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Lot 57
A GEORGE III 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, in a brass scabbard, throat engraved 8th Armagh, the stirrup hilt with wire wrapped bone grip, the blade etched with regimental motifs. 85.5cm wideThe sword belongs to the 8th Armagh Militia.The 8th Armagh Regiment was set up in 1793 but was not fully engaged in active service until the French Invasion of 1796-98.Following their own revolution, the newly established French Republic carried a sympathy for other nations similarly repressed under Crown Rule and therefore agreed to assist the United Irishmen in their push for independence. However, behind this lay the more calculating desire for an invasion of Britain itself. The French perceived that if they could arrest rule in Ireland, they could use the country to gain access to the British mainland. Protective of Ireland and aware of the greater threat, the 8th Regiment was mobilised to halt the French advance.On 8th September 1798, the sporadic fighting came to a head in Ballinamuck, Co. Longford. With a successful win over the British at Castlebar, General Humbert led the French army through Mayo and towards Dublin. Nearby, in Westmeath and Roscommon, French allies were being defeated and Humbert thus chose to make a stand at Ballinamuck. Humbert and a small force of Irishmen were met in the early morning by the Armagh militia. A cursory attack was made by the French before, seeing that they were greatly outnumbered, Humbert gave the order to surrender. Unfortunately, the Irish did not share this sentiment and the resulting battle gave way to an unconditional slaughter of Irish forces.The Armagh Regiment’s victory at Ballinamuck effectively signalled the end of the 1798 Rebellion, but the militia was kept in service for a further twenty years.
Lot 356
AN 1897 PATTERN BRITISH INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD AND LEATHER SERVICE SCABBARD BY SANDERSON BROS & NEWBOULD LD SHEFFIELD, the etched blade with GVR cipher, hilt engraved P A S Foster, blade 82cm lProvenance: Philip Albert Serapis Foster (d1941) ++The sword in excellent condition, practically as new. The scabbard not bent or creased but lacking a considerable part of the leather covering
Lot 688
An Elizabeth II 1912 pattern Wilkinson Sword (no. 96580) cavalry sabre with brown leather campaign scabbard, second half 20th century, 107cm in length NB. The 1912 pattern British cavalry sabre is the officer's version of the 1908 pattern cavalry sabre, the last issue of sabre to mounted regiments in the British army
Lot 410
A Spanish 19th century cavalry sword, the blade etched 'Fabrica De Toledo 1871', with scabbard, length 103cm.Condition: scabbard length 88.5cm, blade length 86cm, no play in basket/hilt/pommell, not bent out of shape, some dents present in scabbard, minor old marks to blade as per images, grips wires in tact, inscriptions to blade as per images.
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