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Click here to subscribeVictorian Royal Horse Artillery Officer’s Sword. An unusual example, with a 36 inch unfullered blade, this with etched decoration of a Royal Coat of Arms, incorporating a Field Gun, the reverse with the Regimental title ‘Royal Field Artillery’ and also a family crest. The hilt with a three bar open guard, shagreen grip, this with twist wire binding. Retaining brown leather sword knot. Scabbard absent. Overall GC metal dulled.
6th Dragoon Guards 1912 Cavalry Officer’s Sword by Wilkinson A rare example of the special Regimental pattern. Blade engraved with crowned GvR cypher, regimental device, floral decoration and initials ‘L.E.R.B.’. To the forte cutler’s details of Henry Wilkinson of Pall Mall and the blade is numbered 59551. Solid guard is of special pattern incorporating the regimental device and decorated with floral decoration. Shagreen grip with twist wire binding. Housed in steel and brown leather field service scabbard. The sword is with age wear, plating to the hilt peeling, staining to the blade, leather to throat of scabbard worn.
19th Century Burmese Dha Sword. A good quality example, the slightly curved 24 1/2 inch blade is etched to both sides with warriors and scrip. The hilt of sheet silver with the grip area decorated once again with warriors and picked out in red. The pommel in the form of a dome, with floral decoration. Complete with original wooden scabbard. Overall GC blade in clean condition, some dents to the grip and spme banding absent to the scabbard. .... Accompanied by a post 1916 French Lebel bayonet, with nickel grip. Complete with scabbard. GC. (2 item)
8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars 1912 Cavalry Officer’s attributed Sword. This example was carried by Lt William Holliday Hartley MC who died in March 1918 during the Great German Offensive. A brother Officer wrote ‘There was not a braver or more dashing young fellow in France in my opinion.’ The blade etched with crowned GvR cypher, and name panel ‘William Holliday Hartley’. The solid guard decorated with floral decoration. Shagreen grip with twist wire binding. Scabbard absent. Sword has been painted black at some time, now with light surface rusting. Lt William Holliday Hartley was educated at Harrow and applied for a commission in 1914. Being refused on medical grounds he volunteered and enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers and went to France in November, 1915. After being promoted to Corporal he was sent home to take a commission. After service with a Cavalry Reserve Regiment he was gazetted to the 8th Hussars and joined the Regiment in France, in April, 1917, in which month he was wounded. He was awarded the Military Cross. He was killed on March 22nd, 19 18, whilst holding a trench with his troop between Hervilly and Herbecourt, during the great German offensive of March, 191 8. At the time he was directing machine-gun fire and was last seen being attended to by a German doctor.
Victorian Bandsman Sword. This example with a double edged straight blade, with solid brass hilt. The crossguard with embossed VR Panel and terminating with shamrock quillon. Housed in leather brass mounted scabbard. Issue stamps to the blade November 1899. Sword does not fully fit into leather scabbard ... Accompanied by Boer War period Le Metford Bayonet. This complete with leather and steel mounted scabbard. Issue stamps to the forte of the blade erased. (2 items)
Victorian 1st Fife Volunteer Artillery Officer’s Sword. Single edged slightly curved blade with etched decoration, comprising a flaming grenade over a gun and ‘1st Fife Artilly Volt’. Retailer’s details of Hobson & Son. Three bar open guard with shagreen grip and twist wire binding. Housed in original steel scabbard. Overall GC.
Victorian Artillery Officer’s Sword by Wilkinson. A good example with a single edged slightly curved blade this with etched decoration, including a VR cypher and the original owners entwined initials. To the forte the cutler’s details of Henry Wilkinson London and the blade bears the number ‘21425’. Three bar open guard with shagreen grip and twist wire binding. Housed in original steel scabbard. Overall GC. Blade clean
East India Company Officer’s 1822 Pattern Piped Back Bladed Sword. A rare Company example, with plain slightly curved single edged piped back blade. The hilt with a brass folding guard, incorporating the Company device of a Lion. The shagreen grip with twist wire binding. Housed in steel scabbard fitted with two loose rings. GC Pitting to scabbard. Blade with some staining a surface pitting to parts.
WW2 German Kriegsmarine Issue Sword by E & F Horster Solingen A scarce example, with narrow plain piped backed blade with the cutler’s details. The hilt of the regulation pattern, with lion head pommel and white ribbed grip. The gilt double folding guard, embossed with a fouled anchor and Kriegsmarine issue stamp and number. This number is repeated to the top gilt mount of the leather scabbard. Lower chape of the scabbard is absent. Some pitting to the blade
Scottish. Skein Dhu A good example with silver plated mounts. 3 inch clipped back polished steel blade with ebonised interlaced Celtic design grip bearing silver stud ornamentation and thistle band to base, crudely engraved ‘Bird 204258 5th Canadians’. Silvered pommel with pierced thistle gallery containing a foiled citrine. Housed in original scabbard of black leather with plain silvered mounts. GC
Hungarian Airforce post war Officer’s dagger. A good example, the the double edged plated blade numbered 114. Brass mounts with twist wire bound black grip; ring turned pommel and crossguard in the form flying eagle in high relief. Housed in its cast brass scabbard with floral designs, state arms and retaining both loose suspension rings. VGC
WWI German sawback bayonet by V.C. Schilling, Suhl. A good example, the single edged 25 cm blade with central fuller and saw back, one side of the forte with maker’s details. Plated turn up quillon and bird head pommel; black chequered leather grips secured with three rivets. Housed in its dark steel scabbard complete with brown leather frog. GC
Unusual Brunswick Sword Bayonet. A rare clean example, believed to be a variant of the Constabulary pattern. Straight double edged 19 inch blade with short central fuller. The hilt with ribbed brass grip, fitted with locking bar and spring button (this near the crossguard). This example with an unusual shaped single bar stirrup guard. Complete with brown leather and brass mounted scabbard. The top mount incorporating a frog button. The bayonet is in clean condition some pitting to the blade, leather to the scabbard is supple.
WW2 Scarce Beaded and Ribbed pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. A good example with coppered Parkerised grip with beaded and ribbed design. Double edged spear point blade, with straight oval cross guard. Housed in original dark brown leather scabbard with steel squared chape. The scabbard does not appear to have been made with tangs. GC
Similar WW2 Scarce Beaded and Ribbed pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. A good example with brass grip with beaded and ribbed design. Double edged spear point blade, with straight oval cross guard. Housed in original dark brown leather scabbard with brass rounded chape. The scabbard does not appear to have been made with tangs. GC
A scarce 2nd pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. A good example with brass Parkerised grip with chequered design. Double edged spear point blade, with straight oval crossguard. Housed in original dark brown leather scabbard with Parkerised square chape, retaining four leather tangs and complete with an elasticated retaining strap. Little age wear GC.
19th Century Indian Khyber Knife. A good quality example, with straight single edge T section blade, this with slight rib to the back edge. The hilt with steel frame supporting well figured and grooved polished horn grips. Complete with original leather covered wooden scabbard with large steel chape and pineapple finial. GC
19th Century Large Indian Khyber Knife. A good quality example, with straight single edge T section blade, The blade forte with geometric silver and copper inlaid panels. Brass grip, ferrule and brass frame supporting grooved polished horn grips. Complete with original leather covered wooden scabbard with large steel top mount, the chape with pineapple finial. GC
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