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Click here to subscribeA BRITISH 1888 PATTERN BAYONET, with 11 3/4" double edged blade, date proof/date stamps, wood grip and leather scabbard, 17 1/3" long, together with a British socket bayonet and a Balkan dagger with a finely decorated ivory gripped hilt and a wood scabbard (3) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)
An unusually short Third Reich Army officer’s sword, plated blade 27” with lion couchant maker’s mark, the gold lacquered aluminium hilt having lion’s head pommel with red glass eyes, crosspiece eagle with spread wings, and oak leaf embossed knucklebow, backstrap and ferrule, in its black painted scabbard with portepee. GC (gold lacquer worn, scabbard probably repainted). Plate 10
A Third Reich Army officer’s sword, plated blade 33”, by Alcoso, Solingen, the gilt iron hilt having lion’s head pommel with red glass eyes, crosspiece eagle with spread wings,and oak leaf embossed knucklebow, backstrap and ferrule, with wire bound black plastic grip, in its black painted scabbard with portepee. GC, the blade VGC (small spots of rust to hilt, the scabbard slightly dented, paint worn and crazed). Plate 10
A Third Reich Army officer’s sword, plated blade 32” by Eickhorn, the gilt hilt having oak leaf embossed pommel and backstrap, knucklebow and ferrule, the crosspiece eagle with spread wings, with wire bound black plastic grip, in its black painted scabbard, with portepee. GC (minor chips to scabbard paint).
A Third Reich army officer’s sword, plated blade 32” by Eickhorn, the gilt alloy hilt embossed with curly borders and scrolls and with flat knucklebow and army eagle on the angular langet, with wire bound black plastic grip, in its black painted grey alloy scabbard. GC (small chips to scabbard paint). Plate 10
A Third Reich Army officer’s sword, blade 32” with traces of plating, and etched on one side with army eagle, helmet and crossed rifles, and panels of scrolls and foliage, by E. Pack & Sohne, Solingen, the bras hilt having lion’s head pommel with red glass eyes, crosspiece eagle with spread wings, foliate backstrap and oak leaves to knucklebow, with wire bound black plastic grip, in its black painted scabbard with short leather belt loop and woven cloth portepee with blue silk top to the acorn. GC Plate 10
A Third Reich Eickhorn Model Nr 1714 “Freiherr vom Stein” Army officer’s sword, plated blade 32”, the gilt brass hilt having oak leaf embossed pommel and backstrap, knucklebow, and ferrule, and with army type eagle on the langet, with wire bound black plastic grip, in its black painted scabbard with tear drop shaped brown leather suspender and portepee. GC (gilt worn, small rust spots to scabbard). Plate 10
A scarce Third Reich Police Officer’s sword, 25” blade marked “Krebs Solingen”, steel hilt, blackened wood grip with bronze inset eagle and swastika, complete with its scabbard and under tunic hanger and brace set. GC (very slight wear to scabbard finish and slight stains to blade). Plate 10
A German hunting sidearm, flat blade 15”, with maker’s mark of a huntsman and initials (unclear) at forte, nicely etched overall with hunting scenes featuring huntsman with rifle, running stags and deer, wild boar, wild goat, etc in woodlands, brass hilt with stylized shell guard, knucklebow with hoof quillon, ivory grips with 3 oval studs, in its brass mounted leather scabbard with provision for companion knife (missing). GC, the blade VGC
An early Vic officer’s 1827 pattern sword of The Rifle Brigade, curved, pipe backed blade 32½”, by “Moore & Co. Sword Cutlers and Army Accoutrement Makers to Her Majesty and Board of Ordnance”, etched (faint) with scrolled panels including “Rifle” and “Brigade”, regulation steel hilt including crowned strung bugle, stepped pommel, plain backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its black leather scabbard (worn and torn) with 3 steel mounts and 2 rings. QGC
An interesting 1897 pattern infantry officer’s service sword, made at Enfield for Spain, plain straight fullered blade 32½”, with Enfield stamps and broad arrow at forte, solid half basket hilt with turned over edge and engraved with crowned AR cypher (Alphonso III 1886-1931) and wreath, plain pommel, chequered backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its leather FS scabbard. GC (some service wear and pitting). Plate 10
An 1822 pattern General and Staff officers sword, slender, very slight curved, fullered blade 34½”, by Hamburger Rogers & Co, King St, Covent Garden, London, etched on one side with crowned VR cypher, and on the other with crossed baton and sword, in foliate, fenestrated panels, regulation brass hilt incorporating crossed baton and sword in wreath and oval, stepped pommel, ornamental backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, with sword knot (worn) in its brass scabbard (one or two minor dents) with 2 rings. GC (some service wear). Plate 10
A WWI 1897 pattern Indian Army infantry officers sword, straight fullered blade 32½”, by Wilkinson, no 55336 (for 1918) on backstrap, etched on both sides with crowned R Arms (without supporters) GRI cypher and wreath, in scrolled foliate panels, regulation pierced steel hilt incorporating crowned GRI cypher, plain pommel, chequered backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its steel scabbard with 2 rings. GC Plate 10
An early Vic 1822 pattern infantry field officer’s sword, slightly curved, pipe backed blade 30” (shortened), regulation brass hilt incorporating crowned VR cypher, with turn down inner portion, stepped pommel, ornamental backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its brass scabbard with 2 rings. Basically GC (worn overall)
An early Vic 1822 pattern infantry field officer’s sword, slender, curved pipe backed blade 31½”, by Nicholls, 57 Jermyn St, St James’, London, etched with crowned VR cypher and wreath in panels, on both sides, regulation brass hilt incorporating crowned VR cypher, with turn down inner portion, stepped pommel, ornamental backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its brass scabbard (kinked) with 2 rings. GC (blade cleaned, some wear). Plate 10
An 1899 pattern cavalry trooper’s sword, slightly curved, fullered blade 33½”, with stamps at forte, regulation steel half basket hilt, the inner edge reinforced, plain pommel, diced leather grips, in its steel scabbard with opposing rings, original khaki paint to hilt and scabbard. Basically GC (light wear and pitting stains to blade, guard dented, surface pitting to hilt and scabbard).
A late Vic 1854 pattern officer’s sword of the Grenadier Guards, straight fullered blade 32”, by S.J. Pillin, 31 Gerrard St, Soho, London W, etched on one side with crowned reversed and interlaced VR cypher, wreath and 8 battle honours “Blenheim” to “Barrosa”, and on the other crowned grenade, wreath, and 7 honours “Peninsula” to “Khartoum” and owner’s monogram, regimental pattern steel hilt incorporating crowned grenade, stepped pommel, chequered backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its steel scabbard with 2 rings. GC Plate 10
An old home made bowie type knife, blade 10”, with brass crosspiece and wooden grips, in a western style tooled leather sheath with integral belt and brass buckle, a composite bowie knife, with GS crosspiece, embossed pommel, and ebony grip; and 3 bayonets: Mexican M1899 Remington in scabbard, Austrian M1895 Mannlicher, and Italian M1938 Mannlicher Carcano. Average QGC
A WWII Japanese infantry officer’s sword, slender slightly curved plated blade 29”, with back fuller, regulation brass hilt the guard pierced with floral pattern, forward sloping cap pommel and backstrap with ears, flowers to pommel and ears, in its scabbard (dented and worn) with single ring. Basically GC, the blade plating sound.
FINE GOLD-LACQUER AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID TANTO KOSHIRAEMEIJI PERIOD the scabbard and hilt of kinji lacquer with details of e-nashiji and togidashi maki-e, the scabbard elaborately inlaid in typical Shibayama style with a pair of pheasants perched on a blossoming white cherry tree on the one side, and with two smaller birds on the reverse, the hilt embellished with a vase and a basket containing peony and chrysanthemum bouquets, the kashira, the fuchi and the kozuka of the kogatana decorated in cloisonné enamel with small flowerheads, unsigned37.5cm long (overall)Provenance:Private Scottish collection.
***Please note this is not a collection of kozuka mounted as fruit knives, but fruit knives with kozuka-form handles; five of the handles are of white metalCOLLECTION OF ELEVEN KOZUKA MOUNTED AS FRUIT KNIVES MEIJI PERIOD five of the kozuka of silver, the remaining of bronze, each decorated in mid-relief with figures in a landscape 20.5cm long overall Provenance: Private Glasgow collection. Note: The kozuka is a decorative handle fitting for the kogatana, they are located in the side pocket of many saya or on the scabbard of traditional Japanese swords.
A 19th century, Malay, 'kris' dagger with a very finely carved handle, opens to reveal a roughly cast, waved blade, a brass hilt with filigree detail and set with glass stones, the upper scabbard carved from maple wood and the length decorated with a finely hammered brass covering, Length of blade: 37 cm. (a/f)
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