An Officer's Mameluke-Hilted Sabre By Prosser, Manufacturer To The King, London, Circa 1820-30With bright curved blade double-edged towards the point and etched with maker's details on both sides of the forte, ormolu-mounted hilt comprising border engraved cross-guard with pointed langets and bud-shaped quillon tips, ivory grip-scales secured by rosette-headed rivets, line engraved grip-strap, and pommel with pierced circular mount for a sword-knot (missing), in original scabbard covered in black leather with ormolu locket, chape and suspension mount partly chased with foliage and borders en suite with the hilt, the first signed in capitals over each side at the throat, two rings for suspension, and retaining some of its original gilding 80 cm. bladeFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Militaria, 11 June 1992, Lot 115 (part)John Prosser is recorded at 9 Charing Cross, London between 1796 and 1853. He was a leading royal sword cutler, beltmaker and gunsmith, and was appointed Sword-Cutler and Belt-Maker to George III in 1795, to George IV in 1820, to William IV in 1830 and to Queen Victoria in 1837, the year of his deathThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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British Post War L1A3 Bayonet and Mk 5 Scabbard, this has the early model L1A3 blade with the long fuller, and the waisted crosspiece. The hilt is marked: L1A3 9600257, which is the NATO designation for this weapon. The blade has been highly polished and the hilt and scabbard have been painted gloss black for parade use by a British infantry battalion in the 1970s. The accompanying white nylon frog was for parade use. This bayonet fitted the Self Loading Rifle.
British 1907 Bayonet by Wilkinson, standard model 1907 bayonet with two piece wooden grips, steel pommel with oil hole, housed in leather and steel mounted scabbard. Single edged steel blade with fuller to the back edge, acceptance stamps and Wilkinson makers details. Blade 43cms, overall 57 ½ cms.
Unusual Victorian Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers Officers Sword, claymore blade by Turner Bros, Bath, cut with twin narrow fullers and etched with crowned fouled anchor with RNAV, and crowned VR cipher and scrolling foliage, regulation gilt brass hilt with crowned fouled anchor and RNAV in relief, folding sideguard, fish skin covered grip well-rebound with gilt wire, in its leather scabbard with regulation mounts. Blade 82cms. Good condition, some wear to gilding and blade, leather washer replaced.
Canadian Ross Rifle Bayonet MkII, with two piece wooden grips, steel pommel stamped with Ross Rifle Co Quebec patent details, other side stamped with Canadian broad arrow and ‘II 5/1 16’. Housed in brown leather covered scabbard with fixed bayonet belt frog. The scabbard with stampings for date 1916 ‘R.R.C’ Canadian broad arrow and ‘MK.II’. Standard knife blade with sharpened point. Blade 25 ½ cms, overall 40 ½ cms.
Post 1902 Royal Naval Officers Sword by Wilkinson, regulation blade No. 44187J etched with crowned fouled anchor, royal arms and fruiting oak foliage, root of blade unofficially marked with tiny electric burin 25/2/53, regulation brass solid guard with crowned fouled anchor in relief, wire bound white fish skin covered grip, bullion dress knot, in its brass mounted leather scabbard, in chamois lined waterproof sword bag. Blade 80cms. Good condition.
Scarce Royal Naval Reserve Officers Sword, fine regulation polished blade etched London Made with crowned fouled anchor and initials RNR, royal arms and scrolling foliage, regulation gilt brass hilt with folding side-guard, guard with crowned RNR and fouled anchor in relief, lion head pommel, wire bound fish skin covered grip, in its brass mounted leather scabbard. Blade 80cms. Good condition, some wear to gilding.
Royal Naval Warrant Officers Sword, fine regulation polished blade by R C James & Co, Queen Street, Portsmouth, etched with crowned fouled anchor, royal arms, and on back edge J.ORE, R.N. and London Made, regulation brass hilt with folding side guard, plain chequered gripstrap and pommel, wire bound black fish skin covered grip, bullion dress knot, in its brass mounted leather scabbard. Blade 79cms. Good condition, chape secured to scabbard with tape.
Imperial German Mauser 1898/05 Sawback Bayonet, good example with two piece wooden grips, steel pommel and cross guard. Housed in its leather and steel mounted scabbard. Swollen blade with fuller to the back edge and pioneer style sawback blade. Crowned acceptance stamp to the edge and blade stamped ‘Erfurt’. Some polishing and wear to the blade and the exterior fittings but still generally a good sawback bayonet. Blade 36 ½ cms, overall 52 ½ cms.
Third Reich Hitler Youth Boys Dagger by J A Henckels Solingen, untouched as found example with an enamelled HJ diamond emblem to the centre of the grip. Housed in the original scabbard with leather belt loop. Blade with motto ‘Blut und Ehre!’ and reverse side with makers mark and RZM code ‘M7/10 1937’. Blade shows some wear.
Imperial German Mauser 1898/05 Bayonet, with two piece wooden grips, steel pommel and cross guard. Housed in its steel scabbard. Swollen blade with fuller to the back edge. Spine stamped with crowned acceptance stamp and base of the blade stamped ‘WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.G. OBERNDORF a.N’. Blade 36 ½ cms, overall 52cms.
American Garand Rifle Bayonet, good example of an early cut down example with the original grips, steel cross guard and muzzle ring, housed in the original scabbard of issue. Cut down early pattern blade with fuller going all the way to the point. Blade with issue stamps and date 1942. Generally good condition.
British 1907 Pattern Bayonet by Sanderson, good example with two piece wooden grips. Steel pommel with oil hole and short cross guard with muzzle ring. Housed in brown leather scabbard with steel mounts. Complete with brown leather bayonet frog. Blade with fuller to the back edge, crowned GR mark and 1907 8 18 with ‘SANDERSON’ maker marked. Blade 43 ½ cms, overall 58cms; British 1907 pattern bayonet with two piece wooden grips, blackened steel pommel, cross guard and housed in its leather and blackened steel mounts. The blade with fuller to the back edge, acceptance stamps and ‘SANDERSON’ makers details. Blade 43cms, overall 57cms; British 1907 bayonet with two piece wooden grips. Housed in its leather and steel mounted scabbard. Blade with fuller to the back edge, worn issue stampings. Blade 43cms, overall 58 ½ cms. (3 items)
British Late Victorian Heavy Cavalry Officers Undress Sword by Hawkes & Co, straight single fullered blade 89cms No.4974, etched with crowned VR and scrolling foliage, regulation iron guard pierced with honeysuckle, fish skin covered grip (wire missing), in a leather field service scabbard with plated iron chape. Good condition, age worn overall.
An American 1905 pattern bayonet with a 40cm,single edged fullered blade marked US above a grenade and date 1906, the other side US 158541. With button catch and two part wooden grip marked 'L'. With leather covered scabbard. 55cm. *CR Surfaces showing signs of age and wear, damage to throat of scabbard.
A Kukri knife with a shaped 30cm blade with pricked decoration, in a black leather sheath with two subsidiary knives, a similar Kukri with 33cm sharpened blade, unmarked but probably a military issue, in black leather scabbard. (2). *CR Both with signs of age and light marking to surfaces and blades.
With a 75cm curved, pointed single edged blade with broad shallow fuller, decorated in gilt with military trophies, Royal coat of arms and GR beneath a crown, marked to the ricasso for Osborn and Gunby, marked 'Warranted', with slotted hilt and slender guard with cypher and crown, the leather grip bound in twisted wire, with a lion's heads pommel, in a leather scabbard with three brass mounts and twin ring suspension, 90cm overall. *CR A fine sword, leather on scabbard distressed, light marking and wear in places, but generally in good order.
With an 85cm curved and fullered blade with pointed and end and sharpened edge, with brass hilt and langets with pointed edges, shaped leather grip and steel scabbard with single ring suspension, 103cm overall. *CR Grip with signs of wear and use, blade with light marks protected by an old, possibly original layer of grease, the scabbard with lightly varied surface and crease towards toe.
With an 83cm pointed blade with partial double fuller, marked to one side for the King's Own Borderers, to the other with crest and battle honours to include Egypt. Marked to the ricasso for E. Thurkle, Maker, Soho London. With basket hilt with pierced heart decoration and scrolling frame, with fish skin covered grip. With steel scabbard with twin ring suspension, 101cm overall. With cross bar to replace basket hilt. *CR lacking a small element at the top of the handle, light patches of rust in small areas on blade.
With a 25cm tapering and pointed blade marked for F.W. Holler of Solingen, the cross piece with eagle with wing's outstretched above a swastika, with white bakelite handle, the pommel with oak leaf decoration. In scabbard with twin ring suspension, 39.5cm overall. *CR Blade very nice, scabbard and hilt with slight wear and dent towards end of scabbard.
With a 44cm blade three sided blade with concave sides, marked to the ricasso B 13 Deakin, the socket stamped H452, housed in a brass mounted leather scabbard with matching number H 452 to the button, on leather frog and belt hanger, with obscured stamped markings to the reverse. With an associated belt. *CR In good used condition with some pitting and rust particularly to socket mount. the leather scabbard distressed and worn. see photos.
A Second World War and later group of five comprising 1939-45 and Africa Star with 1st Army bar, Defence and War Medal with Mentioned in Despatches Oak leaf and Africa Medal with Kenya clasp named to Major R.T. Elliot Kenya Regt. Mounted court style for display. With two VI Commando shoulder titles and 's aint Louis' and US flag patches with a further shoulder title to the reverse of the frame, a photograph of the recipient in uniform, a First World War compass and the recipient's Fariburn Sykes second pattern fighting knife in leather scabbard. Also Kenya National Park and Samburu Game Reserve car badges and a copy of his obituary. Rodney Thomas Elliott was born into a military family in 1921. Following education at Ampelforth he took a Regular Army Emergency Commission with his Father's regiment and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry from 29th March 1941. Promoted to War Substantive Lieutenant on the 19th September 1942 and Temporary Captain from 15th February 1944. Transferring to 6 Commando his obituary tells of his time with this battalion sized British Army Commando unit formed in July of 1940: 'He recalled knowing the landing was real when they were handed raw carrots to eat during the sea journey towards North Africa. On November 8th 1942, wearing US patches on their shoulders to confuse the enemy, he landed near Algiers. As they stepped off the landing craft his senior officer disappeared under the waves, weighed down by his kit and was never seen again. Elliott, a lieutenant, now took charge. The enemy was engaged immediately and his Commando knife saw close quarter action within minutes of landing. The next few months saw constant action and he was mentioned in dispatches. A few months on, he set off a land mine with a trip wire which cut short his combat career. The resulting injuries relegated him to base training duties with his parent regiment'. Indeed records confirm that he was reported as wounded on the 7th April 1943 whilst fighting in North Africa. Post War service saw his first encounter with the role of conservationist in the forests of Germany where one of his duties was to bring to an end the rampant poaching by bored US and British soldiers. Following the war he became a soldier-settler in Kenya from 1947 where he worked as a regular game warden. Amongst other highlights he accompanied the young Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to Kenya spending her last day as a Princess with her inspecting elephants. Enrolled in the Kenyan Police Force at the outbreak of the Mau Mau rebellion his skills were ideally suited to teaching soldiers the arts of bush craft and tracking, later remembered by General Frank Kitson as 'one of the finest soldiers I ever knew'. Following the Mau Mau conflict he became Game Warden of Maralal District where he worked with many well known conservationists including George and Joy Adamson who established the Born Free foundation. He once came close to shooting Elsa the Lion as he felt she was too dangerous to have at close quarters, he was left in no doubt of seriousness of the Adamson's commitment to the Lion's when Joy promised to shoot Elliott if he shot Elsa. Known by all as The Major, Elliott had a reputation as a fierce enforcer of game law allied with support for the local communities and animals under his care. Playing a significant role in anti-poaching wars in Kenya's Tsavo Parks his many contacts with the enemy were unreported and his influence on the conflict unrecorded. Following independence Elliott made few friends amongst the local authorities, prosecuting senior police and military personnel who poached 'enthusiastically'. Later, when moved to the post of Divisional Warden at Nyeri to take him away from such controversy he continued with his determined work exposing the Department's own staff as some of the worst poachers. He spent the rest of his working life attempting to end poaching and corruption, as well as introducing conservation measures that were often widely copied. From 1978 as a Superintendent of Police he was tasked with ending the endemic corruption in the government's conservation services. After less than a year in post he had created chaos in government ranks with every one of the forty wardens he investigated from the staff of seventy being guilty of some crime. Elliott's was a fascinating life which encompassed active combat with the Commandos in North Africa during the Second World War and life in colonial and post colonial Kenya attempting to reduce corruption and protect the wildlife that he was responsible for, truly a life of it's time in which 'The Major' attempted to uphold the rule of law in all he encountered. Provenance: A direct descendant of the recipient. *CR Note only one T on Eliott on the Africa Medal. Medals nicely remounted, other items showing expected surface marks and wear, elastic to scabbard stretched.
With an 82cm pointed, unsharpened blade with etched decoration, marked 'London Made' to the back and 'Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall to the ricasso, over stamped ISD. With a three-quarter basket guard with turned down inner edge, with leather sword knot and leather covered service scabbard. 106cm overall. *CR Leather scuffed and marked light rust to guard.
A second pattern Luftwaffe Officer's dress dagger with a 25.5cm pointed blade marked 'Tiger Solingen', the cross piece with a Luftwaffe eagle with swastika in its claws, with a wire bound orange celluloid grip and oak leaf and swastika decorated pommel. The scabbard with twin ring suspension and oak leaf decoration. 43cm overall. *CR small area of loss to grip, binding wire loose dent to end of scabbard. Blade good.
A German 1884/98 pattern bayonet with a 25cm single edged and fullered blade, stamped 58598 293 to the ricasso, the steel scabbard numbered 4065, with leather frog and belt hanger. 42cm overall. With a British No.4 Mk II spike bayonet and scabbard, 26cm overall. Probably by Stevens-Savage of the U.S.A. (2). *CR A nice example with a good belt hanger, slight dens and marks throughout. Second with light rust to scabbard surface . Both with working catches.
With a 12.5cm pointed double edged blade with central shallow fullers, on an elaborate gilt handle with an arrangement of cherubs, scrolls and mythical beasts with finely tooled surfaces, on a conforming scabbard, the front silvered and gilt raised decoration of a long-tailed exotic lizard amongst scrolling foliage. 24cm. *CR Good condition.
With a 52cm pointed single edged blade with broad back engraved ... St Etienne .. 1871, the cross piece with forward facing quillon with various inspection marks and number 84788, with two part wooden grip and steel scabbard numbered 55216, 66cm overall. *CR Generally good condition with light surface marking.
With a 30cm double edged pointed blade with various marks to the ricasso including a King's Crown above ER, a Government issue arrow, S, 28, X, Anderson Sheffield and 12 '02. With a two part wooden grip, in a steel mounted leather scabbard 44cm overall. *CR In unrestored condition with light rust to blade and degradation to all surfaces.
A 19th century French 1874 pattern bayonet with a 52c, tapering pointed blade, engraved t the back 'Mfre. d'Armes de Chatl. 9bre 1879', with forward facing quillon, two part wooden grip and scabbard. 66cm overall. A British 1907 pattern bayonet with a 43cm pointed blade with deep fuller, marked for Wilkinson 1907, 1 16, broad government arrow and various inspection marks, in steel and leather scabbard, 58cm. (2). *CR Both in good condition, second lacking tip of blade. General wear and marking.
A Kukri knife with a 38cm sharpened blade on a wooden handle, in a leather covered scabbard with intricate geometric incised decoration, 51cm overall. With a later smaller knife with polished blade marked 'India' and with 'dot' decorated grip, 33cm. According to family tradition the larger of these knives was gifted to the vendor's Father by a Nepalese Prince c.1946, serving as police officer in Simla he was called upon to investigate a crime and stayed with the Prince whilst doing so. *CR 1st lacking subsidiary knives, scuffing to scabbard, split to sides of scabbard. Second with one subsidiary knife and light degradation to blade.
A fine enlisted man's red cross dagger with a 2.5cm flat-ended blade with sawback and deep fuller, stamped Ges Geschutz, the cross piece with the emblem of the DRK (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz), the grip with two part bakelite chequered and smooth grip. In a black lacquered scabbard and black leather belt hanger. 41cm overall. *CR A fine example with some wear to surfacae of scabbard, otherwise very good condition.
With a 39cm curved pointed blade with sharpened edge. With a decorative steel tsuba with scrolling foliate decoration, the silk bound fish skin grip with decorative mounts with gilt rat like animals, in a textured black lacquered scabbard with cast mounts. 57cm overall. *CR The blade not removed from the grip, scabbard with areas of loss, light marking to blade, a nice example.
A Burmese sword with a 59cm shaped blade with sharpened edge in a tapering grip with finely woven surface, the two part wooden scabbard with similar bands of woven binding, 100cm. The second with a 54cm blade with concave shaped end and sharpened edge, with gilt and textured decoration near handle and back, the handle with fish skin grip. 77cm overall. *CR First with light rust to blade but a very fine example in good condition. Second similar.
A BRITISH 1903 PATTERN BAYONET AND TWO SIMILAR ITEMS.A 1903 pattern bayonet with a 29cm blade, indistinctly marked with War Department arrow, with a two part wooden grip, marked N D 788, 41cm. An American M8 Fighting knife and scabbard with a 17cm blade marked US M3 Imperial, in scabbard with webbing belt hanger. And a German Army belt buckle with 'Einigkeit Recht Freiheit around an eagle, on a 5cm black leather belt. (4). The machete is no longer included in this lot.ConditionFirst in poor condition, other two better. Belt very good condition.
An Artilleryman's side arm with a 48.5cm pointed blade, indistinctly marked to both sides. With a brass grip with reeded grip and ringed decoration to the cross bar. In brass mounted leather scabbard stamped 891 and 149 to the top. 66cm overall. *CR In unrestored condition with light rust to blade and marking to all surfaces.
A 2nd pattern Luftwaffe dagger with a 25cm tapering and pointed blade marked for Paul Weyersberg & Co. Berlin, the cross piece with flying eagle with swastika in its claws, with plastic wire bound grip and flattened oval pommel with further swastika, with scabbard with twin ring suspension and oak leaves to the end. With silver bullion knot. 42cm overall. *CR Good condition, blade with much original finish, fraying to knot in places.
With an 82cm curved, pointed and single edged blade with shallow full length fuller, indistinctly marked to the ricasso .... 1888, with an unguarded wooden grip with brass mounts in a brown leather scabbard with brass mounts and single ring suspension. 100cm overall. *CR Generally in good condition with light scuffing and marking and small areas of light rust to blade.
An 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword with an 83cm pointed unsharpened blade with etched decoration, marked for J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd. late Edward Thurkle, London and Birmingham, numbered 17948 to the back, with a three-quarter basket hilt with turned down inner edge and pierced scrolling decoration. With dress scabbard and remnants of service scabbard and sword knot. 101cm overall. *CR Blade with patches of light rust towards handle, service scabbard heavily distressed.
With a 48cm double edged pointed blade with central spine, stamped Pihet Freres, to the other side 'Chatellerault 183'. With brass handle and cross piece numbered 7 and with two stars. In a brass mounted leather scabbard numbered 367. This model closely based on the Roman Gladius design. 65cm overall. *CR Generally i good condition with light surface marks.
A bayonet and scabbard with a 57cm serpentine blade with broad back, engraved for Hekelin Bitschiviller (?) February 1868, with forward facing quillon, numbered 5991, brass ribbed grip, in steel scabbard numbered indistinctly. Another similar dated 1874, numbered 55429, the scabbard 85027. 71.5cm overall. *CR General wear and pitting t surfaces. springs function correctly.
With a 57.4cm pointed, sharpened single edged serpentine blade with single deep fuller and broad back engraved 's Etienne Juin 1871', the cross piece numbered L82032, the forward facing quillon with various inspection marks, with ribbed brass grip and functioning button, the steel scabbard with matching number 82032, 71cm overall. *CR Scabbard with some light pitting and surface marks.
With 81.5am straight pointed blade with shallow fuller, the blade decorated with Royal coats of arms, cypher and foliate decoration, with straight cross piece, simple bow guard and shell shaped pommel and later wire bound grip. Possibly altered at some time. With a matched leather and brass scabbard. 99cm overall. *CR Blade worn and engraving worn. alterations to grip and guard.
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