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)
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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.
Britains Infantry on guard and forty-eight Foot Guards firing with two mounted Officers, including from sets 16, the Buffs, 17, Somerset Light Infantry and Worcestershire Regiment with four original boxes (Condition Good-Fair, two sword scabbard ends and nine helmet spikes missing, nine rifles damaged, one sword repaired, boxes Poor) (77)
A Second World War Japanese Officer's 1944 Shin Gunto Katana, with 66cm single edge machine made steel blade, brass habaki, prunus cast brass tsuba, the brown braid bound tsuka with screw mekugi and triple chrysanthemum head menuki, with brown painted steel scabbard, 102cmThe wood liner of the scabbard is loose and hampers the blade fitting.
Two British Commando Fighting Knives, Third Pattern, each with 17.5cm blackened machine forged steel blade, steel crossguard stamped with maker's name ( R.COOPER, SHEFFIELD and J.HIMSWORTH & CO., SHEFFIELD), with ribbed alloy grip and leather scabbard; a Trench Knife Converted from a Remington 1913 Bayonet, with cut-down clip point steel blade marked with Remington roundel, 1913, 11 16 and with broad arrow over a crown B3/A, with later crossguard and scabbard; a US M5 Garand Bayonet, the 17cm double edge steel blade stamped M-5, with chequered black plastic grip scales and unmarked green plastic scabbard with attached leather frog (4)
A Copy of a First World War Army Issue Kukri, the blade stamped Co.I, broad arrow/I, GII 1917 37, with brass bolster, wood grip and leather scabbard; an Indian Kukri, with wood grip scales and leather scabbard set with two sharpening knives; a Blackjack Marauder MkII Machete, with green plastic grip and green leather sheath; a US All Terrain Chopper Machete, with black hardened rubber grip and nylon sheath; a Mini Bushman Cold Steel Knife, in original leather sheath and box (5)
A German Model 1898/05 Butcher Bayonet, Second Pattern, the 37cm fullered steel blade stamped with maker's name WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & CIE, SOLINGEN to the ricasso, with diagonally ribbed walnut grip scales, in steel scabbard, 52cmSome black patching to blade, orange rust pitting to pommel mounts and scabbard.
A French Model 1845/1855 Infantry Officer's Sword, the 76cm single edge fullered steel blade with a narrow fuller to the back edge which is faintly engraved Coulaux......, the brass hilt pierced, cast and engraved flowerheads and leaves, with ribbed horn grip, lacks scabbard, 92cmPitting to blade. Grip lacking its wire binding. Lacks scabbard.
A 19th Century Indian Kora, the 53cm single edge curved steel blade with fish-tail tip, the hilt with disc guard and pommel, lacks scabbard; a 19th Century Indian Tulwar, the 76cm single edge steel blade with four narrow fullers to the back edge, with iron khanjar type hilt, lacks scabbard (2)
A French Model 1866 Chassepot Yataghan Sword Bayonet, the St Etienne steel blade dated 1870, the steel crossguard and scabbard each numbered H 41766; two Indian Copy Swords, one as a tulwar with brass hilt and crimson velvet covered scabbard, the other as a cavalry sword with three bar hilt and blue velvet covered scabbard (3)
A British 1896 Pattern Mountain Artillery Sword, with 76cm single edge broad fullered and curved steel blade, brass langets and stirrup knuckle bow, with ribbed cast iron grip, lacks scabbard, 89cm; a 1796 Type Light Cavalry Trooper's Sword, with 80.5cm single edge broad fullered curved steel blade, steel stirrup hilt with ribbed wood grip, lacks scabbard, 93cm (2)Both swords have deep pitting to the blades and hilt fittings. No markings are visible.
A Victorian Artillery Officer's Sword, the 82cm single edge fullered steel blade crisply etched with crowned VR cypher and regimental badge, by W Frohlick, 10 Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, the steel three bar hilt with wire bound fishskin grip, with steel scabbard, 101cmNice quality blade. Hilt with some pitting, scabbard with deep pitting
A 19th Century Arab Jambiya, the 18cm curved steel blade with raised medial ridge and traces of bluing, the silver mounted hilt with rhinoceros horn waisted grip, the cloth covered wood scabbard decorated with silver wire and beadwork, and with four rings to the belt holder, lacks belt, 32cm; a George V Bamboo Walking Stick, with silver collar hallmarked for London 1934, with brass ferrule and pistol grip shape Rhinoceros horn handle, 86cm (2)1 - orange rust pitting to blade. Chip to pommel. Loss of fabric to the scabbard. 2 - fine crack to haft just below the collar.
A Display of Eight 19th Century Indonesian Edged Weapons on an Oak Wall Shield, comprising a Javanese Kris with 30cm straight pamor steel blade and carved wood Yogyakarta hilt, the wood scabbard covered in sheet brass embossed with animals and foliage; a Similar Javanese Kris, with 35cm straight pamor steel blade and wood scabbard, lacking its hilt fittings; a Malayan Kris, with 36cm seven lok pamor steel blade and carved wood Garuda bird hilt, lacks scabbard; two Malayan Kris, one with 35cm straight pamor steel blade, the other with 24cm straight pamor steel blade, each with carved wood Garuda bird hilt and lacking scabbard; a Malayan Kris with 30cm straight pamor steel blade and hardwood hilt pierced and intricately carved with foliage, lacks scabbard; two Malayan Bade-bade, one with 19cm single edge curved steel blade and horn hilt, the other with 17cm single edge curved steel blade and wood hilt, each with wood scabbard, shield dimensions 83cm by 55cm
A Second World War German Reichsbahn Leader’s Honour Dagger, First Class, the 25cm double edge steel blade with maker’s mark for Robert Klaas, Solingen, the white metal hilt with wrythen fluted black plastic grip, in white metal pebbled scabbard, 39.5cmSmall chips to grip. Blade with most of its original polish. Some grey patching and a small nick to one edge. Slight bubbling to the surface of the crossguard.
A 20th Century Omani Khanjar, the 17cm curved steel blade with raised medial ridge, the horn grip with silver mounts, the L shape scabbard covered on one side with woven silver wire and embossed with a band of foliage, and with strands of twisted silver wire securing the two rings to the belt bar, with woven silver wire waist belt; a Very Similar 20th Century Omani Khanjar, with 18cm blade, the hilt and scabbard with silver and gilt decoration, lacks waist belt (2)
A Beja Hadendoa Dagger, Eritrea/Sudan, the 25cm double edge sinuous curving steel blade with raised medial ridge to each side, the X shape hardwood hilt with silver and brass wire binding/repair, lacks scabbard, 36cm; an Early 19th Century Indian Pesh Kabz, with 29cm T section steel blade, steel bolster and four piece horn grip scales, lacks scabbard, 43cm; a Sudanese Dagger, with 20.5cm double edge curved steel blade, the wood grip inlaid with small heart shaped scrolls in fine brass wire, with tooled leather scabbard, 36cm (3)1 - Bend to tip of blade, repairs to hilt, lacks scabbard. 2 - Chip to tip of blade, with some black patching and pitting, lacks scabbard. 3 - Blade with heavy orange rust to the surface.
First World War Sam Browne belt and cross belt, attributed to Colonel J.C. Chaytor, Royal Artillery, together with the leather scabbard for his sword, sadly missing, direct from family, (Colonel John Clervaux Chaytor, Royal Artillery, born 3rd February 1896 at Blenheim, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, attended Nelson College between 1908 and 1914 and was head boy in 1914, Colonel Chaytor served in the Royal Field Artillery as a Subaltern then Captain in the First World War entering France on 13th March 1917and joining 77 Brigade RFA, he was wounded at the Battle of Poelcapelle in October 1917 (Gunshot wound right thigh and gassed, Mustard and Phosgene) he returned to 77 Bde in France in December 1917 and is shown entitled to the 1914-1918 British War Medal and victory Medal, after WW1 he served with the British Army of the Rhine on occupation duties in Germany, while nominally a Royal Artillery officer Chaytor served with the Intelligence Corps in the Army of the Black Sea in turkey and the Balkans four four years overseeing Turkish compliance with the Armistice, Chaytor spoke French and Turkish and had a knowledge of German, Russian and Greek, after resigning his commission he rejoined the Territorial army in 1939 and went on to serve in the Second World War attaining the rank of Colonel in the Royal Artillery, once again, although a Royal Artillery officer, he served as GSO II (Intelligence) at Middle East forces in Egypt, returning to the UK he assumed command of 79 Light Anti aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery and was eventually posted to the 9th Army (PAIFORCE) in Persia and Iraq, he was seconded from his regiment as Frontier Control Liaison Officer for 9th Army and was 'Specially Employed' while in that role, his unit was the Inter Service Liaison Detachment which was controlled by but not officially part of the Intelligence Section, Allied Forces Headquarters (Mediterranean Theatre), there is some evidence to suggest he was involved in operations in Bulgaria in late 1944 with connections to SOE/OSS, he was married to Olive Mary Brittan, the daughter of Colonel Reginald Brittan DSO, whose items are also in this auction, Colonel Chaytor passed away on the 8th November 1957)
Four Swords, circa 18th century sword, curved blade with remains of bluing, stars, sun, and moon engraved to both sides, brass crossguard with brass urn pommel, scabbard absent, blade 65 cm, together with a late 18th/early 19th century cavalry sword, curved unfullered blade wider towards the tip, 'D' shaped guard with langets, scabbard absent, blade 77 cm, a cut down cavalry troopers sword, curved blade, 'D' shaped guard with langets, scabbard absent, blade 53 cm, sword, steel slightly curved blade, roughly made cast alloy basket hilt with crude engraving, scabbard absent, blade 65 cm, (4)
First World War unit marked British 1907 bayonet by Wilkinson, marked on one side of the ricasso with 1907, Wilkinson, and the date 2 '16, pommel stamped 'O.T.C.' for Officer Training Corps, 'W BUC' and '57', held in black leather scabbard with steel mounts and tear drop frog stud, scabbard stamped with 'H.G.R.' and 2 (?) over 15,
Second World War Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet by Sanderson, originally made during WW1 with a date of 12 '17 to one side ricasso with broad arrow and '26' to the other side, wooden grips stamped 'SLAZ42' for the maker Slazenger, pommel stamped with Arabic numerals, held in leather scabbard with steel mounts, round frog stud, scabbard stamped 'Mangrovite 44' and broad arrow over 'B' both Australian markings as are the wooden grips
A RUSSIAN NAVAL SWORD, 1855 PATTERN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the blade double-edged for the last third and terminating in a quill point, the gilt-brass hilt with downscrolled rear quillion and flat hexagonal langets, pommel and back-piece in one, with ribbed wire-bound wooden grip, the back edge of the blade engraved with lettering (Cyrillic?), the gilt-brass mounted black leather scabbard with gilt-brass locket, chape and suspension mounts, with two rings, (a/f). 87.5cm long, excluding scabbardSeveral black spots to the brass on the scabbard, the scabbard leather is dried and it has split into three, the sword is in good condition commensurate with age. Blade length 73cm, breadth 3.5cm
Circa 1942 A.D. By Rodgers, with finely shaped 15cm stiletto blade with traces of original black finish tapering to a steel oval guard and fitted with a brass 'beaded and ringed' shaped hilt secured by a copper pommel nut; the hilt bearing the War Department 'broad arrow' and '2' marks near to the guard; with the original leather scabbard fitted with brass rivets and chape, pierced for belt wear and with the side flaps for sewing cut away as commonly seen when belt worn; the dagger showing wear with minor chipping to the blade, and movement in the hilt. See Thompson, L., Commando Dagger, Paladin, 1985, pp.56-57, for this type. 254 grams, 33 cm overall (13 in.).Property of a Luton, UK gentleman, by inheritance.In the autumn of 1942, the Rodgers firm produced what many consider to be the best of all the wartime Fairbairn-Sykes knives: the 'Beads and Ridges' model (or 'Beaded and Ringed'); so-called for its distinctive grip pattern to the brass hilt of single rings of tiny beads, interspersed between sections of four to seven plain rings. The blade is delicate and uniform, and the weapon, though light, is well balanced. The blade finish was black (as this example) or nickel. All of this type are considered to be at least scarce. According to both Fredrick Stephens and Leroy Thompson the type was a commercial variant for private purchase; however, there are some rare cases of this type which were officially issued with the War Department broad arrow and number marks, as with this example. [No Reserve]
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