A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, PARIS MARKS FOR 1771, PROBABLY FOR A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL HUNTING PARTY OF LOUIS XVI (1774-91) with curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long broad shallow fuller, with a series of decorative recesses along the back-edge, and further recessed panels arranged as a cross at the forte on each face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of short quillons with tightly scrolling finials, a bearded mask crowned with a wreath forming the langets, stamped with the qa mark, perhaps the maker, a pair of pellets divided by a sword, the letters LJ beneath, ivory grip carved with a rondel filled with the conjoined letters `L` on one side and the Classical profile of Louis XVI on the other, inset with six slender engraved silver panels (repairs) and a further band around its border, in its original fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket chased and engraved with garlands and classical trophies 54cm; 21 1/4in blade
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A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long broad fuller on each face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief (rubbed, marks indistinct), comprising a pair of short scrolling quillons with moulded borders, bear head pommel decorated in the round, carved ivory grip applied with an engraved silver panel on each side (small losses), and knuckle-chain, in its silver-mounted leather scabbard 55.5cm; 21 7/8in blade
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD BY DURS EGG with regulation blade by J. J. Runkel of Solingen, etched and gilt with trophies, foliage, and the crowned Royal Cypher `GR` , regulation stirrup hilt (one langet replaced), and wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its steel scabbard signed in a rondel at the top (worn, chemically cleaned) 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade
A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD with German blade inscribed `J. J. Runkel, Solingen` on the back-edge, retaining much etched and gilt decoration including `GR` crowned and the Royal Arms on the respective faces, regulation gilt-brass hilt, original grip bound with silver wire, in its scabbard impressed with two Fleur-de-lys, probably for the Third Dragoon Guards, and the initials `J. C` 82cm; 32 1/4in blade
A DRAGOON OFFICER`S BASKET-HILTED BACK-SWORD, CIRCA 1785-88 with tapering blade double-edged for the last quarter, cut with a long slender fuller along the back-edge and a long broad central fuller on each face, engraved with a pair of vertically arranged flowers with the inscription `Andria` and `Ferara` on the respective faces at the forte, steel basket-hilt of rounded bars (some expertly repaired), formed of five large oval panels each joined by short moulded bars, one incorporating a large oval for the reins, fitted with a screw-in frontal guard pierced with a diamond-shaped aperture, with no provision for a wrist-guard, two-stage pommel, original fishskin-covered grip bound with plaited brass wire and `Turks` heads`, original burgundy leather liner, buff leather sword knot, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel locket and chape, the former pricked out with the retailer`s name ``Knubley, Charing Cross, London` (suspension mount missing 85.5cm; 33 3/4in bladeLiteratureCyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, p. 168, no. G18.John Knubley, a Royal sword Cutler and Gunmaker, is recorded as supplier to the Board of Ordnance working in Charing Cross from 1785-95. See L. Southwick 2001, p. 161. The British Cavalry used the basket-hilt until 1788. See A. Darling 1969, p. 95.
A 1788 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD with curved single-edged blade, etched with an ermine surmounted by a bearskin, the former with a shield charged with a crescent on one face and with stylised mask on the other, steel stirrup hilt including a pair of long near rectangular langets (rusted), and wooden grip retaining a small portion of its leather covering, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large steel mounts, marked `W.F.` (worn, the leather with losses) 92cm; 36 1/4in blade
TWO 1796 PATTERN OFFICERS` SWORDS the first with curved blade double-edged towards the tip (the tip shortened), stirrup hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip (wormed), in its steel scabbard (pitted, small holes); the second with curved fullered blade, stirrup hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard (worn throughout) the first: 66.5cm; 26 1/4in blade (2)
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with scrolls of foliage, crowned Royal arms, and trophies, and `GR` crowned beneath a canopy, and a mounted cavalry officer on the respective faces (the gilding worn, previously blued), regulation hilt with wire-bound leather-covered grip (losses), in its steel scabbard inscribed with the retailer`s details within an oval (illegible, the scabbard dented, surface rust, one suspension ring missing) 83cm; 32 3/4in blade
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt on a blued panel with elaborate scrolls of foliage, trophies-of-arms, a mounted Cavalryman and the inscription `Craig`s` and `Warranted` on one side and further designs of foliage and trophies on the other, regulation steel stirrup hilt with faceted knuckle-guard and back-strap, and wire-bound horn grip, in its steel scabbard 83.5cm; 33in blade
A RARE EAST INDIA COMPANY SPADROON, CIRCA 1790 with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section (pitted), gilt brass hilt including side-ring pierced with the East India Company rampant lion, engraved cushion-shaped pommel, and reeded ivory grip, in a contemporary brass-mounted leather scabbard, the locket engraved with the owner`s initials 76.8cm; 30 1/4in blade
A BANDSMAN`S SWORD, CIRCA 1820; ANOTHER, CIRCA 1820; A FRENCH MODEL 1816 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD; AND ANOTHER SHORTSWORD the first with tapering double-edged blade, brass hilt including grip cast with a spiralling pattern of scallop shells, and monsterhead pommel, in its scabbard (losses); the second with curved blade (pitted), and brass hilt including monsterhead pommel; the third of regulation type, the blade retaining traces of an arsenal inscription; and the fourth probably the Prussian model of 1816 the first: 68.5cm; 27in (4)
A PIONEER SWORD, CIRCA 1820, ALSO POSSIBLY FOR ROYAL ARTILLERY OTHER RANKS of regulation type, with saw-back blade stamped `Osborn & Gunby`, regulation brass hilt (quillon missing), knuckle-guard marked `C30`, (worn), in a contemporary regulation brass-mounted leather scabbard stamped `C40` 56cm; 22in blade
AN 1822 PATTERN BENGAL RIFLE OFFICER`S SWORD with pipe-backed blade etched with the regimental details, a rampant lion, and the maker`s details `C. Webb Old Bond Street, London`, steel triple-bar including crowned strung bugle, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard 82.8cm; 32 5/8in blade
A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER`S SWORD, CIRCA 1800 with earlier curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long shallow fuller on each face, the reverse stamped with three pairs of eyelash marks (rubbed), and the other inlaid in gold with a calligraphic inscription arranged over four diagonal panels (rubbed, the blade polished areas of light pitting), brass hilt including cross-piece with moulded bulbous terminals, a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by three pairs of rivets with gilt foliate washers, and the pommel pierced for a knot, in its steel scabbard with two rings for suspension 78cm; 30 3/4in bladewin sri ram pratap sarkar-e maharaj kunwar sawai jawahar singh bahadur bahadur jang"That person, His Majesty Ram Pratap, the Commander of Maharaja Kunwar Jawahar Singh Bahadur Jang"Pratap Singh was a rebel and sought shelter with Maharaja Jawahar Singh of Jaipur in the 18th century.
A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD AND A VICTORIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER`S SWORD the first with etched regulation blade including the crowned Royal Cypher, the owner`s initials `A.D.K.`, crest and motto, and the maker`s details `Price & Co, Pall Mall, London` at the forte, regulation brass hilt, in its steel scabbard; the second with etched blade including the crowned Royal Cypher and `Royal Artillery`, steel triple-bar hilt, in its steel scabbard the first: 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade (2)The crest and motto on the first is of Kerr of Hythe House, Hythe, Southampton.
A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INDIAN INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD AND A VICTORIAN NCO`S SWORD the first with etched blade including scrolls of foliage the crowned Imperial Cypher `VRI` and the maker`s name `E. Thurkle, London` regulation gilt-brass hilt including the crowned Imperial Cypher, in its steel-mounted leather scabbard; the second with regulation blade of 1845 infantry type, and steel triple-bar hilt the first: 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade (2)
THE GENERAL OFFICER`S PRESENTATION SWORD TO CAPTAIN JAMES LANG BY THE SIXTH COMPANY OF 43 REGIMENT OF THE NORTH BRITISH MILITIA, CIRCA 1810 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt over the greater part of its surface with scrolls, a presentation inscription in the upper panel, foliage, the crowned Royal Arms and a classical trophy incorporating fasces on one face and further designs including crowned `GR` cypher and foliage on the other, all enriched with blued borders, gilt-brass mameluke hilt, comprising engraved cross-guard with moulded bud-shaped terminals, plain back-strap, and a pair of pierced and engraved panels enclosing an ivory grip, in a contemporary brass scabbard, perhaps the original (the hilt and scabbard with old discoloured lacquer) 78.5cm; 31in bladeThe inscription reads: `Presented to Captain Lang by the 6th company of 43 N.B. militia as a token of their respect towards him as an Officer and a Gentleman`The Argyll & Bute Regiment of Militia had the number 43 in the Militia Order of Precedence from 1803 to 1833. Captain James Lang was commissioned ensign in the 1st or Argyll Regiment of North British Militia in October 1799. When the Argyll & Bute Militia was reconstituted in 1802, Lang was re-commissioned ensign and appointed adjutant (October 1802), being shortly afterwards promoted Lieutenant and then Captain in September 1803.
AN ELIZABETH II SOUTH INDIAN RAILWAY VOLUNTEER RIFLE OFFICER`S SWORD AND A MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY TYPE SWORD, DATED 1915 the first with etched blade including the maker`s details of Hobson and Sons, London, nickel-plated regulation hilt, in its leather scabbard; the second with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the tip, triple-bar hilt, in its leather-covered scabbard with large steel chape the first: 83cm; 32 3/4in blade (2)
A GEORGE V 1911 PATTERN CAVALRY SWORD AND A VICTORIAN 1853 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER`S SWORD BY MOLE the first with etched blade by C. Boyton & Son of Clerkenwell, decorated with the crowned Royal Cypher, regulation hilt, in its field service scabbard; the second of regulation type, with triple-bar hilt fitted with chequered leather grips the first: 88.5cm; 34 7/8in blade (2)
A SCOTTISH DIRK BY HODGE, INVERNESS, LATE 19TH CENTURY with polished blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long fuller and formed with a notched back-edge, engraved white metal ferrule and pommel, the latter set with a piece of horn and hinged cap, horn grip, in its engraved white metal-mounted scabbard decorated with roses and foliage, and complete with its accompanying pieces mounted en suite 40.5cm; 16in
A SCOTTISH DIRK BY MEYER & MORTIMER, EDINBURGH, 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a notched back-edge, cut with an off-set fuller on each face, etched with scrolling thistle foliage, the standing figure of St Andrew and a clansman, hardwood grip carved with basket-weave designs, fitted with silver ferrule and pommel mount each chased with thistle flowers and foliage, the latter set with a foil-backed stone, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts, the locket chased with a mounted lancer, the middle band with a coronet issuant with a rampant lion holding a crown (perhap the owner`s crest), and complete with its accompanying pieces 47cm; 18 1/2in
A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED OFFICER`S BROADSWORD OF THE KING`S OWN BORDERERS BY E. THURKLE & SONS, DENMARK ST, SOHO, LONDON, CIRCA 1881-87 with etched fullered blade decorated with the crowned Royal Cypher, Regimental details, battle honours and scrollwork, steel basket-hilt formed of rounded bars carrying alternating narrow and broad panels pierced with heart-shaped apertures, fluted bun-shaped pommel, and fishskin-covered grip retaining some of its wire binding (loose), in its steel scabbard 84cm; 33 1/8in blade
FOUR SCOTTISH SILVER AND WHITE METAL MOUNTED DAGGERS (SKEAN DHU), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURIES each with tapering blade formed with a notched back-edge, the first with silver mounts for Glasgow, 1951, carved basket weave grip, silver pommel and ferrule, in its silver-mounted scabbard; the second struck with silver marks (rubbed, and the owner`s initials and the date, `R.S.M. 1914`, in its scabbard; the third with engraved mounts including locket signed `D.Mcintyre, Dundee`; and the fourth with engraved white metal mounts including pommel set with a coloured paste the first: 18.3cm; 7 1/4in (4)
A CASED LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD OF £50 TYPE PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN HENRY MERITON OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY`S SHIP EXETER, 1804, BY RICHARD TEED, SWORD CUTLER, LANCASTER COURT, STRAND with reblued, curved, fullered blade (cleaned, no decoration visible), gilt-brass hilt comprising quillons formed as fasces, langets applied with Naval trophies, knuckle-guard formed as Hercules` club entwined by a serpent and the back-piece as the pelt of the Nemean Lion; finely chequered ivory grip secured at the base by a laurel wreath, in its original, gilt-brass-mounted fishskin-covered wooden scabbard, the mounts cast and chased with Classical scenes including Hercules and the Nemean Lion and Hercules and the Lernean Hydra, the locket inscribed `Exeter`, with belt and slings, in a Lloyds fitted mahogany case lined with blue velvet, the lid fitted with brass carrying handle and plaque, the latter recently engraved `From the Patriotic Fund, Lloyds London to H. Meriton Esqr H.E.I.Co`s Ship Exeter 1804`, the interior with label including the maker`s name, 76.8cm; 30 1/8in blade Literature Frederick Wilkinson, Edged Weapons, 1970, p. 150, illustrated.This sword is one of fifteen Patriotic Fund swords of £50 value awarded to the ships` captains of the East India Company`s `China Fleet` involved in the celebrated engagement with the French of 15th February 1804 now known as `Dance`s Action`. All fifteen of these swords have the name of the relevant ship engraved in a scroll on the offside of the upper part of their scabbards. This feature, unique to the Fund`s £50 swords for `Dance`s Action`, enables this sword to be confidently associated with Captain Henry Meriton, captain of the Indiaman EXETER on that famous occasion - a sea battle memorably fictionalised by Patrick O`Brian in chapter nine of his `Jack Aubrey` novel H.M.S. Surprise (London, 1973).The `China Fleet` of Dance`s Action comprised sixteen homeward-bound Indiamen laden with cargo worth an estimated £8 million and eleven `country ships` sailing from China to India. It sailed without naval escort, being reliant upon the size of the Indiamen - easily mistaken at a distance for British 64- or even 74-gun warships - and the pugnacious spirit of their captains to fight off a French force known to be lurking in wait for them. The fleet and its predators, a squadron commanded by the French admiral Linois, met off Pulo Aor at the entrance to the Malacca Straits late on 14th February 1804. The fleet`s commodore, Captain Nathaniel Dance (1748-1827), was advised by some Royal Naval officer-passengers and, when the French were sighted, adopted tactics that were typical of the Royal Navy in order to delude Linois into thinking that he had met a powerful naval force and not a convoy of armed merchantmen: as night fell, he sent the country ships inshore and formed line of battle. The following morning, three of Dance`s ships hoisted blue ensigns and pennants - a tactic intended to reinforce the impression that they were line-of-battle ships of the Royal Navy - and the line stood on for the mouth of the Malacca Straits. At this, Linois signalled his ships to attack the rear of the line. Dance`s riposte was to signal his ships to tack in succession, bear down upon the French and engage them - not a manoeuvre that Linois might have expected from a convoy of merchantmen. The first six Indiamen, led by ROYAL GEORGE - the largest of them, approached the French squadron resolutely and in the face of French gunfire, so unnerving Linois by their evident enthusiasm for the fight and threat to surround and overwhelm his ships that he broke off the engagement after forty minutes and before the remaining Indiamen could join it. The Indiamen suffered only one casualty in the action and, after collecting a Royal Naval escort at St Helena, returned safely with their cargo and to enormous popular acclaim. Dance was knighted, lavishly rewarded and pensioned and received a sword of £100 value from the Patriotic Fund; each of his fifteen captains were also rewarded and each received a £50 sword, of which this is one. Henry Meriton (1762-1826) was born in Rotherhithe and served a seven-year apprenticeship in the brigantine JOHN AND RICHARD on the West Indies trade, working his way up from gunner to ship`s master, before joining the East India Company`s maritime service in 1783. For the next decade, he served on four Indiamen, progressing from 3rd mate to 1st mate and being one of the two survivors from the crew of HALSEWELL when she was wrecked off the Isle of Purbeck in 1786. He joined EXETER as 1st mate on her maiden voyage in 1793 and made three voyages in her, to Bombay and China and back, before being appointed her captain in 1799. On his first voyage to China as captain of EXETER, Meriton distinguished himself in an action off the Brazilian coast on 4th August 1800 when, under cover of darkness, he captured a French frigate, MÉDÉE, that he had pursued and whose captain believed he was menaced by a large British man-of-war. Dance`s Action, in which EXETER was not actively engaged, took place during his penultimate voyage as captain of that ship. In 1809 he was appointed captain of CEYLON, aboard which he was severely wounded and captured during an action in the Indian Ocean on 3rd July 1810, in which a French frigate squadron attacked and seized the greater part of a convoy of Indiamen. Taken to Mauritius, then called Île de France, with his ship, Meriton was released when the island was captured by the British in December 1810; he may have captained the Indiaman SOVEREIGN on a voyage in 1813-14. By 1816, Meriton had been appointed Superintendent of Marine and President of the Marine Board in Bombay, positions that he held until early 1826 when he returned home. Meriton died in Greenwich on 7th August 1826. See A. Farrington 1999, p. 536; the same author 1999, pp. 116 & 237-238; and J. Wright 1997, pp. 30-32.
A NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY the first with etched blade by Busch & Sohn of Solingen, gilt-brass stirrup hilt, the langets cast with fouled anchors, pommel formed as a maned lionshead, and banded ivory grip; the second with etched fullered double-edged blade, gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its scabbard with locket signed by F. Highatt of Gosport the first: 76.5cm; 30 1/8in blade (2)
AN EDWARD VII OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE SECOND LIFE GUARDS BY G. THURKLE, LONDON with etched regulation blade including `ER VII` crowned, the owner`s initials `E.J.H.L`, regimental motto and battle honours, regulation hilt, in its scabbard 91cm; 35 7/8in bladeTogether with an accompanying note: `The sword of Evelyn John Hansler Luxmoore, M.C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Surgeon Captain 2nd Life Guards, 1911. Served during W.W.I, M.C. 29th December 1916, promoted Lt. Colonel, served in W.W.II, died 1955.`
A FRENCH CAVALRY OFFICER`S SABRE, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, etched and gilt with foliage, trophies and a cavalryman on a blued panel on each side of the forte, steel stirrup hilt, leather-covered wooden grip bound with brass wire, in its steel-mounted leather scabbard 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade
A FRENCH MODEL AN XI CUIRASSIER`S SWORD, DATED 1814 of regulation type, the back-edged of the blade with Klingenthal arsenal inscription and the date (worn), stamped with inspector`s marks of J.G. Bick, J.I. Krantz and F.L. Lobstein at the forte on one side, regulation brass hilt numbered `1197` on the reverse, in its regulation steel scabbard (patinated), probably the original 95.5cm; 37 5/8in blade
A FRENCH MODEL 1816 LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD AND A FRENCH MODEL 1822 LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD the first with pipe-backed blade with Klingenthal Royal arsenal inscription and the date on the back-edge, regulation brass hilt numbered 1008, in its steel scabbard numbered 2965; the second with straight fullered blade etched with `Coulaux Frères` and Klingenthal Royal arsenal inscription on the respective faces, regulation brass hilt, in a contemporary steel scabbard the first: 92cm; 36 1/4in blade (2)
A FRENCH MODEL 1816 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD AND THREE BAYONETS the first of regulation type, the blade with traces of an arsenal inscription on the back-edge (pitted); the second a Gras bayonet, dated 1875, in its scabbard; the third a socket bayonet with spring-catch (incomplete); and another bayonet, in its scabbard the first: 60cm; 23 5/8in blade (4)
A FRENCH MODEL 1829 MOUNTED ARTILLERY SABRE, DATED 1856 with curved regulation blade engraved with Châtellerault arsenal inscription and the date on the back-edge, stamped with inspector`s marks at the forte, regulation brass hilt numbered 969, in its steel scabbard numbered en suite 81.5cm; 32 1/8in blade
A FRENCH MODEL 1831 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD (COUPE CHOUX); A DANISH SHORTSWORD, DATED 1761; A CHASSEPOT BAYONET; AND A GERMAN BAYONET the first signed `Talabot`, in its scabbard (mounts damaged); the second of regulation type the blade etched on each face with the crowned cypher of Frederick V and the date, brass stirrup hilt with banded grip, in its brass-mounted scabbard; the third with St Etienne arsenal inscription dated 1868, in its scabbard numbered en suite; and the fourth with blade by Alex Copel of Solingen, in its scabbard the first: 48.5cm; 19in blade (4)
AN EAST EUROPEAN SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with broad curved fullered blade etched with scrolls, trophies and a stylised inscription at the forte, brass hilt of regulation type (repairs), including short quillon, an up-turned frontal bar and knuckle-guard all engraved with birds` heads, lionhead pommel, and wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its brass scabbard 80cm; 31 1/2in blade
A SWEDISH MODEL 1846 SABRE; A FRENCH CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD; AND AN OFFICER`S SWORD WITH FIVE-BAR HILT the first of regulation type, with fullered blade (shortened), and brass hilt; the second of regulation type, with bronzed triple-bar hilt, in its steel scabbard; and the third with pipe-backed blade of polished steel, engraved nickel-plated hilt, banded grip, in its plated scabbard the first: 70.5cm; 27 3/4in blade (3)
A SWEDISH MODEL 1810 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD; A SWEDISH BOARDING AXE, 18TH CENTURY; AND A SPANISH MACHETE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; the second with crescentic axe-blade, long rear spike, on a later wooden haft; the third with brass cross-piece and horn grip the first: 67cm; 26 3/8in blade (3)
TWO SWEDISH NAVAL OFFICERS` SWORDS AND AN OFFICER`S SWORD, 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES the first with pipe-backed German blade, steel hilt with folding side-guard, in its steel scabbard; the second with etched regulation blade (worn), and brass hilt with folding front and rear guards (grip cracked); and the third with pipe-backed polished blade, silver-plated brass stirrup hilt with lionhead pommel, in its silver-plated brass-mounted leather scabbard the first: 77.7cm; 30 5/8in blade (3)
A SWEDISH OFFICER`S SWORD AND AN OFFICER`S SWORD, 19TH CENTURY the first with pipe-backed blade, etched along the back-edge with foliage, and on each face with an inscription and the crowned Royal Arms (worn), gilt-brass hilt, including front guard cast with a trophy-of-arms carrying the Royal Arms, in its scabbard, and complete with its sword knot; the second with straight fullered blade, steel stirrup hilt, in its steel scabbard, and complete with its sword knot the first: 75.5cm; 29 3/4in blade (2)
A RARE SWEDISH GLAIVE FOR A SENIOR OFFICIAL, CIRCA 1818-44 with tapering double-edged blade, etched and gilt with a spray of acorns and oak foliage interrupted by a pair of crossed swords surmounted by the crowned Royal Cypher `C XIV J` on a blued panel within a gilt frame on each side of the forte, silver-plated brass hilt cast and chased comprising a pair of vertically-recurved quillons with hound`s head terminals, langets formed as grotesque masks, compressed oval pommel decorated with beadwork, and a pair of grip-scales (expertly replaced) retained by two panels chased with foliage, in its black leather scabbard with locket and chape decorated en suite with the hilt 81.5cm; 32 1/8in bladeAn identical sword is illustrated in Caroline Cathinca Engelhardt`s portrait of Karl XIV Johan, King Of Sweden (reigned 1818-44), preserved in the Royal Collection Stockholm (inv. nr. DKS.001703). The catalogue states that the uniform is that of a Swedish senior government official, despite his still being in France.
A NORTH EUROPEAN OFFICER`S DEGEN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SWEDISH with tapering fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with flowers, scrolls of foliage and trophies on a blued panel on each face of the forte, gilt-brass hilt comprising shell-guard with moulded brim, a pair of faceted quillons, and pommel formed as plumed classical helmet, in its leather scabbard with brass locket (chape missing), and complete with its sword knot 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade
AN EAST EUROPEAN SABRE, CIRCA 1800, PROBABLY HUNGARIAN with curved fullered blade strongly curved and double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of quillons with bud-shaped terminals, and solid grip rising to a moulded pommel decorated with bands of ropework, the grip applied on the front with a bearded turbaned mask, in its original gilt-brass scabbard, embossed with foliage and scrolls at each end in imitation of a locket and a chape, and fitted with two broad bands decorated en suite, each fitted with a ring for suspension, and retaining much gilding throughout 79cm; 31 1/8in blade
A HUNGARIAN MAGNATE`S SABRE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a broad fuller on each face and etched with trophies, scrolls, a bust and a mounted figure each in national costume (pitting), gilt white metal hilt cast and chased with bold scrolls of foliage and tulip flowers on a hatched ground, comprising langets, a pair of short quillons with bud-shaped terminals and rounded pommel, applied at the top and bottom with an openwork panel set with turquoises, and in the centre with a red stone (losses), in its original scabbard with gilt white metal mounts decorated en suite with the hilt (leather replaced), the locket, middle band and chape all applied on the outside with matching mounts set with turquoises and red stones, and with two rings for suspension 91cm; 35 3/4in blade
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HUSSAR OFFICER`S SABRE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY in the Turkish manner, with very broad blade formed with a reinforced back-edge and swelling to a double-edged point, etched on each side in imitation of a calligraphic inscription, gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of rectangular langets, quillons with moulded baluster terminals, and back-strap, fitted with a pair of exotic hardwood grips retained by two pairs of rivets with fluted brass caps, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard, the edges bound by brass borders, with gilt-brass locket, chape and middle band each chased with bold sprays of rococo scrolls and stylised shell patterns, and fitted with two rings for suspension 76cm; 30in blade
A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER`S SWORD, CIRCA 1800, EAST EUROPEAN OR RUSSIAN with curved fullered blade, double-edged towards the point and formed with a serrated leading edge, gilt-brass hilt comprising engraved cross-piece decorated with linear patterns enclosing a flowerhead on each side, engraved back-strap, and a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by two pairs of foliate washers over rivets, in its original leather scabbard (worn, seam opening) with gilt-brass mounts, engraved and chased with bold designs of foliage at the borders 69.5cm; 27 1/2in blade
A DANISH OFFICER`S SWORD BY C.J.M. FYRWALD & CO KJØBENHAVN AND ANOTHER with light weight blade signed along the back-edge, regulation four-bar brass hilt with lionhead pommel, complete with its sword knot; the second with curved fullered blade, brass hilt including cross-piece, lionhead pommel and chequered ivory grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (worn) the first: 81cm; 32in blade (2)
A U.S. MODEL 1840 ARTILLERY SABRE BY AMES DATED 1862 AND A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER`S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first of regulation type, stamped with Ames Mfg Co and the date at the forte, regulation brass hilt, in its steel scabbard; the second with curved fullered blade, etched on each face with a strapwork panel and `Pro Deo et Patria` at the forte, silver-plate hilt including cross-piece with button-shaped terminals, and a pair of horn grip-scales rising to a bulbous pommel the first: 81.8cm; 32 1/4in blade (2)
A GEORGIAN OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE 1ST REGIMENT OF FOOT A rare example, similar to, but slightly later than, that shown in Robson Fig 137, with massive straight double-edged blade of flattened diamond section (more suitable for combat than the fullered blades normally fitted to the 1796 Infantry sword) engraved with crown, motto of the Order of the Thistle, and scroll inscribed THE ROYAL, shell guard of 1796 Infantry pattern, the inner face of each shell mounted with the regimental device and scroll with post-1812 title (THE ROYAL SCOTS) in gilt metal (lacking scabbard, blade re-polished) 17cm; 31 in. blade
A GEORGIAN OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE ROYAL SCOTS With flat-sided curved blade of 1803 Pattern, double-edged for last 10 inches, bearing traces of ornamentation, including a scroll inscribed THE ROYAL SCOTS, fishskin grip and brass (presumably originally gilt) guard incorporating regimental devices either side of the grip (as Robson Figs 139 and 140), in its black leather scabbard with gilt-brass middle band and chape (leather of scabbard defective and with replacement locket) 81cm; 32in blade
A VICTORIAN FIELD OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE ROYAL SCOTS with claymore blade etched with thistle decoration, VR cypher, regimental devices and scroll inscribed THE ROYAL SCOTS, steel guard with "honeysuckle" decoration similar to Robson Fig 147, in its brown leather scabbard with plated chape 82cm; 32 1/2in blade
A VICTORIAN FIELD OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE ROYAL SCOTS BY WHITAKER & CO, 43 CONDUIT ST LONDON with claymore blade etched with foliate decoration, VR cypher and inscription 3RD BATN ROYAL SCOTS, fishskin grip and straight cross guard with ball finials (as Robson Fig 144b), in its leather scabbard with leather chape) (scabbard lacking frog-tab) 84cm; 33in blade
AN EDWARDIAN FIELD OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE ROYAL SCOTS BY HENRY WILKINSON, LONDON NO 40950 FOR 1906 with fine slightly curved blade blade etched with thistle decoration, EviiR cypher, regimental title and devices, fishskin grip and steel thistle pattern guard (as Robson Fig 146 but with St Andrew in the cartouche), in a brown leather scabbard with leather chape 89cm; 35in blade
AN EDWARDIAN FIELD OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE ROYAL SCOTS with claymore blade etched with St Andrew, EviiR cypher, regimental devices and title THE ROYAL SCOTS LOTHIAN REGIMENT, fishskin grip and plated thistle guard with scarlet felt liner and crimson tassel, in its brown leather scabbard with plated mouthpiece and chape (felt of liner severely mothed) 81cm; 32in blade
A GEORGE V OFFICER`S CLAYMORE OF THE ROYAL SCOTS BY HENRY WILKINSON, LONDON NO 61197 FOR 1927 with single-fullered blade etched with thistle decoration, Geo V cypher, regimental title and devices, and initials E.F.P.A., regulation basket guard complete with scarlet liner and crimson tassel, in its steel scabbard with ball chape 82cm; 32 ½ in blade
A GEORGE VI FIELD OFFICER`S SWORD OF THE ROYAL SCOTS BY WILLIAM ANDERSON & SONS, GEORGE ST, EDINBURGH with claymore blade, etched with thistle decoration, GviR cypher, regimental devices and title, plain cross guard with finials of Royal Scots pattern (Robson Fig 144c) and fishskin grip, in its brown leather scabbard with plated metal chape. 84cm; 33in blade
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