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Click here to subscribeA LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN KINDJAL FOR A BOY, 14cm curved blade, characteristic grip with silver niello foliate decoration along its length, contained in its silver niello scabbard decorated to match and with inscription in Cyrillic, suspension chain and belt hook, Russian 84 silver marks.
A LARGE 19TH CENTURY SILVER PLATED OTTOMAN KINDJAL, 42cm double fullered blade decorated in gold damascene with two panels of calligraphy to one side and triple panels of foliage to either side of the forte, characteristic hilt chased with geometric borders and foliate panels, contained in its plated scabbard profusely decorated with flower heads, scrolling foliage and geometric designs.
A 19TH CENTURY CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 32cm triple fullered blade, characteristic hilt with foliate embossed silver niello mounts, two-piece walrus ivory grips, one chipped, contained in its silver niello mounted leather wrapped wooden scabbard decorated to match, the reverse of the top mount decorated with two opposing birds and calligraphy.
A 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN KINDJAL, 12.25cm fullered blade decorated with stylised foliage in gold koftgari at the forte, characteristic brass hilted decorated with filigree and set with pink corals and small turquoise stones, contained in its brass wrapped wooden scabbard decorated to match, one coral and two turquoise stones lacking.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GREEK YATAGHAN OR DAGGER, 34cm re-curved fullered blade with chiselled back edged, decorated with scrolling foliage and dated 1906, characteristic white metal short eared hilt decorated with scrolling foliage, losses and crushing, contained in its white metal mounted leather wrapped wooden scabbard.
A SCARCE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY OFFICER'S FULL DRESS SWORD, 86cm double fullered blade, regulation copper gilt hilt composed of scrolling with acanthus terminals and side guard applied with a lion on a crown and surmounted by a further crown, bun shaped pommel, wire bound fishskin grip, in its brass scabbard with two openwork fishskin covered panels, quillon lacking. Previously referred to as the 1814 Pattern, this sword has been more accurately described as 1805-32 by Richard Dellar. See The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912, Companion Volume, published 2019.
A 1788 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD WITH FOLDING ATTACK HILT, 80.5cm curved blade decorated with Eastern style talismanic symbols, ith traces of gilt decoration at the forte, regulation steel stirrup hilt with folding attack guard, copper wire bound leather covered grip, contained in its saltire decorated leather scabbard with tram line decorated steel mounts, the locket engraved with a maker's panel for Knubley & Brunn. A rare sword by an equally rare partnership of just two years. Shrinkage to scabbard leather.
A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD, 89cm blade by WOOLLEY with hatchet tip and struck with an Ordnance mark at the forte, regulation steel disc hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard, incised with the rack number 26, ribbed leather grip, contained in its steel scabbard incised with the rack number 55.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 82.5cm curved blade etched with classical figures, laurel wreaths, urns, a cavalry officer, Britannia, stands of arms, Royal arms, crowned GR cypher, maker's panel for Osborn 1798 and owner's initials JG, regulation steel stirrup hilt, one langet damaged, wire bound leather covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard.
AN ORNATE GEORGIAN OFFICER'S SABRE, 78.5cm triple fullered blade lightly etched with foliage, stands of arms, the figure of Britannia, Royal arms and Hercules slaying the Lernean Hydra, gilded hilt with broad knuckle guard, cast and pierced with a Union spray and stand of arms framed by two serpents, large acanthus leaves quillons, lion's head pommel, ivory grip bound with gilt wire, in its re-leathered scabbard with copper gilt mounts, the locket signed Woolly, Deakin, Dutton & Johnson, Birm., the ornate mounts with foliate suspension loops mounted on bands of acorns and oak leaves, the chape terminating in an acanthus cluster. Ivory Submission Declaration number Q2KM272N.
A 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 83cm flattened diamond section blade decorated with a stand of arms, scrolling foliage, crowned Royal arms and the motto FOR MY COUNTRY AND KING, all highlighted in gilt on a blued ground, regulation gilt hilt, D-shaped knuckle guard, urn form pommel, wire bound grip, contained in its gilt mounted leather scabbard, the locket with maker's panel for PROSSER. Good gilt, light rubbing to bluing, repair to scabbard leather.
AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABRE, 69cm sharply curved unfullered blade engraved with scrolls, stands of arms, GR cypher, the Royal arms and Warranted, and retaining some blued and gilt decoration, copper gilt hilt with lion's head pommel, the knuckle guard incorporating the Royal cypher, in its engraved copper mounted leather scabbard.
A GEORGIAN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABRE, 76cm blade engraved with scrolls, crowned GR cypher, stand of arms and Gills Warranted, traces of blue and gilt decoration, steel hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard and wavy side bars enclosing heart shaped motifs, ribbed ivory grip, in its steel mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed Drury, Cutler to His Majesty, Strand. Ivory Declaration Submission number T5VF5PL1.
A GEORGIAN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABRE, 75cm double fullered blade indistinctly signed and dated 1797, engraved with scrolls, a stand of arms, figure of Britannia, GR cypher and owner's crest, steel hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard and feather langets, ribbed ivory grip, contained in a brass mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed Prosser, Charing Cross, London. Ivory Declaration Submission number PVFGP2A5.
A 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 84cm blade decorated with scrolling foliage, stands of arms, crowned Royal arms and crowned GR cypher, all highlighted in gilt on a blued ground, regulation copper gilt hilt with folding side guard, D-shaped knuckle bow, urn-shaped pommel, silver wire bound grip, contained in its East India Company pattern leather wrapped steel scabbard with engraved copper mounts.
A GEORGIAN NAVAL OFFICER'S HANGER, 73cm sharply curved blade by Osborn, sharpened for use and with various edge nicks, stained and rust, characteristic brass hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard, reeded marine ivory grip, contained in its brass mounted leather scabbard, the locket engraved DUDLEY GRAND PARADE PORTSMOUTH to one side and with an anchor and entwined dolphin on the other. Rusting to blade and tip chipped.
A FINE GEORGIAN HUNTING HANGER, 50.5cm heavy section double fullered blade etched with crowned Royal arms and crowned GR cypher, further decorated with small panels of strapwork and acanthus, all highlighted in rich gilt, the back edge marked Fabrique Royale a Hertzberg, characteristic white metal hilt with downturned shell guard, one quillon stamped with a maker's mark IK, stepped pommel, silver chain bound natural stag's horn grip, contained in its white metal mounted leather scabbard. Hertzberg or Herzberg is in Lower Saxony, where the Royal House of Hannover had its summer seat at Schloss Marienburg.
A FULL LIFE GUARD TROOPER'S UNIFORM AND SWORD ENSEMBLE, comprising EIIR helmet, the white metal skull with gilt crowned oak and laurel leaf wreath helmet plate, rayed white metal star with central garter HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, fluted white metal finial with brass rayed star foot, rosette bosses, leather backed chin chain, leather liner, white plume, the red tunic with black collar and cuffs trimmed with bullion ribbon, quilted liner, gilt bullion shoulder boards and aiguillette, brass trimmed metal cuirass, scored leather liner, brass scale straps, buff leather shoulder belt with black patent pouch applied with pierced gilt Royal arms, white leather breeches and gloves, black leather boots slit up the back, spurs, complete with regulation pattern trooper's sword, 86cm fullered blade, pierced scroll hilt, leather liner and knot, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its steel scabbard complete with belt and suspension straps.
OF TIPU SULTAN INTEREST: A FINE 18TH CENTURY GEM SET GILT FINISHED INDIAN TULWAR, 84.75cm sharply curved damascus blade, the fine gilt hilt with trefoil terminal langets, the crossguard with tapering domed terminals engraved with flower heads, the scrolling knuckle guard with peacock's head terminal, the eyes set with rubies, characteristic Tipu form snarling tiger's head pommel, the eyes set with rubies, the whole finely chiselled and finished in matt gilt with tiger's pelage, further decorated over all with polished gilt bubri or tiger stripes, contained in its red velvet wrapped wooden scabbard, the three mounts decorated with chiselled tiger's pelage and bubri or tiger stripes to match. A small section of scabbard edge parted and velvet frayed or lacking, patches of rusting to blade. The gold bubri or tiger stripe design is associated only with Tipu (Tipoo) Sultan himself, weapons for his own personal use and selected weapons in his armoury. Known as the the Tiger of Mysore, Tipu had once stated that it is better to live one day as a lion than one hundred years as a jackal. Feared and hated by the British, Tipu Sultan had been portrayed as a cruel and violent man and oppressor. However he was loved and revered by many in India as an ambitious, courageous and innovative leader. Unlike his father who had come from humble origins and was illiterate, Tipu was a highly educated man with a library of around 2000 works, many of which he had commissioned himself, and had a great love of firearms and the mechanical invention. He employed European weapon makers to come to India and work for him, particularly French gunmakers largely due to his good relations with the French. They not only made weapons for him, but also instructed his own craftsmen in the European tradition. His weapons were particularly advanced for the day, including flintlock repeating mechanisms based on the systems developed by Italian maker Lorenzoni. He fine-tuned the rockets designed by his father Haidar Ali, using the superior quality hammered iron in Mysore to create advanced and highly effective weapons that inflicted many significant losses on the British troops during the four Anglo-Mysore Wars. Sold by Sotheby's, 16th July 1993, Marine Pictures and Nautical Works of Art, lot 258, from the estate of Captain William Moffat of the East India Company. This auction included six swords from Moffat's estate, five of which were Presentation swords presented to him for various acts of valour. The sixth was this sword which it is quite probable that he received when he first reached India round about 1800/01. Following the death of Tipu Sultan in 1799, Tipu's palace and treasury were plundered and many weapons bearing his bubri or tiger stripe decoration were available at this time. Enclosed by the river Kaveri not far from Mysore in Southern India lies the island town of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna). Named after its main temple Sri Ranganathaswamy which was first consecrated in 984 AD and is dedicated to the Hindu god Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu), Seringapatam has been a place of pilgrimage and worship for Hindus for centuries. In the mid 18th Century a young and assertive Muslim commander called Haidar Ali (1720-1782) altered the balance in Seringapatam which would last for around four decades. Probably originating from the migrant Arab Quraish tribe, Ali had worked as a soldier and military leader for the ruling Hindu Wodeyar dynasty in the area. He was a successful leader and gained power to such an extent that eventually in 1752 he usurped Nanjaraj and Devraj and around 1761 declared himself ruler of Mysore and took Seringapatam as his capital city. Over the coming years Haidar Ali's initial wish to be allied to the British East India Company which held power in a significant area of Southern India, turned to a hatred of the British and their actions. This led to the four Anglo-Mysore wars, the first (1767-1769) which was won with relative ease by Ali. Ali died of cancer in the middle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-1784) and his son Tipu Sultan who was commanding part of his army at the time, returned to take leadership of Mysore. The Third Anglo-Mysore war (1790-1792) brought the first defeat for Mysore against Cornwallis, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Seringapatam and a curtailment of Mysore's borders. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore war (1798-1799) saw Tipu Sultan, encouraged by words of support from Napoleon, once again attempt to rid India of the British. In 1799 two British armies, one led by Colonel Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington), and an army from Bombay marched in to Mysore and besieged the capital Seringapatam. After losses on both sides, the attacking forces breached the defending walls. Tipu Sultan took to the battlements dressed in fine clothes, and with a small number of close servants and a variety of guns taken from his armoury. He fought bravely and defiantly, firing muskets loaded and handed to him by his servants, and incurring several wounds, the first being a musket ball in the right side near his chest, the second a further musket ball near the first, and then further various wounds. His horse was shot from under him. He initially resisted attempts from his followers to persuade him to step down from the fight, but eventually retreated. After the battle, with the British victorious, his body was found near the Water Gate of Seringapatam. He was buried on 5th May at the Gumbaz next to the bodies of his mother and father, and the core territory around Seringapatam and Mysore was restored to the Indian prince of the Wodeyar dynasty from whose forefathers Haidar Ali had originally taken the territory.
A 17TH CENTURY COMBINATION STILETTO PRIMING FLASK AND WHEELLOCK SPANNER, 29cm triangular section blade chiselled with foliage at the forte, retained in its tubular braised iron scabbard with a sprung catch, 11.5cm tubular priming flask with sprung catch and suspension loop, triform spanners forming the crossguard.
A 17TH CENTURY LEFT HAND DAGGER, 31cm flattened diamond section blade with rectangular section ricasso, iron mounted hilt with down turned quillons with scroll terminals, ring guard enclosing a plate pierced with linked circles, ovoid pommel, wire bound grip with Turk's heads, in its original scabbard with fluted iron locket and plain chape.
A CASED LONDON SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS SGEAN DUBH, 9.75cm blade etched with a crowned GVR cypher and the regimental title, white metal mounted hilt with carved basketweave wooden grip set with white metal studs, contained in its white metal mounted leather scabbard, contained in its close fitted purple velvet and silk lined leather case, the outside applied with a large white metal regimental badge. Blade with grey staining and pitting.
A SCOTTISH OFFICER'S SGEAN DUBH TO THE 79TH REGIMENT OF FOOT, 10.25cm fullered blade with faceted back edge and etched with scrolling thistles and the regimental number 79 (Cameron Highlanders) within a laurel wreath, gilt hilt with EGYPT battle honour, gilt thistle decorated pommel set with a stone, carved basket weave wooden grip set with brass studs, contained in its gilt mounted leather scabbard.
A SCOTTISH BLACK WATCH OFFICER'S SGEAN DUBH, 8.25cm fullered blade with faceted back edge, brass mounted hilt decorated with thistles, stepped pommel set with a faceted orange stone, carved basketweave wooden grip set with brass studs and applied with the figure of St Andrew, contained in its brass mounted leather scabbard with maker's stamp. Blade with grey staining and pitting.
A GEORGE V SCOTTISH OFFICER'S CROSS-BAR BROADSWORD TO THE BLACKWATCH OR GORDON HIGHLANDERS, 84cm double fullered blade by Sanderson of Sheffield, etched with scrolling foliage, crowned GVR cypher and crowned Royal arms, regulation cross-bar hilt with saltire domed pommel, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its field service scabbard.
A GEORGE V SCOTTISH OFFICER'S CROSS-BAR BROADSWORD, 81.25cm double fullered blade by Sanderson of Sheffield, etched with scrolling foliage, crowned GVR cyphers, regulation cross-bar hilt with saltire domed pommel, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its field service scabbard. This form of crossguard denotes Seaforth Highlanders, Cameron Highlanders or the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
AN EIIR SCOTTISH OFFICER'S BASKET HILTED SWORD, 83cm blade etched with scrolling foliage, crowned Royal arms and EIIR cypher, characteristic hilt composed of flattened bars united by heart pierced junction plates, red cloth faced liner, snakeskin grip, red tassel, contained in its plated steel scabbard. Later alterations.
AN 1821 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 97cm slightly curved blade numbered 340 on back edge, etched in panels to either side with a crowned laurel wreath and centered VR cyphers, sharpened for use, regulation scroll pierced steel hilt, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its steel scabbard.
AN 1821 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S PRESENTATION SWORD OF WEST YORKSHIRE INTEREST, 88cm blade etched with scrolling foliage, stands of arms, a stand of agricultural implements, flowers of the Union, crowned VR cypher, maker's panel for REEVES and presentation inscription PRESENTED TO PRIVATE JOSEPH MARSH BY LIEUT COL EARL FITZWILLIAM AND THE OFFICERS OF THE 1ST W.Y.Y. CAVALRY AS THE BEST SWORDSMAN IN CAPT ATHORPES (K. OR KIVETON) TROOP DONCASTER MAY 26TH 1859, regulation three-bar steel hilt, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its steel scabbard.
A SCARCE SHORT 1882 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD, 83.5cm clean blade etched with the maker's panel for MOLE & SONS and with various Ordnance and date stamps at the forte, regulation pierced steel hilt with two-piece chequered leather grips, contained in its steel scabbard with Mole's Patent rings.
AN 1887 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S UNDRESS SWORD TO THE 14TH HUSSARS, 86.5cm blade by Wilkinson, serial no. 53214 for 1914-1917, etched with scrolling foliage, crowned GVR cypher, crowned Royal arms, and B.L. CLARKE-LENS 14TH HUSSARS, regulation pierced steel hilt, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its field service scabbard complete with knot. Blade sharpened for use but with grey staining and pitting, scabbard chape worn. As of December 1914 Bernard Clarke-Lens was listed as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment. Clarke-Lens went onto become attached to the 10th and 14th Hussars. Clarke-Lens is listed on the 1914-18 Roll of Honour at Eastbourne College and is described as having been wounded.
A SPECIAL PATTERN INDIAN CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY WILKINSON, 88cm sharply curved double fullered blade, serial no. 10222 for 1860, etched with a maker's panel at the forte and the presentation inscription THIS SWORD WAS PRESENTED TO CORNET J.H. WHITEWAY OF THE 1ST DEVON LIGHT HORSE VOLUNTEERS IN 1864 BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS IN TOKEN OF THEIR REGARD FOR HIS DISINTERESTED AND GENEROUS ASSISTANCE IN RAISING AND SUPPORTING THEIR CORPS, characteristic brass hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard decorated with strapwork, characteristic chequered ergonomic wooden grip, contained in its brass mounted leather wrapped wooden scabbard decorated to match, the scrollwork highlighted with plate. A good example of this scarce Indian Army sword, unusually gifted as a presentation sword.
AN HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY OFFICER'S SWORD, 78.5cm flattened diamond section blade by Moore & Co., 14 St James' St, London, etched with scrolling foliage, H.A.C. and owner's crest and initials J.D.H., regulation brass hilt with upturned guard applied with a flaming grenade, wire bound fishskin grip in its engraved brass mounted leather scabbard.
AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 71cm blade etched with scrolls, stand of arms and owner's crest and initials F.A.D., solid gilt gothic hilt with folding inner guard, the outer guard applied with a cluster of arms and foliage, stepped pommel, wire bound fishskin grip, in its leather scabbard (in two pieces) with finely scroll engraved gilt mounts.
A BOER WAR PERIOD 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 82.5cm clean blade by Robert Mole & Sons, etched with scrolling foliage, crowned VR cypher, crowned Royal arms, and laurel wreaths, serial no. M4079, regulation pierced plated hilt incorporating a crowned VR cypher, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its field service scabbard complete with knot, frog and bag.
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