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A French M1886 Lebel sword bayonet, cruciform blade, white metal grip and quillon, housed in steel scabbard, quillon marked 25927, blade 52cm long

Two Mauser bayonets, a Swedish m/1896 Mauser pattern socket bayonet by Eskilstuna Jernmanufaktur, chequered grip housed in steel scabbard, blade marked EJ AB 384, various marks to crossguard, blade 20.5cm long, together with a Belgian M1924 Mauser export sword bayonet by FN, two piece woodengrip housed in blackened steel scabbard, pommel numbered 2821, blade 38cm long (2)

A Swiss M1914 Schmidt–Rubin sawback bayonet by Hans Steimer, Wasen, single edged blade, rear sawback edge, two piece wooden grip, housed in steel scabbard with leather tab, HS and cross marks to ricasso, crossguard numbered 39753, blade 48cm long

A First World War German M1898 Mauser sword bayonet by Simson & Co, two piece wooden grip, housed in black leather mounted scabbard, ricasso marked Simson & Co SUHL, frog stud numbered 26320, crossguard numbered 13287, blade 52cm long

Superb German 3rd Reich, 2nd World War WWll dagger decorated handle with Eagle and Swastika emblem in original scabbard

A JAPANESE DAISHŌ (PAIRED LONG AND SHORT SWORDS) IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA (SCABBARD) DECORATED IN COLOURED LACQUERS, BLADES 1650-1750, MOUNTS NINETEENTH CENTURY comprising a katana (long sword), Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line), with a shallow tori-zori (even curve) and small kissaki (point), gilded copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): irregular notare (undulating) in nie (grains), details partially obscured by rubbing; Nagasa (length): 62.0 cm; Nakago (tang): ubu (unshortened), one mekugi-ana (peg-fixing hole), mumei (unsigned); Koshirae (mounting): black lacquered saya (scabbard) with red and gold lacquer decoration of flowers and a samurai. Copper alloy fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) with a black silk itō (braiding) wrapped tsuka (handle) over same (rayskin). The iron tsuba (hand guard) with a russet surface patination and pierced decoration of fans, together with a wakizashi (short sword), Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line), with a shallow tori-zori (even curve) medium kissaki (point), gilded copper habaki (collar); Hamon (tempering pattern): broad notare (undulating) in nie (grains), details partially obscured by rubbing; Nagasa (length): 40.0 cm; Nakago (tang): suriage (shortened), mumei (unsigned), one mekugi-ana (peg-fixing hole); Koshirae (mounting): black lacquered saya (scabbard) with red and gold lacquer decoration of flowers and a samurai. Side pocket for a kogatana (utility knife) with shakudō gilded decoration of the kozuka (handle) in relief. Copper alloy fuchi-kashira (hilt collar and pommel) with a faded black silk itō (braiding) wrapped tsuka (handle) over same (rayskin) and gilded shakudō menuki (copper alloy hilt grips) decorated with sakura (cherry blossom). The iron tsuba (hand guard) with a russet surface patination and pierced decoration of fans

A CHINESE SWORD (DAO) AND THREE MALAYSIAN DAGGERS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with double-edged blade inlaid with brass rondels, engraved brass hilt decorated with traditional designs, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite; the second a Moro kris, with pattern-welded straight double-edged blade, white metal hilt, grip bound with white metal and rattan, in its scabbard; the third a Sulawesi kris, with pattern welded wavy blade, carved hilt with beaked pommel, in its scabbard; and the fourth with curved blade, and carved wooden hilt, the first: 40.5 cm blade (4)

‡ A KOREAN DAGGER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, of regulation type, in the Japanese taste, with slightly curved single-edged blade, brass hilt comprising slightly up-turned ovoid guard, foliate cap pommel, and fishskin-covered grip bound with leather, in its leather-covered scabbard with brass locket (chape missing), 32.5 cm blade

A SMALL MALAYSIAN DAGGER (KRIS), 20TH CENTURY in its scabbard, carved with a monster on the wranka; together with an Indian dagger, 20th Century, a Balinese silver kris hilt, 19th Century, and a carved bone kris grip (4)

‡ A SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD AND A MALAYSIAN KRIS, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade swelling towards the point and serrated at the forte, brass hilt in the European military style (cracked), carved horn grip with monsterhead pommel, and leather scabbard; the second with wavy blade and horn hilt carved with an amorous couple, the first: 46.5 cm (2)

‡ A SOUTH EAST ASIAN DAGGER (KRIS), BALI, 19TH CENTURY with double-edged pattern-welded of hollow-diamond section grooved at the forte (the majority of the tang now detached), small copper alloy selut set with red and green pastes in raised settings, large carved grip with a flat face front and back, in its scabbard with some yellow paint, bound with rattan at the base and with moulded wrangka, 43.0 cm blade

A FINE INDIAN BROAD SWORD (PATA) FROM THE ARMOURY OF THE NIZAM OF HYDERABAD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with broad double-edged possibly European blade struck with a mark on one face, probably a falchion (rubbed) and a brief inscription on the other, silver-plated iron gauntlet chiselled with a frame of beadwork, extending over the forte with a pair of shaped langets, moulded over the hand, flaring over the fore-arm and with strongly moulded borders over the wrist and at the base, the interior with a single grip bar, arm bar with recurved bud-shaped finials, and an early blue quilted padded lining, the outside retaining much silver-plated finish enriched with a framework of gilt (small losses and areas of lifting), in its dark red velvet covered wooden scabbard with gilt iron chape, 89.7 cm blade ProvenanceThe armoury of the Nizams of HyderabadThe Nawab Mir Nawaz Jung Bahadur, senior minister in the government of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nizam’s envoy to London in the 1940sThence by descent.

A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY, RAJASTHAN OR PUNJAB with triangular blade of crucible steel, formed with a reinforced point, chiselled with a caparisoned elephant and rider highlighted in gold (small losses) on each face, iron hilt of characteristic form comprising side bars and grip-bars, the latter swelling in the centre, and decorated throughout with gold flowerheads enclosed by scrolls of foliage, in a wooden scabbard with later fabric covering and iron chape decorated with gold flowers enclosed by leafy tendrils (the gold with losses), 42.2 cm overall Two katars with related blades are preserved in the Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan. See Hales 2013, nos. 157 and 158.

A FINE OTTOMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SABRE (KARABELA), MARKED FOR THE REIGN OF SULTAN MEHMET IV (1648-87) with 16th century slightly curved crucible steel blade widening to a double-edged point and with a fine watered pattern throughout, chased gilt and nielloed silver hilt comprising guard of characteristic form with straight quillons with moulded bud-shaped terminals, decorated over its surface with a spray of differing flowers and foliage against a matted ground (one small crack at the top of one langet), back-strap decorated with a running pattern of foliage and flowers en suite, and polished horn grip retained by three rivets over silver foliate washers, carved with pairs of chevron lines and widening to a shaped terminal, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard, the leather embossed in imitation of shagreen (small wrinkles beneath the locket), with large silver chape, locket and a pair of bands with suspension rings, all decorated en suite with the hilt, the locket and chape each struck with a tughra, the upper suspension ring with a zig-zag inspection mark, and remaining in fine condition throughout, 78.2 cm blade This karabela survives in notably fine condition and was possibly part of the booty taken during the Turkish Wars of the second half of the 17th century. Viewed alongside the distinguished Türkenbeute now preserved in Vienna, Karlsruhe and Dresden the present karabela may be classified among the higher quality examples. See Schuckelt 2010, pp. 265-266, nos. 241-243.

A RARE OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with curved double-edged crucible steel blade formed with a pair of long slender fullers within a linear frame terminating in leafy fronds at the forte on each face, the fronds each retaining some silver inlay, waisted hardwood hilt of characteristic form, fitted with an engraved silver ferrule at the base and studded with ten rivets with large silver heads, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver, struck with a mark (indistinct), chiselled with a pattern of dense scrolling tendrils enclosing small flower heads on a finely punched and gilt ground on the inner face, the outer with leaf-and lozenge-shaped panels filled with a matching pattern of flowerheads and with a small loop for suspension, fitted at the top with a shaped silver collar decorated en suite and at the chape with an engraved bulbous terminal (rubbed in places), 20.0 cm bladeSimilar daggers were taken as part of the booty gathered by the Margraves of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach now preserved in the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe. See Petrasch, Sänger, Zimmermann and Majer 1991, pp. 200-202.

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad curved blade formed with a long fuller chiselled with foliage at each end. double-edged point, some gold koftgari and traces of a cartouche on one side, border-engraved silver hilt including a pair of langets and quillons with faceted bud-shaped terminals, polished horn grip scales (repairs) rising to a rounded pommel, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large silver mounts chased with foliage, the locket and chape each struck with a mark (chape compressed at the base), and with two loops for suspension, 72.3 cm blade

A SUDANESE SWORD (KASKARA) LATE 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER SWORD the first with broad fullered doubled-edged blade, characteristic iron hilt with straight quillons, and leather-bound grip (pommel missing), in its tooled leather scabbard; the second modern, in Spanish 15th century style, the first: 91.7 cm blade

AN ARAB GOLD-AND SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SAIF), LATE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the tip, silver cross-piece with fluted conical terminals and applied with a chased gold plaque in the centre, the grip encased in chased gold rising to an angular pommel, all decorated with geometric designs, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with rings for suspension, all applied with chased gold plaques decorated en suite with the hilt, 79.5 cm blade

A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (PULWAR), 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with a crucible steel pattern and with a brief inscription on one face, silver-plated hilt comprising langets with leaf-shaped terminals, down-curved hoof-shaped quillons, cup-shaped pommel formed as a flowerhead with a square bracket for a tassel, and integral grip cast with a chevron design and foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver chape, 80.5 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C03.

A HIGHLAND BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, 20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged fullered blade, iron basket-guard formed of alternating square and rectangular panels pierced with hearts and circles, fluted bun-shaped pommel, wire-bound grip, red doe-skin liner, in its leather scabbard, 81.0 cm blade

A FINE NORTH INDIAN SILVER-HILTED SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved crucible steel blade double-edged towards the tip, struck with a sun-in-splendour mark on one face and with a brief inscription at the forte, silver hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of langets with shaped foliate terminals, mushroom-shaped quillons, disc pommel with pierced rounded button fitted with a later ring, and integral grip, in its green velvet-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape each pierced with a fine design of scrolling foliage, the former fitted with a ring and chain for suspension, 73.4 cm bladeRoy Elvis Catalogue Number C04.The owner’s catalogue entry for this lot attributes it to the Royal Jaigarh Fort Armoury, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

A HUNTING SWORD SIGNED PALMER, CIRCA 1880 with robust blade double-edged at the point and stamped with the bladesmith's name on one face, recessed ricasso, burnished steel hilt formed of a pair of straight quillons with rounded terminals and back-strap, and a pair of hardwood grip scales in the Ottoman fashion (one small crack), carved with pairs of chevrons and retained by three rivets with low domed heads, it its steel mounted leather scabbard with locket and chape engraved with pair of lines, the locket with a stud for a belt and locking lever, 36.8 cm blade

FOUR COURTSWORDS WITH BURNISHED STEEL HILTS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with etched blade decorated with scrolls and the retailer’s details ‘Ede & Ravenscroft, 93 & 94 Chancery Lane WC2’, burnished iron hilt decorated with faceted beads in imitation of brilliance, including pierced oval guard and complete with its knuckle-chain, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard, the second with etched hollow-triangular blade, burnished steel hilt set with faceted studs, in its scabbard, the third with hollow triangular blade, burnished steel hilt set with faceted studs, in a steel-mounted leather-covered scabbard, the fourth with hollow triangular blade, steel hilt pierced and set with faceted studs (reversed) in associated leather-covered scabbard complete with velvet baldrick), the first: 78.4 cm blade (4)

THREE BRITISH COURTSWORDS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with etched blade, gilt brass hilt cast with beadwork including downturned shellguard cast with a crown, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; another with etched blade, beadwork hilt, in its scabbard, and another (scabbard missing, light wear throughout), the first: 81 cm blade (3)

A MASONIC SWORD RETAILED BY FATTORINI & SONS LTD, BRADFORD; THREE DETACHED BLADES AND SCABBARDS; TWO EPEES the first with etched blade, copper alloy pommel (cross-guard missing) and wire-bound grip, in its scabbard (worn); the second for a Victorian court sword; the third and fourth blades for court or robe swords; the fifth a scabbard for a courtsword, the sixth and seventh scabbards for small-swords with iron mounts; another (incomplete); an epee stamped ‘Wilkinson Pall Mall’ with tapering blade of square-section and helmet pommel, another, stamped ‘Paris’, and a sword in fantastic style with brass hilt cast with dragonheads, the first: 72.0 cm (9)

˜ A RARE FOLDING HUNTING KNIFE, J. NOWILL & SONS, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1845 with long tapering wavy blade of burnished steel, signed by the maker between a ‘D*’ and crossed keys mark on one face at the forte, locked by a spring-catch and released by a heart-shaped German silver button in a half-length grip, German silver fillets, engraved German silver terminals decorated with flowers and foliage, and chequered ivory grips, in its leather scabbard, probably the original, 26.0 cm (closed) ProvenanceDavid Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 91. The D* mark was first used by one Thomas Nowill (circa 1676-1704), recorded as a ‘Maker of Knives’. J. Nowill & Sons won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 for ‘…..a display of cutlery comprising…..pocket knives, Indian hunting knives…..and an ‘assortment of knives for the Levant’. The firm had considerable export business with outlets in Turkey, Greece and Egypt, and the influence is clear in the kris-style blade on the present knife. This lot is offered with UK Ivory Act 2018 certificate number YYVM6VNZ

˜ A BOWIE KNIFE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, TILLOTSON & CO., COLUMBIA PLACE, SHEFFIELD; A BOWIE KNIFE, PROBABLY AMERICAN AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with robust single-edged blade formed with a spear point, stamped ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and with Federal eagle on one face, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details, thin oval German silver guard, a pair of natural scales, probably narwhal, and vacant escutcheon, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard; the second with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point and a slender fuller on each face, copper alloy guard, and natural staghorn grip; the third with tapering blade formed with a clipped-back point, German silver guard, natural staghorn grip, and German silver pommel cap, in its German silver scabbard, the first: 19.2 cm (3) ProvenanceDavid Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 267.

A MASSIVE BOWIE KNIFE, WADE & BUTCHER, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR EXHBITION with broad heavy blade double-edged at the point, signed in block capitals beneath the back-edge on one face, recessed rectangular ricasso marked ‘XCD’, off-set German silver oval guard, pistol grip hilt with milled copper alloy fillets and natural staghorn scales retained by four rivets, in a leather scabbard, perhaps its original, with belt loop, 47.0 cm blade ProvenanceDavid Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 286.

‡ A GERMAN SMALL HUNTING TROUSSE, MID-18TH CENTURY comprising knife with broad single-edged blade struck with the letter 'P' on one face, moulded ferrule, natural staghorn scales retained by three rivets on foliate washers and engraved silver pommel, fork and bodkin mounted en suite, in its iron-mounted tooled leather scabbard (light insect damage), 26.0 cm overall ProvenanceJoe Kindig III (1923-2021), thence by descent

A GILT AUSTRIAN MODEL 1869 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, CIRCA 1870 plain curved single-edged fullered blade, regulation pattern hilt in gilt copper, black leather scabbard with gilt mounts and single suspension hook85.0 cm blade ProvenanceThe Brunswick Ducal Collections, inv. nos. 178 & 179The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby's Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 3860

˜ A GERMAN LIGHT CAVALRY GENERAL OFFICER'S MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD, CIRCA 1815-33 in the Turkish manner, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, steel hilt comprising cross-piece with acorn finials, and a pair of ivory grip-scales rising to form a pierced rounded pommel and shaped for the fingers, in its steel scabbard, 76 cm bladeProvenanceSchloss Cumberland, Gmunden, inv. nos. 1529, 1530Schloss Marienburg, Hanover, sold Sotheby's October 2005, lot 3690 Ivory Registration reference 9XZZRWAU

A FRENCH MODEL ANXI CAVALRY SWORD, DATED 1811 of regulation type, with fullered blade engraved with Klingenthal Imperial arsenal inscription along the back edge and stamped with inspectors marks at the forte 'L B C*', brass hilt stamped ‘versailles’ and struck with inspectors marks including 'VB', wire-bound leather covered grip, in its scabbard (rusted), 96.4 cm blade

AN EAST GERMAN NAVAL DAGGER, MID-20TH CENTURY of regulation type, the forte stamped 29849, in its scabbard with gilt mounts and straps, in its card box, 25.0 cm blade

AN ITALIAN MODEL 1952 CADETS DAGGER of regulation type, with polished blade marked 'F.ll Turco Napoli' on crossed swords, gilt hilt including hoof quillon terminals and lionhead pommel, in its scabbard with two rings for suspension, 20.8 cm blade

A SWISS MODEL M1943 OFFICER'S DRESS DAGGER, N0. 53543 of regulation type, the forte marked 'Elsener Schwyz Victoria' on one face and numbered on the other, chrome-plated hiltwooden grips, in its scabbard with knot, 21.0 cm blade

A CASED POLISH MODEL 1954 AIRFORCE DAGGER WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION of regulation type, the blade numbered 32461, chromed hilt with pierced quillon and white composition grip, in its scabbard with enamelled badge, complete with straps: in its box with 75th anniversary presentation inscription to Mariuszowi Ziontkowi on the lid, 23.2 cm blade

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY with associated broad single-edged crucible steel blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with a brief inscription on one face, chiselled iron hilt decorated with a frieze of flowers at the principle borders and with pierced foliate details, comprising a pair of langets, quillons formed as bulbous flowerheads, figure-of-eight shaped guard of low V-section decorated with a pair of pierced flowerheads and rising to a broad knuckle-guard pierced with a lotus flower, and with recurved bud-shaped finial, large pommel with up-turned brim, pointed button decorated with foliage and integral grip, in a leather-covered wooden scabbard, 73.4 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C103.

A SWEDISH CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 19TH CENTURY probably for a Royal Horse Guards or Crown Princes Hussar, with slender pipe-backed blade etched over its lower portion, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, including oval langets decorated with trophies-of-arms, knuckle-guard with a pair of crossed flags and a brace of pistols, and the back-strap rising to a maned lionshead pommel, original wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its leather scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, 80.5 cm blade

A GEORGE IV 1821 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with pipe-backed blade etched with the crowned Royal cypher on each face, iron triple-bar hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its iron scabbard (worn), 91.5 cm blade

A VICTORIAN 1821 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY HAMBURGER RODGERS & CO., 30 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN, A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD AND A VICTORIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER'S SWORD BY STILLWELL & SON, MADRASof regulation type, the first with pipe-backed blade etched with the crowned Royal cypher and foliage on a panel on each face and with the maker's details at the forte, 'honeysuckle' hilt, in its scabbard; the second with plain blade, stirrup hilt, in its scabbard; the third etched with the crowned Royal cypher, regimental and retailer's details on the blade, triple-bar hilt, in its scabbard, (all three swords with light surface rust throughout) and a 1907 pattern bayonet, in its scabbard, the first: 92.5 cm blade (4)

THE VICTORIAN 1822 PATTERN OFFICER'S SWORD PRESENTED BY MAJOR HENRY JAMES R.E. F.R.S & C. TO QUARTERMASTER JAMES MACDONALD, R.E. ON APPOINTMENT 1873 with regulation pipe-backed blade etched with a crowned flaming grenade and Royal cypher on each face, and with the presentation inscription within a panel at the forte, regulation gilt-brass hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard (areas of pitting), 81.2 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 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)

A VICTORIAN 1857 PATTERN ROYAL ENGINEERS OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY C. WEBB, 23 OLD BOND STREET, LONDON of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, regimental designation and retailer’s details, brass hilt and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass scabbard (worn), 82.5 cm blade Stated by vendor to be that of Major General Charles Edward Luard, Royal Engineers (1837-1908), executive officer during the Fenian disturbances of 1871, served in Bermuda, Corfu, Gibraltar, and Natal. His wife was murdered in August 1908 (The Seal Chart Murder), shortly after Luard stepped in front of a train after a whispering campaign insinuating that he was the murderer.

˜ THE 1831 PATTERN MAMELUKE-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD OF A. FORYCE, 78TH HIGHLANDERS, BY WILKINSON, NO. 18256 FOR 1872 of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, crossed sword and baton and scrolling foliage, brass hilt, ivory grips (one cracked, pommel eye mounts missing), in its brass scabbard, 79.0 cm blade The Wilkinson sword records state sword no. 18256, blade fitted with Highland hilt, was received by A. (?W.) D. Foryce, 78th Highlanders, 24th August 1872.

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

THE 1895 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD OF C.A. BALL ACTON, BY WILKINSON, NO. 34501 FOR 1896 of regulation type, with etched blade including crowned Royal cypher, owner’s name and maker’s details, nickel-plated hilt, in its field service scabbard, with sword knot, 82.0 cm blade The Wilkinson sword records state sword no. 34501, 95th Rifles pattern, was sold to C. A. Ball Acton, 25th September 1896. Stated by the vendor to be the sword of Major Charles Elmhirst Luard (1876-1914), gazetted to the Norfolk Regiment on 18 November 1896, Served in Central Africa in 1899 and West Africa. Severely wounded in the operations in Ashanti (now southern Ghana), he was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1901. Served in East Africa in 1903, Captain in 1905. Initially reported missing in action at Chivres Hill, Missy-sur-Aisne, later it was officially confirmed that he must be presumed to have been killed in action.

A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY J. BATSON & SONS, LONDON AND A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD FOR THE 6TH BATTALLION WELSH REGIMENT, RETAILED BY HOBSON & SONS, 135 LEXINGTON STREET, LONDONthe first of regulation type, with etched blade including crowned Royal cypher, nickel-plated hilt, in its field service scabbard (worn); the second of regulation type, with etched blade including crowned Royal cypher, regimental designation, owner’s initials ‘H.G.H.’, nickel-plated hilt, in its field service scabbard (worn), the first: 84.3 cm blade (2)

A GEORGE V 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD BY S. W. SILVER & CO., 2A EASTCHEAP of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher and crowned fouled anchor (areas of rust), brass hilt with folding side-guard, wire-bound fishskin covered grip, in associated scabbard, 78.7 cm blade

THE 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD OF ERIC DALBIAC LUARD (1878- 1903), QUEEN’S OWN REGIMENT, BY WILKINSON, NO. 39642 FOR 1902 of regulation type, with etched blade including crowned Royal arms and cypher and maker’s details, nickel-plated hilt, in its field service scabbard (worn), 82.7 cm blade The Wilkinson sword records state sword no. 39642, Infantry pattern (nickel plated), was sold to E.D. Luard, Royal West Kent Regiment, 5th November 1902. Lieutenant Eric Dalbiac Luard, served with the Royal West Kent Regiment, contracted enteric fever in Africa and died at Garrero in 1903, while attached to the 2nd King’s African Rifles.

AN 1845 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY GIEVES, PORTSMOUTH, POST 1902 with etched blade including a fouled anchor and the crowned Royal arms, gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its brass-mounted scabbard, complete sword knot (worn), chamois cover and outer leather cover, 79.0 cm blade

AN ELIZABETH II ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICER'S SWORD BY WILKINSON, NO. 81651 with etched blade including vacant scrolls, battle honour 'Borneo', the owner's initials 'B.C.H.', crowned insignia and Royal arms, gilt-brass hilt, in its scabbard, complete with buff leather cover and leather carrying case, the latter with gilt initials, 82.5cm blade The Wilkinson Sword records state that sword no. 81651, an RAF pattern, was sold to B.C. Holland, RAF, 8th February 1960.

A RARE WORLD WAR I MACHINE GUNNER'S 'WELSH KNIFE' OF THE 9TH BATTALION, ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS, CIRCA 1917-18 entirely of steel, or regulation type, with broad leaf-shaped blade, stepped folding circular guard locking into the forte, plain tang with a portion of cord binding, sharpened pommel, and original canvas-covered leather scabbard with belt loop, 59.8 cm ProvenanceHerbert George Davis (1883-1967), who was in service with the Howard de Walden family before and after World War I.Thence by descent. Allegedly based on an ancient Welsh weapon (later proved not to be the case), the "Welsh Knife" was designed by the sculptor and armourer Felix Joubert in 1916. A limited number were made by the Wilkinson Sword Company at the behest of Lord Howard de Walden who commanded the Battalion between September and December 1917. A memorandum of 27 January 1920 in the Imperial War Museum states "9th Batt'n. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. This battalion made use of a knife with which all machine gunners and bombers were always equipped. Every member of a raiding party was so armed and in one raid on the Messines Ridge two days before the battle of Messines they were used with conspicuous success. They were provided by Lord Howard de Walden and were a replica of a weapon used by Ancient Welsh tribes. They were double-edged, but were intended more for bayonetting than cutting."

A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (KOPIS), POSSIBLY LAHORE, 18TH CENTURY with curved blade of flattened-diamond section with a reinforced back-edge, sharp inner edge and flaring towards a cusped terminal, the latter retaining traces of engraving, engraved iron hilt with some early silver-plated finish, extending over the forte with a pair of slender langets, a pair of short flattened globular quillons, moulded baluster-shaped pommel, and retaining its plaited wire grip (small areas of rust), in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard, 55.5 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C46.

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOUNTED MANICURE SET, MACDANIEL, OXFORD STREET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND A CASED PAIR OF FRENCH SCISSORS, 20TH CENTURY comprising signed scissors and two folding knives, matching corkscrew, tweezers, pick and button hook, a further pair of associated scissors, on a fitted tray contained within a matching case; the second of burnished steel, in their fitted case; together with a leather scabbard for a pair of scissors, three cased small blades with threaded hafts and a folding key spanner in burnished steel case, the first: 17.7 cm x 13.2 cm overall (5)ProvenanceDavid Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)

A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD with double-edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section (light pitting), regulation gilt-brass hilt including boatshell guard with foliate engraved border, knuckle-guard and pommel chiseled with designs of conventional foliage, the grip bound with plaited silver wire between gilt moulded collars, in leather scabbard with engraved gilt-brass locket, chape, and middle-band, en suite with the guard (rings missing) and retaining much early gilding, 74.2 cm blade

A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD, CIRCA 1828-38 with double-edged blade formed with a short central fuller and etched with foliage over the forte on each face, regulation gilt-brass hilt including boatshell guard, the grip bound with plaited silver wire between gilt moulded collars, in leather scabbard with gilt-brass locket, chape, and middle-band, the locket inscribed by the retailer 'Moore, late Bicknells Moore, Old Bond Street, London’, and retaining much early gilding, 75.3 cm blade

AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY GRIFFIN & ADAMS, SWORD CUTLERS TO HRH THE DUKE OF CLARENCE, 76 STRAND, CIRCA 1803-27 of regulation type, with curved blade etched and gilt with foliage, the crowned Royal arms and Royal cypher on a blued panel over the lower half (light wear), gilt-brass regulation hilt with crowned GR cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in brass-mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed by the retailer, 76.5 cm blade

A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY with slightly curved double-edged crucible steel blade formed with a pair of long converging fullers divided by a slender rib and with a reinforced point, iron hilt comprising a pair of shaped langets each decorated with a conventional flower, arched guard, a pair of side-bars each with a tapering recessed panel and lobated finial, a pair of grip-bars joined by beads, and decorated throughout with gilt flowers and foliage, in its wooden scabbard with a later leather covering, and large iron mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, comprising chape with bud-shaped terminal and locket with a pierced loop (the gold with losses, the iron parts now russet brown throughout), 54.0 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D12.

A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), DATED 1842, PROBABALY BANDANWARA, RAJASTHAN with sharply tapering crucible steel blade formed with two pairs of converging fullers on each face and a reinforced point, iron hilt comprising slightly angular guard with a gold-encrusted old Hindi inscription on the inner face, a pair of slender side bars with gold encrusted flowers on each side of the tips, a pair of burnished faceted grip-bars, and in fine condition throughout, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard shaped to accommodate the base of the hilt, with finely pierced silver chape decorated with engraved flowers, and complete with an early leather belt with silver buckle, 43.4 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D07. The inscription includes a pious invocation, the year and place of manufacture.

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HYDERABAD OR GOLCONDA, ANDHRA PRADESH with European straight blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with a brief inscription within a pair of long slender fullers on each face (small areas of light pitting), finely pierced and chiselled iron hilt with beadwork borders, extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of langets with shaped foliate terminals, a pair of quillons with pierced bud-shaped terminals, figure-of-eight shaped guard of low V-section, broad knuckle-guard, cup-shaped pommel with long attenuated button, integral grip with an early red velvet covering and the hilt with a padded green velvet liner on the guard, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (small losses, opening at the seam), 106.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C28.