6th century AD.A group of iron weapons comprising: a sword with parallel-sided blade, shallow shoulders, tapering tang, remains of the wooden scabbard adhering to both faces of the blade; an iron spearhead with broad flared middle, long socket (Swanton's group H2); a narrow spearhead with split socket, slight flare above the shoulder (Swanton's group H1); a small spearhead with split socket, leaf-shaped blade (Swanton's group C1); two small knife-blades; an iron fragment, probably the shoulder and tang of a war-knife (seax) or second sword blade, with remains of the wooden scabbard to one face; two shield bosses each with central spike, squat carinated profile, flared flange (group 3), one with one fixing rivet still in situ, the other with two; a third shield boss fragment (group 2 or 3) with apex disc. Härke, H. & Dickinson, T. Early Anglo-Saxon Shields, Archaeologia vol.110 London, 1992; Swanton, M.J. Spearheads of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements, London, 1973; Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010. 1.9 kg, total, sword length overall: 72cm (28 1/4"). Fair condition, surface accretion.Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.The items form a coherent grave-group for a middle-ranking adult male of the 6th or very early 7th century. The sword is of the standard early Anglo-Saxon type with thin, parallel-sided blade; it was probably pattern-welded but this is difficult to determine from the remains in their present state; no hilt furniture survives, as is usual with swords from Anglo-Saxon graves. The spears comprise two sturdy thrusting types (H1 H2) and a smaller throwing type (C1"). The smaller knives are not weapons but formed part of the standard dress of free-born males at this time. The second shoulder-and-tang element is most probably from a substantial fighting knife (seax) with remains of its wooden scabbard, but burials of multiple swords do occur (e.g. Prittlewell, Essex"). The provision of three shields and three spears is unusual for a single interment, although multiple weapon-sets are a feature of several important graves: the ship burial in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, held three spears, for example. However, it may be that the grave was a multiple burial in which two men had only spear, knife and shield while the third also had a sword and larger knife. [10 No Reserve]
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6th century AD.A bronze scabbard chape fitting formed as a u-shaped D-section band with knop beneath, male face above with prominent moustache and banded hair, flanked by two scrolled bars terminating in bird-heads adjacent to the cheeks of the face. See finds from Abingdon, Berkshire, England and elsewhere in Menghin, W. Das Schwert im Frühen Mittelalter, Stuttgart, 1983 p.192-94. 9.15 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition.Found near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, UK. [No Reserve]
12th-16th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a scabbard chape with vertical slots and roundels, lobe to the upper edge; a chape with lug finial, slot to the reverse; an openwork chape with horizontal rib; a buckle fragment with two Romanesque style birds; a gilt buckle with narrow integral plaque; a gilt buckle fragment with running scrolls to the plaque. 101 grams total, 36-63mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2"). Fair condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [6 No Reserve]
4th-3rd century BC.An iron dagger and associated scabbard; the dagger with carp's tongue blade, flared lower guard, rounded grip, hollow T-shaped pommel with four large rivets, silver inlay to the hollow lower guard; the scabbard with median projections to connect with the lower guard and two T-shaped cotton-reel attachment points for the belt or baldric, four discoid lateral buttons to the finial; the lower guard with panels of inlaid silver wire in lattice patterns with guilloche border, similar ropework and guilloche patterns to the waist, and lower body, cross-in-circle designs to the lateral buttons; the blade lentoid in section with midrib; Iberian workmanship. 344 grams total, 29.5cm (11 1/2"). Very fine condition; working condition. Extremely rare.Property of a Suffolk gentleman; acquired before 2000.Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The dagger and its elaborate sheath bear distinctive decoration in the technique later known as Tauschierarbeit when it reappeared in the early medieval period. The process involves laying out a design on the metal surface, then carefully incising a narrow (typically 0.5mm or less) slot into the surface. The slot is then further worked with a graving tool to enlarge the hollow inner faces, creating a wedge-shaped profile to the cut with the narrow edge at the top. The silver wire is then made slightly over-width for the slot's dimensions, placed over the slot and slowly worked down with a flat-faced hammer so that the displaced metal expands into the lower part of the slot and fills the void. The process is repeated for every separate line in the design. The four discoid buttons at the lower end of the scabbard are an unusual feature of this type with parallels in many Iron Age cultures of Europe. The two attachment studs would have passed through corresponding slits in a leather or woven textile belt or baldric. The designs chosen for the inlay are all geometrical, mostly based around concentric rectangles and lattice or guilloche patterns. The reverse of the scabbard and hilt are both undecorated because expensive and labour-intensive ornament was reserved for the surfaces which could be displayed. The ornament may have held some symbolic meaning which is no longer recoverable. The organic grip would have been carved to accommodate the fingers and to facilitate a firm hold on the hilt. [2] [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] See Capwell, Dr. T. Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009 for discussion.
Early 1st millennium BC.An iron dagger with bronze fittings in a bronze scabbard; the dagger with slightly waisted flat-section blade and median midrib, incised lines to each face following the contour of the edge; bronze crossguard extending slightly beyond the edges of the blade, square-section tang and pommel formed as a trilobe plate in plan with three large knop rivets; the iron scabbard leaf-shaped with transverse reeded bronze band to the mouth and central section, median plaque to the front face with multiple incised lines, discoid finial with bronze plaque and four domed rivets; iron strap to the reverse, curved at the upper end, connecting two lateral loops, each with heater-shaped plaque to be riveted to the leather or textile belt or baldric; Iberian workmanship. See Capwell, Dr. T. Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009 p.21; and see, Strong, D. The Early Etruscans, London, 1968 pp.16-27 for a discussion on Villanovan culture. 406 grams total, 36cm (14 4"). Fine condition.From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The Celtiberians were Celtic-speaking people of the Iberian Peninsula in the final centuries BC. Archaeologically, the Celtiberians participated in the Hallstatt culture in what is now north-central Spain. The term Celtiberi appears in accounts by Diodorus Siculus, Appian and Martial who recognised intermarriage between Celts and Iberians after a period of continuous warfare.The Celtiberians were the most influential ethnic group in pre-Roman Iberia, but they had their largest impact on history during the Second Punic War, during which they became the allies of Carthage in its conflict with Rome, and crossed the Alps in the mixed forces under Hannibal's command. As a result of the defeat of Carthage, the Celtiberians first submitted to Rome in 195 BC; Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus spent the years 182 to 179 BC pacifying the Celtiberians; however, conflicts between various semi-independent bands of Celtiberians continued. After the city of Numantia was finally taken and destroyed by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus the Younger after a long and brutal siege that ended the Celtic resistance (154-133 BC), Roman cultural influences increased. The Sertorian War, 80 to 72 BC, marked the last formal resistance of the Celtiberian cities to Roman domination, which submerged the Celtiberian culture. [2]
5th century BC.A matched set of bronze fittings for a parallel-sided cavalry sword scabbard comprising: four sleeves, each with reinforced mouths, median openwork panels of triangles, bands of ring-and-dot ornament, open to the reverse; a similar frog fitting with reinforced upper band, two lateral lugs, flared plaque with V-shaped voids, upper discoid plaque with central hole and raised rim, all with ring-and-dot ornament; triangular chape with lobe finial. 385 grams total, frog: 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Very fine condition.From the collection of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. [6]
Late 7th-early 9th century AD. A gilt-bronze openwork bracket or fitting comprising: a D-shaped plaque with incised running zigzag to the upper face, waisted openwork plate formed as three cells flanked by S-coiled beasts; the upper beasts with one raised three-toed forelimb, D-shaped facing mask with pellet eyes, hatched detailing to the body, tribract to the shoulder, clubbed tail; the lower beasts similar with piscine details; the upper and lower cells D-shaped, the central one a lozenge, with a column of a hatched fish between; pierced at the upper corners and lower cell, two lateral pierced attachment lugs; ferrous remains, lug and part of a separate riveted bronze plate to the reverse. See Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900 London, 1991; Wilson, D.M. Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon Period, Volume I: Anglo-Saxon Metalwork 700-1100 in the British Museum, London, 1964. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number DENO-4207C5; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report. 84 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. Found Nottinghamshire, UK; 2013. The mount is unusual although its decoration and manufacturing technique point to an origin in Britain in the 7th-9th centuries. Its D-shaped upper face or ledge indicates that it is not the standard flat form of scabbard or harp fitting. The cells were probably intended to accept a glass inset gem or millefiori panel, although the inner panel of the central cell shows signs of having been gilded. The upper beasts show strong Irish influence in their design, which is found elsewhere in Northumbrian art in the 8th-9th century as for example on the brow fittings of the Coppergate helmet (Webster & Backhouse, item 47"). Similar heads in profile appear on the scabbard chapes from the St. Ninian's Isle Treasure (Wilson, plate IV"). The overall design of the piece is tentatively identified with the 'fish flanked by birds' motif seen for example in the Staffordshire Hoard, probably of later 7th century date.
Sword: A good 1857 Pattern Engineer Officers Sword by Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London. Blade 34.5" and numbered 15,599. (Dates to 1868 January ?) Nicely etched with Crown & VR. Wirebound fishskin hilt with POW Feathers & 'by Appointment'. In its steel scabbard throat stamped 'Wilkinson Pall Mall'. In good overall condition. A quality sword with good patination & light pitting. An untouched 'sleeper'.
Sword: A good 1882 Pattern British Cavalry troopers sword. Blade 33.5 with makers initials 'EFD' (Enfield) Top of blade dated 1890 and reinspected 1899 for Boer War. Steel bowl with Maltese Cross Motif. Unit marking to the 13th HUSSARS and rack number 840. Steel scabbard with 2 fixed rings and dated '1893 (January)'. Leather grip in good condition with service handling wear. The 13th Hussars reached South Africa in Dec 1899 and were present at Colenso, Relief of Ladysmith and a series of smaller actions: Buffalo River, Bethel, Bosman Kranz, Wagon Convoy, Charge at Langzeekoegat etc. This sword has seen extensive service wear during this period. A list of battles and history of 13th Hussars included with the lot. A 'sleeper' patinated overall, no pitting or damage.
Sword: A U.S. Civil War heavy Cavalry Sabre by Hortsmann of Philadelphia. Ricasso marked with makers name but sadly rubbed. Rack number 286 marked to brass guard. Wirebound grip, some losses to wire. Three bar brass hilt. Phryian pommel. Clean blade 36". A good clean original example. No scabbard.
Sword: A WW2 German Infantry Officers Sword. Makers mark obscured by langet however it looks as W.K & Cie, celluloid black grip with ornate brass guard & drooping quillon. Leather loop In its black steel scabbard with single ring & frog loop. Plain blade 35" SE & fullered. An attractive little sword, a 'sleeper' in good overall condition.
Sword: A WW2 period German Infantry Officers sword. Brass lions head pommel (Glass eyes missing) wirebound fishskin grip. Nicely etched blade with stands of arms. Plain brass stirrup guard. Blade 32" in good condition. This is a quality sword in its black steel scabbard. No makers mark visible. Lack of Nazi marks may date it earlier than WW2.
Sword: An 1897 Pattern Edward VII Infantry Officers Sword by H. LEHRMANN REGENCY HOUSE, ALDERSHOT. Wirebound fishskin hilt. Steel bowl with Edward VII Cypher (some rusting) Engraved blade 32". Initials 'AOM' (Alfred Oswald Mander 5th Bn. Welsh Regiment with MIC address 'The Haven, Esplanade Avenue Porthcawl, South Wales) In its steel scabbard, should clean up well.
Sword: An 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword by Henry Wilkinson SN:- 60296. In its leather field service scabbard. Etched blade with Geo V Cypher and owners initials C.H.H. Blade 32" (some rust staining) Wirebound fishskin grip, leather troddel. A good sword in need of a little tlc, complete with leather carrying case.
Various old bayonets including - East German AK47 bayonet with scabbard, 2x Lee Enfield No4 MkII "pig sticker" bayonets with scabbards, 2x Lee Enfield No9 bayonets with scabbards, German K98 bayonet maker marked 'P Weyersburg' no scabbard (poor), and a USA M3 M8A1 fighting knife with scabbard (7)
Dagger: A good early 3rd Reich S.A. Dagger by Gebruder Heller Blade 8.5 with the legend 'ALLES FUR DEUTSCHLAND' Cross guard is marked 'BO' (Bayerische Ostmark) for Territorial Group ALPENLAND A. This dagger is of the early production period 1933-35 (?). in excellent overall condition with no damage (minor rusting to scabbard).
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