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A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, of regulation type, with curved blade struck with a series of marks at the forte, iron stirrup hilt, the grip retaining some of its leather covering, in its scabbard, 82.5 cm blade

A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with plain blade struck with Ordnance marks and signed ~J. H. Reddell~ on the back-edge, iron hilt, leather-covered wooden grip, in its iron scabbard, 84.0 cm blade

A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with plain blade signed ~J. J. Runkel, Solingen~ on the back-edge, iron hilt, later leather-covered wooden grip (rivet missing), in contemporary iron scabbard (areas of pitting), 83.8 cm blade

A 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with straight blade etched and gilt with foliage and crossed lances (areas of wear), gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard wire-bound grip between gilt brass collars, in its iron scabbard, with an early bullion and red silk knot (worn) and a further knot, 83.0 cm blade

AN OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY BLAKE, GUN & PISTOL MAKER, SWORD CUTLER, WAPPING, LATE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with elaborate foliage and trophies-of-arms over the lower half on each face, brass triple-bar hilt with scrolling quillon, and carved bone grip, in its brass scabbard with two loops for suspension and signed by the retailer at the locket, 77.5 cm blade¦¦Ann Blake is recorded in Wapping, London circa 1798-1822.

AN OFFICER~S SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass stirrup hilt comprising short flat ovoid quillon, a pair of langets, knuckle-guard, and back-strap rising to a cap pommel, engraved with foliage and a Britannia trophy-of-arms, wire-bound fishskin-coved grip, in its leather scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts engraved with foliate borders, 62.5 cm blade

AN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, of regulation type, with curved single-edged blade etched with a panel filled with foliage, the crowned Royal arms and cypher at the forte, gilt-brass regulation hilt (knuckle-guard missing), and banded wooden grip retaining a portion of its covering, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, 69.7 cm blade

AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with curved blade etched and gilt with foliage, trophies-of-arms and the crowned Royal cypher ~GR~ on a blued panel at the forte on each face (the bluing with losses), gilt-brass regulation hilt and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (cracked through at a fold towards the top), with brass mounts including a pair of fixed rings for suspension and locket signed by the retailer ~Griffin & Adams, sword cutler to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, no. 76 Strand~ (rubbed), 76.8 cm blade¦¦The retailers are recorded at this address 1799-1827.

AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD, of regulation type, with curved blade etched and gilt crowned ~GR~ cypher, foliage and trophies-of-arms, brass hilt with knuckle-guard involving crowned ~GR~ cypher, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in brass-mounted leather scabbard, perhaps its original, 69.3 cm blade

AN 1822 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER~S SWORD, of regulation type, stamped with a brass-lined proof mark on one side at the forte, iron triple-bar hilt with short quillon, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard, 83.0 cm blade

A VICTORIAN 1831 PATTERN GENERAL OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY MANTON & CO, ENGLAND, of regulation type, with curved blade etched with the crowned Royal mirrored cypher, crossed baton and sword, foliage and the retailer~s details, brass hilt cast in low relief with a crossed baton and sword on the cross-piece a pair of ivorine grip-scales, in its brass scabbard with two rings for suspension, 85.0 cm blade

˜A VICTORIAN 1831 PATTERN GENERAL OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY PILLIN, GERARD STREET, LONDON, of regulation type, with curved blade etched with the crowned Royal mirrored cypher, crossed sword and baton, foliage and the retailer~s details, brass hilt cast in low relief with a crossed baton and sword on the cross-piece a pair of ivory grip-scales, in its brass scabbard with two rings for suspension, 81.3 cm blade

A VICTORIAN INDIAN ARMY 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY RANKIN, CALCUTTA, AND A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY HAMLIN & EMBLING, PAVILION BUILDINGS, BRIGHTON, the first of regulation type, with curved blade etched with the crowned Imperial cypher, scrolling foliage, the retailer~s details, and the presentation inscription ~presented by the Chief Commissioner Burma to Havildar Bysakha Singh Yamethin Military Police Battalion as a reward for gallantry 1890~, regulation brass hilt with crowned Imperial cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its iron scabbard; the second of regulation type, with etched blade (areas of wear), brass hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, the first: 82.3 cm blade (2)

AN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD AND AN EAST GERMAN SWORD, MID-20TH CENTURY, of regulation type, the first with curved blade (pitted) and brass hilt incorporating the Royal cypher ~VR~, crowned, the second with fullered blade, stirrup hilt applied with the enamelled compass and hammer symbol, in its black painted scabbard, the first: 82.0 cm (2)

A VICTORIAN MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER~S SWORD AND AN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD RETAILED BY ANDREWS, PALL MALL, of regulation type, the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher ~VR~ crowned, gilt-brass cross-piece cast with foliage and the crowned Royal cypher (the pommel slightly bent, previously fitted with ivory grips); the second with etched blade including scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, the owner~s crest, a bull, and the maker~s details at the forte, brass hilt with folding side-guard in its scabbard, the first: 80.3 cm blade (2)

˜A GENERAL OFFICER~S SWORD, CIRCA 1830, of regulation type, with curved pipe-backed blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets and straight quillons with button-shaped terminals, and a pair of ivory grip-scales incised with a chevron design at the base, in associated brass scabbard with a pair of rings for suspension, 82.0 cm blade

˜AN EDWARD VII 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT~S OWN) HUSSARS OFFICER~S LEVÉE SWORD RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDON, of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer~s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt applied with silver Sphinx and ~Egypt~ on the front, ivory grips, in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension, 84.5 cm blade¦

˜THE VICTORIAN 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT~S OWN) HUSSARS OFFICER~S LEVÉE SWORD OF A. J. HOME, RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 32803 FOR 1894, of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer~s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt applied with silver Sphinx and ~Egypt~ on each face, ivory grips (cracked at the pommel), in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension, 81.0 cm blade¦¦The Wilkinson sword records state that sword no. 32803, a ~Best 11th Hussars Cimeter [sic]~ was sold to A. J. Home Esq., 4th October 1894. ¦¦

AN 1853 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER~S SWORD MARKED TO THE 7TH DRAGOONS, of regulation type, with slightly curved blade struck with Ordnance mark, iron hilt inscribed ~7DG 186~ on the knuckle-guard, chequered leather grips, in its iron scabbard, 89.2 cm blade

AN 1856 PATTERN MARK I DRUMMER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with etched blade including the maker~s details ~Robert Mole & Sons, Manufacturer~s, Birmingham~, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, 49.0 cm blade¦

˜A VICTORIAN LANCER OFFICER~S FULL DRESS OR LEVEE SWORD RETAILED BY CUFF, 18 COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1860-70, of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half on each face with foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and crossed lances and with the retailer~s details at the forte on one face, gilt-brass mameluke hilt, ivory grips (one small chip), in its iron scabbard with brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each decorated with a rosette and with a ring for suspension, complete with its chamois lined cover, 78.2 cm blade¦¦Robert Cuff is recorded at this address circa 1852-75, see Southwick 2001, p. 84.

AN 1885 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with curved blade stamped ~/85~ on one face at the forte and formed with a shoulder at the base, iron hilt, hard leather grips retained by five rivets, and with iron hand stop, in its iron scabbard, 84.5 cm blade

AN 1887 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY INDIAN OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY HARMAN & CO, CALCUTTA, of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Imperial cypher, arms and retailer~s details, iron hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in leather field service scabbard, complete with leather cover, 91.2 cm blade

A VICTORIAN 1895 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY MANTON & CO. CALCUTTA, with etched blade marked ~London Made~ on the back edge, iron hilt with crowned cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in field service scabbard, 82.5 cm blade

A VICTORIAN 1895 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 34671 FOR 1896, of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal arms, cypher, foliage and retailer~s details, iron hilt , wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its plated scabbard, 82.4 cm blade¦¦The Wilkinson records state that sword no. 34671, of ~95 pattern, was sold 5th November 1896.

AN EDWARD VII 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD, of regulation type, the blade struck with Ordnance marks, nickel-plated hilt, in its plated scabbard, 82.5 cm blade

˜A MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD RETAILED BY WILSON, 31 LOMBARD ST., LONDON, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage, trophies-of-arms and the retailer~s details, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, including a crescent on each face of the quillon-block, a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by two rivets with gilt-brass rosette heads (pommel eye missing), in its iron scabbard with brass mounts cast with foliage, 77.0 cm blade

˜AN EDWARD VII MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD RETAILED BY CATER & CO, 56 PALL MALL, LONDON, PROBABLY FOR AN EQUERRY OR A. D. C. TO THE KING, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched in the centre on each face with a long panel filled with scrolling foliage, the Prince of Wales~ feathers and motto ~Ich Dien~ and with further foliage at the base and the retailer~s details, gilt-brass mameluke hilt with the royal cypher ~ER~ on each face, ivory grips (one foliate washer missing), in its regulation brass scabbard (mouth missing), with two rings for suspension, 77.8 cm blade¦¦Cater & Co. are recorded at this address circa 1880-1917.¦¦

˜THE SILVER-GILT MOUNTED PRESENTATION MAMELUKE SWORD TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL GEORGE SIR RONALD SCOBIE, K.B.E., C.B., M.C. BY THE GREEK ARMY, BY WILKINSON, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS, 1946, with curved polished blade double-edged towards the point, etched with olive fruit and foliage, palmette, the presentation inscription and the Patriotic inscription ~ΈΛΛΑΔΙ ΓΑΡ ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΕΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΗΝ ΠΕΡΙΘΕΙΝΑΙ?~, rectangular ricasso etched ~Wilkinson~ on the back-edge, silver-gilt hilt comprising cross-guard cast and chased with olive foliage in low relief, decorated in the centre with a classical profile bust on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher ~GRVI~ enclosed by the Most Noble Order of the Garter on the other, back-strap chased with foliage, a pair of ivory grip-scales (small ages cracks) retained by a pair of rivets with gilt heads, and with its original knot, in its scabbard with silver-gilt mounts cast and chased with palmettes and strapwork in low relief against a punched ground comprising chape, middle-band with a ring for suspension, applied in enamel with the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on one face and the Greek Order of George 1st, gold cross (military division) on the other, locket with a further ring, decorated in blue enamel with the dates 1944-46 on a scroll on one face and a military emblem on the other, and remaining in very fine condition throughout, 82.0 cm blade¦¦Sir Ronald Mackenzie Scobie (1893-1969) was educated as a scholar at Cheltenham College and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in February 1914. He excelled at all sports and shortly before the outbreak of war played rugby for Scotland against England, Ireland, and Wales. ¦¦Scobie was sent out to France in October 1914. Though wounded shortly after his arrival, he recovered to fight in the trenches for the remainder of the war, being twice mentioned in dispatches and winning the Military Cross. Promoted captain in 1917, he received his brevet majority just two years later. In September 1920 he returned to England, where for four years he commanded a company at Woolwich. From 1927 to 1931 he was a staff captain, and later a brigade major, at Aldershot, before spending three years overseas as director of military artillery at the Royal Military Academy, Australia, during which he was promoted brevet lieutenant-colonel. On 9 February 1927 he married Joan Duncan (b. 1904/5), daughter of William Henry Sidebotham, a solicitor, of Farnham, Surrey and they later had a daughter.¦¦By 1939 Scobie was in London, as a full colonel and assistant adjutant-general at the War Office, and on the outbreak of war was made deputy director of mobilization, a role at which he excelled. In late spring 1940 he went out to the Middle East to serve as deputy adjutant-general on General Wavell~s staff before being appointed, in August, as a brigadier, general staff, in the Sudan. There, under General Sir William Platt, he helped plan the northern arm of the massive pincer that broke Italian military power in east Africa. Scobie with Platt captured Agordat in February 1941, broke the kernel of Italian resistance at Keren in March 1941, and finally took the whole of Eritrea. In the opinion of General Sir Frank Messervy, a fellow officer and friend, it was Scobie, through his diplomatic handling of two quarrelling divisional commanders and his insistence on persevering with the attack, who saw the crucial battle of Keren through to its victorious end.¦¦In October 1941, a month before Sir Claude Auchinleck launched his ~Crusader~ offensive against Rommel, Scobie, now a major-general, was appointed to succeed General Moreshead as commander of the garrison of Tobruk. After leading the 70th British division in by sea to relieve the Australian defenders, he and his men held the fortress in the face of furious enemy assault and even broke out from the town to make contact, if only for a few hours, with Auchinleck~s advance troops. Besieged again, with only forty-eight hours of artillery ammunition left, Scobie kept attacking as the battle of Sidi Razegh raged to the south. The garrison held out for another two weeks before finally being relieved. For his efforts in Eritrea and at Tobruk he was appointed OBE in 1941 and CB in 1942.¦¦From February to August 1942, for the duration of Rommel~s counter-offensive, Scobie was once again on the staff as deputy adjutant-general. His next posting was as general officer commanding another beleaguered outpost, this time the island of Malta. There he remained, blockaded by sea and under attack from the air, until the siege was finally lifted with the conclusion of the north African campaign. He returned to Cairo in 1943 as chief of staff to General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, commander-in-chief Middle East, where, among other tasks, he helped plan the invasion of Sicily and amphibious operations in the Aegean.¦¦In the following year Scobie was given command of the British force due for dispatch to Greece to keep order, following the German withdrawal, until a constitutional administration could be established. When he and his force duly arrived in October 1944 they found the country in a state of complete disorder and on the verge of widespread civil war. Members of EAM, the communist-led movement of national liberation, and of its military wing, ELAS, were threatening to seize power and already occupied much of Athens and the surrounding countryside. Supported by the British government, Scobie declared publicly that all guerrilla groups must disband, that he would stand by the returned Greek government in exile, led by Georgeios Papandreou, until a legal armed force was behind it and free elections could be held, and that he would protect it against any coup d~état. EAM denied the charge that they were preparing a coup, but the crisis quickly reached boiling point.¦¦In December 1944 heavy fighting broke out in Athens between ELAS and British troops. At one point British and Greek government forces seemed in danger of being overwhelmed. Reinforcements were sent, with a corps commander to take operational control, enabling Scobie to assume overall command. Only after a visit to Athens by Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden late in December did the civil strife there begin to draw to a close. Papandreou resigned, a regency was declared, and a new cabinet formed, more acceptable to EAM. But it took forty days of bitter fighting before Scobie and four ELAS delegates signed a military truce, on 11 January 1945, and disarmament of the guerrillas could start.¦¦Scobie~s fine efforts in Greece were recognized by his appointment to KBE in 1945. Most Greeks, too, held him in high esteem, perhaps unusually for a commander of foreign troops engaged as a temporary force of occupation, but their affection and respect were genuine. He received the freedom of Athens and the grand medal of the municipality, and was decorated with the grand cross of George I of Greece, and whenever in public was greeted by cheers and cries of ~Scobie! Scobie! Scobie!~. He remained in command in Greece until 1946. Abridged from the Oxford Dictionary of Biography, accessed October 2022. ¦¦

A PIONEER~S SWORD BY ROB. MOLE & SONS, MAKERS BIRMINGHAM, of regulation type, with broad blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a serrated back-edge, etched on one face with the maker~s details and with Ordnance marks at the forte, brass stirrup hilt with integral banded grip, in its scabbard

THE GEORGE V 1912 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER~S SWORD OF A. V. SHIRLEY, AND ANOTHER GEORGE V 1912 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER~S SWORD, the first of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, arms and scrolling foliage, and with the owner~s name at the forte, engraved nickel-plated hilt, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in leather field service scabbard (now in two pieces) with frog and knot; the second of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, arms and scrolling foliage, engraved nickel-plated hilt, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in leather field service scabbard (now in two pieces), the first: 90.3 cm blade (2)

˜AN EDWARD VII MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD FOR AN EQUERRY OR A. D. C. TO THE KING, RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDON, of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher on each face and with the retailer~s details at the forte, brass hilt decorated with the crowned Royal cypher on each face, ivory grips in its iron scabbard with brass mounts cast with foliage in low relief, comprising open chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each cast with a rosette and with a ring for suspension, 83.5 cm blade

A WILLIAM IV COURTSWORD OF THE TYPE ADOPTED BY DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS, CIRCA 1830-37, with straight blade of flattened-diamond section, etched with the crowned Royal Cypher above a pair of fronds in a panel on each face (areas of light rust), gilt-brass hilt, including down-turned shell-guard with the crowned Royal cypher and a pair of fronds, solid crown pommel, in its leather scabbard (areas of wear) with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, complete with its bullion sword knot, 79.0 cm blade

A SCOTTISH DIRK RETAILED BY HUNTER, ARMY CONTRACTOR TO HIS MAJESTY, EDINBURGH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with tapering fullered blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a scalloped back-edge, copper-gilt mounted hilt with carved wooden grip decorated with basketweave designs enriched with gilt nails (cracked), cap pommel incised with a St Andrew~s cross, in its copper gilt scabbard engraved with the retailer~s details on the reverse, the front decorated with a trellis design filled with flowers, the owner~s crest, fitted with associated suspension chain and belt clip and accompanying knife, 33.4 cm blade¦¦The crest is that of Hamilton.

AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY GIEVES LTD, LONDON, PORTSMOUTH & DEVONPORT, POST 1902, of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal arms, fouled anchor, scrolling foliage and the retailer~s details, brass hilt with folding side-guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, bullion sword knot, in its brass-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard, 80.0 cm blade

AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER~S SWORD, AN ARTILLERY OFFICER~S SWORD AND A WALKING CANE, 20TH CENTURY, the first with etched blade (cracked through and in two pieces, worn), gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard, brass-mounted leather scabbard, the locket inscribed ~Whiteman, Outfitter, Woolwich~, with its knot; the second with etched blade including the regimental designation, in its leather field service scabbard and the third with white metal top, the first: 74.2 cm blade (3)

A ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER~S SWORD, POST 1902, with polished blade retaining traces of etched decoration, brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its scabbard, 79.0 cm blade

A GEORGE VI 1891 PATTERN MID-SHIPMAN~S DIRK BY GIEVES, of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolls, crowned Royal cypher, crowned fouled anchor and the retailer~s name at the forte, brass hilt, complete with sword knot, in its scabbard inscribed ~T. H. Bayley~ on the locket, 45.7 cm blade

AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY PROSSER, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY AND THE LORD HIGH ADMIRAL, CHARING CROSS, CIRCA 1827-37, of regulation type, with broad pipe-backed blade formed with spear-point, etched with the crowned Royal arms, crowned fouled anchor, and the maker~s details on each face over the lower third, gilt-brass hilt including folding side-guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed by the retailer, and with two sling mounts, 76.5 cm blade¦¦Provenance¦Robin J. Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

A GEORGE V 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER~S SWORD, of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher and crowned fouled anchor, brass hilt with folding side-guard, wire-bound fishskin covered grip, in its scabbard, with its sword knot and two suspension straps, 80.7 cm blade

AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY WILKINSON, GUN AND SWORD MAKER, PALL MALL, LONDON, with heavy straight blade double-edged towards the point, encrusted with a gold calligraphic cartouche and foliage on each face over the lower third, regulation gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its scabbard with brass mounts including locket signed by the retailer, with bullion sword knot, 84.7 cm¦¦The inscription includes ~amal-i ustad husayn / dar jaba-kha[na]-yi(?) mubaraka … tahra~ (~The work of Ustad Husayn in the blessed armoury(?) … Tehran)

AN 11 BORE EAST INDIA COMPANY FLINTLOCK MUSKET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with tapering sighted barrel struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, rounded border-engraved lock signed Leigh on the tail, dated, with the East India heart and inspector~s mark beneath the pan, figured full stock, with Indian marking son the right of the butt, brass mounts including side-plate with a central screw, iron ramrod and iron sling mounts, with contemporary socket bayonet in associated brass-mounted scabbard 99.0 cm barrel

A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (MOPLAH), MALABAR COAST, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, with broad double-edged slightly curved blade of flattened-diamond section widening toward the tip, tapering steel socket formed with four raised moulded collars, carved hardwood grip with scrolling terminal and flat sides, the latter applied with a shaped brass plaque on each face, in its painted wooden scabbard decorated with foliage on a red ground, with leather belt (incomplete) and iron buckle, 56.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D36. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦

A JAPANESE KATANA (LONG SWORD), BLADE 1650-1750, MOUNTS 1750 -1850 WITH A LATER ADDITION OF A LEATHER COVER, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with deep tori-zori (even curve), medium kissaki (tip), gilt copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): chôji gunome midare (wavy and abruptly undulating with clove buds); Nagasa (length): 64.0 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened) with one mekugi-ana (fixing hole), signed Bizen Osafune ju nin (resident of Osafune in Bizen province) and Yokoyama Kozuke no Daijô Fujiwara Sukesada; Koshirae (mounting): wooden saya (scabbard) with lacquered hana kairagi-zame (ray skin) finish, black and red silk sageo (tying cords), black copper alloy fittings, with officer~s leather foul weather protective cover. Wooden tsuka (hilt) with brown silk itô (braiding) over white same (ray skin), gilt shakudô fuchi kashira (collar and pommel) and menuki (hilt grips), russet iron tsuba (sword guard) with high relief decoration on one side of a sage in a bamboo grove and on the other chrysanthemums, all with highlights in gold¦¦Unusually the saya is non-standard and along with the fittings is highly decorated. Hana kairagi-zame is a special and expensive type of ray skin with large knobs that resemble plum blossoms. The braiding on the hilt may have been replaced and it is possible that the leather cover is not associated with the original mounting. ¦¦Yokoyama was the family name of several generations of swordsmiths who worked in the village of Osafune in Bizen Province during the Edo period. ¦¦During the early Edo period Yamato Kozuke no suke Sukesada (1633-1729), the son of Shichibei Sukesada in Osafune village, established a line of smiths signing ~Yokoyama~ who continued the production of fine quality blades well into the shinshinto era. He was awarded the honorary title Kozuke no Daijô in 1664. Their work is a conscious revival of older swords from Bizen.

A JAPANESE KATANA (LONG SWORD), 1700-1800, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line), with a shallow tori-zori (even curve) medium kissaki (point), gilded copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): suguha with slight notare (straight with wavy areas) but details partially obscured by rubbing; Nagasa (length): 64.0 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened), signed Kashû ju Fujiwara Kanesada, one mekugi-ana (peg-fixing hole); Koshirae (mounting): plain black lacquered saya (scabbard) with semegane (reinforcing bands) and kojiri (chape). Shakudô (copper alloy) fuchi-kashira (hilt collar and pommel) with a brown silk itô (braiding) wrapped long tsuka (handle) over same (rayskin) and gilded shakudô menuki (copper alloy hilt grips) in the form of kiri (paulownia leaves). Kogatana (side knife) with steel blade and kozuka (handle) with raised decoration of a tachi (slung sword). Oval iron tsuba (hand guard) with taka-zôgan (high relief) decoration of kiri (paulownia) leaves and branches

A JAPANESE OFFICER~S SHIN-GUNTÔ (MILITARY SWORD), BLADE DATED TO 1867, MOUNTS 1943-1945, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve), small kissaki (tip), copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): midare with chôji (wavy with clove buds); Nagasa (length): 64.0 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened) with one mekugi-ana (fixing hole), signed Oite Sunpu Miyaguchi Ikkansai Shigetoshi (Miyaguchi Ikkansai Shigetoshi in Sunpu) and dated a day in the eighth month, third year of Keiô (equivalent to 1867); Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of metal covered wood with tassels, suspension ring and silvered copper alloy fuchi and kabutogane (collar and pommel), the tsuba (sword guard) of pierced iron, the gilt shakudô menuki (hilt grips) decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) with light brown silk itô (braiding) over white same (ray skin)¦¦Ikkansai Shigetoshi (1838-1906) was born in Sunpu (modern day Shizuoka) in Suruga province with the given name Miyaguchi Hachirô. He worked in Inaba and in Odawara in Sagami province and used the art name Ikkansai; he was well-known for his excellent horimono (blade carvings). This sword is a good example of an earlier blade mounted in high quality military mounts for a high-ranking officer.

A JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTÔ (MILITARY SWORD)¦Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve). Details of the blade are mostly obscured by rubbing but faint masame hada (parallel longitudinal grain) is visible; Hamon (tempering pattern): gunome chôji (abruptly undulating) details partially obscured by rubbing; Nagasa (length): 65.5cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened), one mekugi-ana (peg-fixing hole), signed Kanemitsu (•ïŒõ) and Showa 17 (equivalent to 1941); Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of leather covered wood with suspension ring and standard brass military fittings including the tsuba (sword guard) and menuki (hilt grips) decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) covered with silk braiding over same (rayskin)¦¦There were two smiths signing in this form and producing military swords during the Showa period: one based in Gifu, real name Sawada Saburô and one based in Tokyo who was a student of Miyamoto Kanenori, Imperial Craftsman to the Emperor Meiji.

A JAPANESE OFFICER~S SHIN-GUNTÔ (MILITARY SWORD), 1943-1945, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve), deep hi (grove above the shinogi), small kissaki (tip), brass habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): mostly suguha (straight) with details obscured by corrosion and rubbing; Nagasa (length): 66.5 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened) with one mekugi-ana (fixing hole), mumei (unsigned); Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of metal covered wood with suspension ring, semegane (reinforcing bands) and brass military fittings including the tsuba (sword guard), fuchi kashira (collar and pommel) and menuki (hilt grips) decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) with brown silk itô (braiding) over white same (ray skin), with officer~s leather foul weather protective cover and red and brown silk tassels

A JAPANESE OFFICER~S SHIN-GUNTÔ (MILITARY SWORD), 1941, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve), small kissaki (tip), gilded copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): suguha with slight notare (straight with wavy areas); Nagasa (length): 66.5 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened) with one mekugi-ana (fixing hole), signed Koa Isshin Mantetsu saku kore o (~Asia one heart~, made from Manchurian steel) and Showa nen hebi haru (Spring in the Snake year of the Showa period, equivalent to 1941); Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of metal covered wood with leather tassels, semegane (reinforcing bands), suspension ring and standard brass military fittings including the pierced tsuba (sword guard) and menuki (hilt grips) decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) with dark brown silk itô (braiding) over white same (ray skin)¦¦There has been some debate as to the meaning of Koa Isshin: some have suggested that it is a smith~s name, but it is most likely a patriotic slogan created during Japan~s imperial expansion into mainland Asia and the creation of the ~Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere~.¦¦Manchurian steel was much favoured by the makers of military swords and blades signed Koa Isshin tend to be very well made and produced by hand; the mounts too tend to be of good quality.

A JAPANESE OFFICER~S SHIN-GUNTÔ (MILITARY SWORD), 1943, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve), small kissaki (tip), copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): details mostly obscured by corrosion and rubbing; Nagasa (length): 68.5 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened) with one mekugi-ana (fixing hole), signed Moritaka Yasuhiro saku (made by Moritaka Yasuhiro) and dated Showa 18th year, 6th month (1943); Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of metal covered wood with leather tassels, suspension ring and brass military fittings including the plain tsuba (sword guard) and menuki (hilt grips) decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) with dark and worn brown silk itô (braiding) over white same (ray skin)¦¦Moritaka Yasuhirô was born in Kumamoto in 1908 with the given name of Yoshio. He studied under Enju Tarô Nobushige and first signed his work with Akihirô but changed to Yasuhirô in 1927.

A JAPANESE DECORATIVE EXPORT TACHI (SLUNG LONG SWORD), MOUNTS 1880-1900, THE BLADE POSSIBLY EARLIER, Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line), with a deep tori-zori (even curve) and long kissaki (point), gilded copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): faint notare (undulating), details obscured by rubbing; Nagasa (length): 75 cm; Nakago (tang): three mekugi-ana (peg-fixing hole) two filled with lead, mumei (unsigned), possibly ubu (unshortened) with the addition of a longer section to the nakago which has the two lead-filled mekugi-ana; Koshirae (mounting): carved bone saya (scabbard) with metal fittings, decorated with carved and stained scenes from Japanese historical military tales¦¦Following the downfall of the ruling samurai class in Japan and the restoration to power of the Emperor, the samurai were abolished as a class in the Haitôrei Edict of March 1876 which ended the privilege of carrying swords, weapons which had been central to their authority. Many swords were sold to foreigners with older blades often being remounted in fanciful carved mounts which carried scenes and tales from the glorious samurai past, a subject that appealed to the burgeoning tourist trade and perpetuated the late nineteenth century myth of historical Japan.

A Second World War Geman M35 Combat Helmet, with dark green finish, later Heer decal, folded rim, the left side of the inner brim stamped SE66 for Sächsische Emailler-und Stanzewerke, Lauter, the back of the inner brim stamped 078, with aluminium liner band - leather liner missing, and with leather chinstrap - broken; a Pre-Second World War German Scout Knife, with unmarked 14cm single edge steel blade, plated steel hilt with upturned quillon, eagle head pommel and chequered black plastic grip scales, with black steel scabbard and attached leather belt strap with press stud (2)

A First World War Austro-Hungarian "Grabendolch" Trench Knife by Vogel and Noot, the 21cm single edge steel blade double edged for 9cm from the tip, one side of the ricasso stamped S, with steel elliptical crossguard, wood grip and steel scabbard stamped V & N, 35.5cmMinor black patching to scabbard and bruising to grip which has been later varnished

A Second World War German Model 1884/98 Knife Bayonet, with blued finish, the 25cm single edge fullered steel blade stamped 3784/x to one side of the ricasso, the opposing side stamped 41asw, with diagonally ribbed bakelite grip scales, the pommel with waffenamt markings, the steel scabbard stamped with corresponing numbers, with black leather frog stamped CARL BUSSE MAINZE 1940, 41cm; a Second World War Japanese Arisaka Bayonet, the 40cm fullered steel blade with marks for the Hikariseiki Seisaku-jo arsenal, with chromed steel hooked quillon and pommel, plastic grip scales and steel scabbard with leather frog, 53cm (2)1 - Minor wear to the bluing on the blade at the tip. Fine rust pitting to the hilt and scabbard. Generally good condition.2 - Pitting to the chromed steel hilt and the scabbard.

A Second World War German K98 Rifle Bayonet, the 25.5cm single edge fullered blued steel blade stamped P.WEYERSBERG to one side of the ricasso, the opposing side stamped 3200/e, the blued steel hilt with diagonally ribbed bakelite grip scales, waffenampt markings to the pommel, with steel scabbard, the mouth stamped 7918, with leather frog stamped Carl Eickhorn, 40.5cmGenerally in good clean condition. Leather frog with some wear around the stud hole.

A First World War German Trench Knife, the 15cm single edge steel blade double edged for the last 6cm, the steel crossguard with upturned quillon, wood grip scales and eagle head pommel, the steel scabbard with leather strap, 28.5cmRust pitting to hilt and scabbard.

A Pair of Chinese Republic Kuomintang Army Officer's Dress Daggers, each with 25cm double edge steel blade with a narrow fuller to each side, brass crossguard with globular quillons, the brass hilt with push button locking, engraved with prunus blossom and with faux tortoiseshell grips bound with wire, the chromed steel scabbard with prunus engraved brass mounts, 39.5cmEach with some orange rust pitting to the blade and scabbard. Press studs operational.

A Second World War Japanese NCO's Shin Gunto Katana, the 67cm machine made steel blade with a narrow fuller to each side, numbered 115735, with brass habaki and tsuba, the fuchi stamped with Kokura arsenal markings, the aluminium hilt bearing traces of original paint, with spring clip and leather sword knot, with partially leather bound steel scabbard, 96cmFootnote:- The vendor's aunt, Evelyn Cole, was a nurse serving in Burma during the Second World War when she was given this by a Ghurka soldier.Blade in good well greased condition. Wear to the paint on the hilt. Pitting to the steel scabbard.

A Swiss Army SIG 57 Bayonet, by Wenger, with black plastic scabbard; twelve Various Fixed Blade Knives, one boxed, five with leather sheaths, five with plastic sheaths (13)

A First World War German Trench Knife, the 15cm single edge steel blade stamped GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR, SOLINGEN FOCHE at the ricasso, with steel diamond shape crossguard, diagonally ribbed wood grip scales and steel scabbard with leather belt strap and press stud, 29cm; a British Commando Dagger, third pattern, with machine forged steel blade, the steel crossguard stamped WILLIAM RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, the blackened alloy hilt with ribbed grip and with leather scabbard; a Lock Combat Knife, with unmarkde saw back steel blade, beige plastic grip and scabbard; a Knife Bayonet, with unmarked steel blade, black plastic grip and scabbard with green webbing frog and press stud clip (4)