Auction Galleries Inc., New York, 14th February 1940, lot 760JWHA Inv. No. 2573The crossed axe device is similar to that found on Saxon miners axes of the period.

**A HUNGARIAN MAGNATE`S SABRE, MID-19TH CENTURYwith curved fullered polished steel blade double-edged toward the point, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, comprising a pair of writhen quillons issuant from gaping masks and with flaming terminals, langets with the crowned Hungarian arms within a wreath, grip with a sun-in-splendour in the centre, and the pommel formed as a deity, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (worn), with gilt-brass mounts comprising locket, chape and two bands for suspension rings all decorated with scrolls, flowers and foliage, retaining traces of original enamelled decoration, and with an additional applied spray of foliage decorated en suite (chipped)82 cm; 32 1/4 in bladeProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 3080

**A FINE MODEL ARMOUR BY E. GRANGER, PARIS, CIRCA 1850, IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURYcomprising burgonet with high-combed skull, fixed peak, fixed peak and neck-guard and hinged cheek-pieces, collar of two lames front and rear, one-piece breastplate of `peascod` fashion fitted at its lower edge with a fauld of two lames carrying at its centre a hinged codpiece and, at each side, a long tasset of six lames articulated by a winged poleyn of three lames to a full-length tubular greave with integral broad-toed sabaton of nine lames, one-piece backplate with fixed culet of one lame, large symmetrical pauldrons each of six lames fitted at its apex with an upstanding haute-piece and connected at its lower end, via a turner, to a tubular vambrace with a winged bracelet couter of three lames, and fingered gauntlets (the fourth finger-defence of the left detached and the end of the thumb-defence missing), each with flared and pointed cuff, decorated throughout with copper rivets and rosette-washers, and mounted on an articulated mannequin with bronze head, clothed in buff leather (small split at inside of right thigh) and a dagged skirt of mail, and accompanied by a sword with straight quillons and an oval side-ring, contained in a red leather scabbard with chape and locket of iron32.5 cm; 12¾ in (with mounting-screws projecting from feet)ProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 3845The maker of this armour, E. Granger of 70 Rue de Bondy (now Rue René Boulanger) Paris, exhibited models of this type as early as 1844 in the Exposition des Produits de L`Industrie Française, Paris. He later showed his work, as part of the firm of Granger-Leblanc, at the London International Exhibition on Art and Industry and Art held in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, in 1862. Granger also made full-sized armours for some of Madam Tussaud`s waxwork figures and for stage use by the Paris Opéra, and was further listed as a maker of gilt jewellery, bronzes and occult objects.

**A FINE SILVER-MOUNTED CENTRAL AMERICAN KNIFE OF PRESENTATION QUALITY, CIRCA 1865-86with tapering blade double-edged for its upper half, inscribed `Por Rufino Flamenco En Sn Salvador` on the back-edge, chiselled with elaborate scrolls of foliage within a recessed panel on each face and set with two gilt plaques, one inscribed `JMM` (small areas of light staining, chiselled metal ferrule decorated with animals including hounds, a squirrel and a horse, two-stage faceted silver grip, finely chased with alternating panels of scrolling foliage and conventional flowers, in its silver scabbard, finely chased with bold scrolls of foliage and differing flowers inhabited by birds and a hound, one side with a rondel filled with the arms of Columbia enclosed by the inscription `Bogota Estados Unidos de Columbia`, and on the other with two rondels, one with the American eagle charged with a shield and the inscription `United States of America` and the other with the arms of El Salvador and the abbreviated inscriptions for Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras, the outer face with belt hook chased en suite, and remaining in fine condition throughout37.8cm; 14 7/8in overallThe initials on the blade are almost certainly those of José Maria Medina, president of Honduras for eleven terms during the period 1863-76. El Salvador only supported Medina during his first period as president. In 1865 Honduras and El Salvador signed the Tratado de Defensa Centroamericana which included a defence agreement between Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras. It is likely that the knife was intended for presentation at this time, though for reasons now obscured, this never happened which would explain the absence of further initials on the reverse gold escutcheon. Medina was clearly held in high regard by his contemporaries, a letter dated 1st June 1864 to him from William H. Seward on behalf of President Abraham Lincoln records the good relations that Medina strived to maintain between the United States and Honduras, and their desire to maintain this for the foreseeable future. However, Medina`s fortune was not to last, he was ousted from power in 1872 and executed by firing squad four years later.

**A BRITISH COMPOSITE OFFICER`S SWORD; AN 1853 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER`S SWORD AND AN 1885 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER`S SWORDthe first with etched regulation Naval blade based on the 1845 pattern, steel triple-bar hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip; the second of regulation type, in its scabbard; and the third of regulation type, stamped with War department and inspector`s marks at the forte, in its scabbardthe first: 69 cm; 27 1/8 in blade(3)ProvenanceThe second and third: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, nos. 6, 10JWHA Inv. Nos. 2068, 3611, 3582

**AN OFFICER`S SWORD, PROBABLY BRITISH EARLY 19TH CENTURY; A BRITISH LIFE-GUARD OFFICER`S SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY; A BRITISH 1897 GEORGE V INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWIRD; AND AN OFFICER`S SPADROON, EARLY 19TH CENTURYthe first with curved fullered single-edged blade etched and gilt with foliage and trophies on a blued panel at the base (worn), brass stirrup hilt (restored), and horn grip; the second with associated blade of regulation type, gilt-brass hilt including boatshell guard engraved with an expanded flowerhead in the centre and a border of foliage on the inside, the outer face reinforced with a steel and, engraved pommel, and wire-bound grip, with scabbard (incomplete, now in two pieces); the third with etched blade, plated hilt, in its leather field service scabbard; and the fourth with earlier fullered blade struck with a mark (probably the running fox of Shotley Bridge), brass hilt and fluted hardwood gripthe first:75.5 cm; 25 3/4 in blade(4)ProvenanceThe third: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 18JWHA Inv. Nos. 3501, 3278, 3598

**A POST 1902 NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY S.W.SILVER & CO., CORNHILL, LONDONof regulation type, with etched blade (areas of pitting), gilt-brass hilt, bullion sword knot, in its brass-mounted leather regulation scabbard79.5 cm; 31 3/8 in bladeProvenanceMilton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 7JWHA Inv. No. 3571

**A FRENCH MODEL A.N. XI HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD, DATED 1814of regulation type, with tapering blade cut with a pair of full-length fullers, engraved with Klingenthal Royal arsenal inscription and the date on the back edge, stamped with three marks at the forte including that of Etienne-Louis Borson (Director from 1st August 1814), a further mark, B within a wreath, and the mark of Francois Louis Lobstein, regulation brass hilt numbered `274` in its steel scabbard numbered en suite96.5 cm; 38 in bladeProvenanceIrene Garson Strauss, Brookline, Massachusetts, 13th September 1951JWHA Inv. No. 2913

**TWO FRENCH MODEL 1822 LINE CAVALRY TROOPERS SABRESthe first of regulation type, inscribed `Coulaux Aîné` and with Klingenthal Royal arsenal inscription on the back-edge, stamped with inspector`s marks at the forte, in its steel scabbard; and the second similar (scabbard missing)97.5 cm; 38 3/8 in blades(2)ProvenanceGiulia Morosini, sold American Art Association, New York, 10th-15th October 1932, part of lots 120, 125JWHA Inv. No. 1852, 1858

**TWO FRENCH OFFICER`S SWORDS, CIRCA 1790with curved single-edged blades cut with a long fuller on each face, brass stirrup hilts cut with a notched pattern on the langets and the cross-guards, five-ball knuckle-guards, scaly back-straps rising to a plumed helmet forming the pommels, and wire-bound leather-covered grips, each in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (worn, one chape missing)77.5 cm; 30 1/2 in blades(2)ProvenanceThe Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, part of lot 5JWHA Inv. Nos. 267, 268

**A FRENCH OFFICER`S EPEE, FIRST EMPIREwith slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched and gilt with scrolls of foliage on a blued panel over the lower portion of the blade, gilt-brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising down-turned shell-guard decorated with an elaborate scalloped pattern, knuckle-guard with a central lion mask moulding (quillon chipped), pommel incorporating crested classical mask, and fluted grip-scales, in a gilt-brass U.S. scabbard, engraved with bold sprays of foliage and the American eagle and a shield charged with twenty one stars80.5 cm; 31 3/4 in bladeProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 126

**A FRENCH MODEL 1854 OFFICER`S SWORD FOR A MEMBER OF THE CENT GARDES AND A FRENCH NAVAL ACADEMY OFFICER`S SWORD the first of regulation type, with straight fullered blade brass hilt stamped with the maker`s name on the underside, cast with laurel foliage in low relief, including four outer bars carrying a rondel filled with the Imperial arms on a white metal star, and banded horn grip in its steel scabbard; the second of regulation type, the blade with Klingenthal arsenal inscription, brass hilt, horn grip, in its scabbard (now in two pieces)the first: 95 cm; 37 1/2 in blade(2)ProvenanceThe first: Irene Garson Strauss, Brookline, Massachusetts, 13th September 1951The second: James P. Silo, New York, 13th February 1929, lot 15JWHA Inv. No. 2914, 258The Cent-Gardes were formed in March 1854 as a mounted bodyguard for Napoleon III. The revived Imperial Order was disbanded following the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.

**A FRENCH MODEL 1896 CAVALRY OFFICER`S BACKSWORD, APRIL 1914of regulation type, the blade with full details including Châtellerault arsenal inscription and the date, brass hilt, in its leather field service scabbardProvenanceJoseph Masquelier, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 29th August 1967JWHA Inv. No. 3407

**A PRUSSIAN INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; TWO FRENCH OFFICER`S SWORDS; AND A DANISH MODEL 1858 OFFICER`S SWORDwith regulation blade etched on one side with the Prussian order of the Eagle device and the cypher of `FR` on the other, and regulation brass hilt; the second with two-stage fullered blade engraved `Honneur et Patriè` on one side, and regulation brass hilt including boatshell guard, in a brass-mounted leather scabbard; the third with sparsely etched blade double-edged towards the point, brass hilt including boatshell-guard, plumed helmet pommel, and retaining a portion of its plaited wire binding; the fourth with curved blade by J. Herazcek & Søn, and white metal regulation hilt stamped en suitethe first:85.5 cm; 33 3/4 in blade(4)ProvenanceJWHA Inv. Nos. 3461, 345, 37.2, 3565

**A LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE OF PRUSSIAN MODEL 1811 TYPEwith slightly curved fullered regulation blade double-edged towards the point, steel stirrup hilt with rounded langets, leather-covered wooden grip, in its steel scabbard, with two rings for suspension and steel suspension clip84.5 cm; 33 1/4 in bladeProvenanceThe Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, lot 287JWHA Inv. No. 271

**A GERMAN (SAXON) OFFICER`S SWORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND A GERMAN CAVALRY SWORD, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURYthe first with etched regulation blade, brass stirrup hilt cast with the Saxon arms on the knuckle-guard, in its steel scabbard (worn); the second with curved regulation blade etched with trophies, foliage and a cornucopia, brass triple-bar hilt, shield-shaped langet and wire-bound gripthe first: 77.4 cm; 30 1/2 in blade(2)ProvenanceThe first: Joseph Rosenbaum, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 1959JWHA Inv. Nos. 3161, 3299

**A GERMAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY SWORD AND A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1852 CAVALRY SWORDof regulation type, the first with fullered blade by W.K & C, blackened steel hilt and blackened scabbard; the second with blade by the same, plated hilt, in its scabbard, and each with its sword knotthe first 84 cm; 33 in blade(2) ProvenanceAndrew Yess, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1978JWHA Inv. Nos. 1978.03.1, 1978.03.3

**A GERMAN SABRE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, NAVAL OR ARTILLERYwith curved single-edged blade (ground) stamped with a series of inspection marks at the forte, steel stirrup hilt, banded grip, in its steel scabbard76 cm; 30 in bladeProvenanceMilton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 16JWHA Inv. No. 3577

**TWO AUSTRIAN MODEL 1850 INFANTRY OFFICER`S SABRE AND AN AUSTRIAN MODEL 1861 INFANTRY OFFICER`S SABREthe first with earlier curved fuller blade inscribed `Frince.` (rubbed) on one side and with celestial motifs on the other, regulation steel hilt, fishskin-covered grip, in a contemporary steel scabbard; the second with 18th century Turkish blade retaining traces of gold decoration (erased), regulation steel hilt, fishskin-covered grip, in a contemporary steel scabbard; and the third with earlier Hungarian broad fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with the figure of Mary on one face and a Patriarchal cross on the other, and with pious inscriptions including `Maria Mater Dei Patronia Hungaria Sub tuum Pace sicium confugio [sic]`, regulation hilt, fishskin-covered grip, in a contemporary steel scabbard with two loops for suspensionthe first: 73.5 cm; 29 in blade(3)ProvenanceThe Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, part of lot 487JWHA Inv. Nos. 269, 270, 161

**AN AUSTRIAN MODEL 1845 CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORDwith minor variations, with curved `kilig` style blade formed with a reinforced back-edged, etched with trophies, a sun-in-splendour, scrolls of foliage and celestial motifs on each face and retaining traces of early gilding, regulation steel hilt pierced with two slots at the top, engraved `FI` probably for Ferdinand I (reigned 1835-48), wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard 83.5 cm; 32 7/8 in bladeProvenanceThe Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, part of lot 487JWHA Inv. No. 272

**A HUNGARIAN MODEL 1811 INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD AND AN EAST EUROPEAN OR RUSSIAN SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURYthe first with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, regulation brass stirrup hilt cast with fluted floral patterns, fishskin-covered grip, in its leather scabbard (in two pieces), with brass mounts en suite; the second with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, brass stirrup hilt, and spirally carved wooden gripthe first: 85 cm; 33 1/2 in blade(2)ProvenanceThe first: The Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, lot 5JWHA Inv. Nos. 26, 2070

**A SPANISH SWORD, DATED 1740; A SPANISH OFFICER`S SWORD DATED 1863; A SPANISH MODEL 1895 MOUNTED TROOPER`S SABRE, DATED 1897; A SPANISH MODEL 1867 INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD; AND A SPANISH MODEL 1844 CIVIL GUARD SARGEANT`S SWORDthe first with double-edged blade etched `Carlos III` and `Dragones Toledo 1740` on the respective faces, iron hilt formed of a down-curved quillon, three-ring outer-guard, knuckle-guard, and inner-guard all secured by threaded bolts, moulded pommel and wire-bound spirally carved grip; the second with etched regulation blade, decorated with a running pattern of foliage, the date the Royal arms and crowned cypher `Y2`, folding side-guard, in its scabbard; the third of regulation type, with etched blade including Toledo inscription and the date, in its scabbard; the fourth with shortened Toledo blade and regulation brass hilt; the fifth with dated Toledo blade and regulation brass hiltthe first: 80.5 cm; 31 3/4 in blade(5)ProvenanceThe third, fourth, fifth: Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, nos. 21, 15, 20JWHA Inv. Nos. 2066, 355, 3566, 3602, 3605

**A RARE CONFEDERATE STATES, FOOT OFFICER`S SWORD, CIRCA 1863-65with curved single-edged blade cut with a long broad fuller on each face, stamped `C. Roby, W. Chelmsford., Mass.`, brass hilt pierced and cast in low relief, including the letters `CS` beneath a five-point star on the outside, leather-bound grip retaining a very small portion of plaited wire binding, in a contemporary steel scabbard89 cm; 35 in bladeProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 3460Christopher Roby is recorded 1814-99.It has been suggested that the sword was assembled by Boyle & Gamble or Boyle, Gamble & Mitchell, Virginia.

**A U.S. 2ND MODEL CAVALRY SABRE, VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY, CIRCA 1806-8of regulation type, with strongly curved blade cut with a narrow and broad long fuller on each face, stamped `J. Winner Fecit` on the back edge, slotted steel stirrup hilt, wire-bound wooden grip (chipped at the top), in its steel scabbard100 cm; 39 3/8 in bladeProvenanceMilton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 51JWHA Inv. No. 3616James Winner is recorded 1790-1824 and was a highly regarded bladesmith

**A U.S. MODEL 1833 DRAGOON SABREof regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched on each face with trophies and foliage, and with the motto `E. Plurebus Unum`, and the American eagle on one face and `U.S.` on the other, regulation steel hilt (surface rust), fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard81.2 cm; 32 in bladeProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 3300

**A U.S. MODEL 1833 CAVALRY SABRE, DATED 1838with pipe-backed blade formed with a hatchet point, engraved `N. P. Ames, Cutler, Springfield 1838` on one face and `United States` on the other, brass triple-bar hilt stamped `MPL.` and `Ord` above the quillon, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its steel scabbard, stamped `MPL/ord` and `WS` on the drag86.3 cm; 34 in bladeProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 74

**A U.S. MODEL 1840 LIGHT ARTILLERY SABRE, DATED 1865of regulation type, with curved blade stamped `US/ADK` with the date at the forte on one face and with Ames manufacturing inscription and the serial number `252` on the other, brass hilt, leather-covered wire-bound grip, in its steel scabbard83 cm; 32 3/4 in bladeProvenanceMilton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 11JWHA Inv. No. 3574

**A U.S. MODEL 1840 HEAVY CAVALRY DRAGOON SABRE, DATED 1847of regulation type, stamped `N.P. Ames/Cabotville` and with the date at the forte, brass hilt, leather-covered wire-bound grip, in its steel scabbard91.5 cm; 36 1/8 in bladeProvenanceMilton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no.19JWHA Inv. No. 3574