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Click here to subscribeBORNEO HEAD HUNTERS SWORD & SCABBARD an unusual Head Hunters Sword (Mandau), the bone hilt elaborately carved and with a woven grip. The blade of curved shape and with incised decoration, the hilt mounted with hair. With a wooden scabbard with carved decoration and also mounted with hair. Blade 55cms long
GEORGE V INFANTRY SWORD & SCABBARD 1897 pattern sword with a fish skin grip with twisted wire and George V monogrammed basket hilt, blade marked for Sanderson Bros & Newbould Ltd, Sheffield. With matching leather scabbard, blade and hilt with some rusting and scabbard damaged, 97cms long. Also with a Middle Eastern sword and leather scabbard. (2)
BURMESE IVORY HILTED DHA probably 19thc, with an ivory hilt and silver mounted collar, and with a large curved blade. With a wooden and silver mounted scabbard, Dha 53cms long, blade 35cms (blade with some damage). Also with a Malay Kris, with a wooden hilt and scabbard, the scabbard with metal mounts. (2) *These were acquired by either Lt-Col John Harvey-Kelly, or Lt Col Harvey St George Harvey-Kelly, and have passed through the family.
CEREMONIAL DRESS SWORD - WILKINSON a ceremonial dress sword with a brass hilt and pommel, and with attached sword knot. With a Wilkinson engraved blade, and with leather and brass scabbard. 95cms long *This was acquired by either Lt-Col John Harvey-Kelly or Lt Col Harvey St George Harvey-Kelly, and has passed through the family.
NAVAL OFFICERS SWORD a 1827 pattern Naval Officers Sword with a fish skin and wire grip, Lion head pommel and gilt brass folding guard with anchor and crown mark. With an etched Wilkinson blade, Serial Number 25110 which dates it to 1882, and with a leather and brass mounted scabbard with Wilkinson plaque and attached sword knot. Sword 94cms, Blade 79cms long
DRESS SWORD & SCABBARD - MCALPINE & COOPER a dress sword with a brass grip and cross guard, with a coronet pommel and attached sword knot. With an engraved steel blade (some rust in places) and marked for McAlpine & Cooper, St James St, and with it's leather and brass scabbard. Blade 80cms long
VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICERS SWORD a 1845-1854 pattern Infantry Officers sword, with a brass hand guard and VR cartouche. The shark skin grip with twisted wire support, the Wilkinson blade with Prince of Wales Feathers. The blade stamped 29026 (Circa 1888), and with it's scabbard. Blade 83cms long
TURKISH OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR a 19thc shamshir with a horn and metal grip and metal cross guard, with a large curved blade with some engraved writing. With an elaborate silver and parcel gilt mounted scabbard with further writing, with Toughra mark and various other marks, stamped in several places. With attached leather cords with various metal mounts. Sword 94cms long, Blade 79cms long
JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTO SWORD - SIGNED with a fish skin and cord bound hilt, plain iron tsuba, copper gilt habaki, the saya is civilian of black lacquer and with a leather combat scabbard. Signed and translated to read Oshu Sendai (no) ju Fujiwara Kunikane saku (Fujiwara Kunikane made this living at Sendai in Rikuzen Province. It bears a date one lucky day in Keian fifth year, which would be 1653 Blade 66.5cms long, 96cms long overall. *This is a civilian sword probably adapted for use in WW2 for a Japanese Officer.
TWO SWORDS & SCABBARDS including a 1845/54 pattern ceremonial sword, with fish skin grip, original leather lining to hand guard and attached sword knot. Blade in poor condition, with a scabbard (not original to the sword). Also with a Victorian Infantry sword, with fish skin grip and VR cartouche on nickel plated hand guard. With a leather field service scabbard, blade in poor condition. (2)
AN AMERICAN SOCIETY SWORD & SCABBARD. Having a gilt knights helmet pommel, with white ivorine grip decorated with masonic devices. The blade etched with knights and inset sloping crosses, skull and crossbones, etc. The blade marked The McLilley & Co , Columbus Ohio being 27.3/4" in length. The gilt decorated scabbard and croosguard inset with enamel sloping crosses. The legend 'Be Though Faithful unto Death and I will Give Thee a Crown of Life. The Knights of Ohio C 1900, in very clean condition with some loss of the enamel in places.
EASTERN DAGGER & SCABBARD possibly Ottoman or Turkish, the hilt and scabbard with foliage design and Moon and star motifs. Both mounted with various stones, and with a simple single edged blade. With an attached label stating that the dagger was given as a gift in 1943. Dagger 28cms long, Blade 17cms long
INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ DAGGER probably 18thc or early 19thc, with a single edged steel tapering blade and a raised design on the back edge of the blade and on both sides. With a ivory handle (probably marine) and with it's scabbard (scabbard broken). Blade 29cms long, 40cms long overall. Also with a leather shot flask. (2)
A BOWIE KNIFE & SCABBARD. An unnamed Bowie knife with 9.5/8" classical form blade, held in a dark brown leather scabbard. The knife is retained by a clip in the scabbard, the steel crossguard has ball ends and a diamond shape quillion. Horn hilt with steel pommel, having an overall length of 14.1/2". Stamped into the scabbard frog is E H Wenlo 108 Regt. There are listed in the USA 108th Regiment and also a Regiment in the the Indian Army. See Illustration
A SILVERED MOUNTS BOWIE KNIFE & SCABBARD. A Sheffield made Victorian Bowie knife with silvered mounts and white fluted grip. 10.1/4" classical shape blade with illegible makers mark of Sheffield, stamped with crossed keys/star/D marks each side. This was the mark of John Nowill & Sons of 17 Meadow Street, Sheffield, also 119 Scotland Street, Sheffield (1856) They were working between 1848 and 1920. Thin steel crossguard with traces of plating with a shell form pomme, having a shaped scabbard with large metal chafe. See Illustration
A BOWIE KNIFE WITH HORN HILT. A Bowie knife having an I* X L marked 10" blade, with clipped point, a nickel plated crossguard. Horn grips with rivetted fixings, complete with a brown leather scabbard and frog. the I*X L mark was used by George Wostenholm & Son who from 1847 worked at Washington Works, Sheffield. Famous for his Bowie Knives and trade with the USA, during the mid-late 1800's. From a family of cutlers he many times visited the USA, by sailing and later Steam Ships. Not all Americans liked the Bowie Knife, some thought them Barbaric and legislated to amend or ban them. See Illustration
A COLLECTION OF FOUR BAYONETS, FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER. Four bayonets, the first in scabbard, the blade stamped CSZ P. 44.5cm in length, a shorter bayonet with polished blade, the cross guard numbered 40479, 37cm, a further unmarked bayonet with central spine to the blade, possibly 'Metford' type, 42cm and another with blade dated 1915, 52cm. (4)
A DECORATIVE 'DOGS HEAD' KNIFE IN NIELLO SCABBARD AND TWO OTHERS. A short dagger with 'dogs head' handle and allover niello decoration of scrolling foliate form, the blade indistinctly marked, 16cm, a short Scottish 'dirk' type knife, 18cm, and another with elaborate embossed handle and scabbard, 23cm. (3)
An 1822 Pattern Queen Victoria Light Infantry Officers Sword, 33" slightly curved blade with three-qurater fullered pipe-back blade and spear tip, etched arabesque decoration and Victoria cypher, maker Henry Wilkinson, gothic pierced knuckle bow with Light Infantry horn, bow and crown crest, wire-bound metal grip with button pommel, brown leather scabbard with nickel mounts
A late 19th century naval officers dress sword, with 31.5" pipe-back blade with three-quarter fuller and spear tip, arabesque etched decoration with crowned anchor and etched "E. Thurkle, Maker, Soho, London," solid brass knuckle bow, with fouled anchor, wire-bound sharkskin grip, lion pommel, black leather scabbard with chased brass shoe, middle band and locket band
An 1889 Pattern Royal Naval cutlass with 28"single edged blade with spear point, War department stamps to blade and solid knuckle bow, metal mounted leather scabbard, together with a RN sword with 27" slightly curved and fullered blade, solid brass knuckle guard with fouled anchor, brass-mounted leather scabbard (both as found)
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