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INERT DEACTIVATED WW2 1944 Dated Mills No.36M MK1, Hand Grenade by A. Kendrick & Sons. Sn - 23142 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, WW2, 1944 dated Mills No.36M MK 1, hand and rifle grenade. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade –36 - M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. It retains most of its original lacquered finish. The body of the grenade has following casting marks ‘K with three stars’ below the filler plug (A. Kendrick & Sons). The alloy base plug is marked 'No 36M Mk 1 44 (1944) in a circular stamp VADIS (Davis & Brocklesbury, Manchester) Z (zinc). The filling plug is stamped Z in a circle signifying a zinc plug. The grenade fly off handle is stamped CSB. The cast iron body retains most of its original brown varnished finish. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade items in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn 23142 £295.00 |
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Victorian British Mameluke Pattern 1831 Officer's Sword With Ornate Brass Hilt Frame, Polished Bone Scales & Scabbard. Sn 23057 - 23057 The introduction of the 1831 pattern sword followed a vogue for mameluke style swords during the 1800’s (see page 176 of World Swords by Withers and page 206 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). This is an original Victorian era British Mameluke Pattern 1831 Officer's Sword. The blade has no maker or date marks. The sword has an undamaged 29 ½” blade (35” overall). The hilt has polished bone scales and ornate gilded brass fittings including cross guard with finials, central wreathed crossed arms, rose bosses, pommel hole mounts and grip strap. The sword has its original brass scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23057 £575.00 |
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*ANCIENT SHINTO PERIOD 1600-1800 BLADE**Japanese Large O Tanto Smith Signed ‘TAN (OR TANGO) BA KAMI YOSHI MICHI’, Kyo Shoami Work Tsuba, Signed Ko-Gatana Side Knife, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 23058 - 23058 This Tanto has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his assessment notes accompany the sword. In his notes he states “Large tanto, shinto period 1600 to 1800 signed tan (or tango) ba kami yoshi michi. A large collection of smiths used this sword name starting in 1596 the shodai (1st gen) moved from mino with his father & 3 brothers and began the kyoto line of the mishina den. This ran for nine generations up to 1854. After 1st gen most of rest engraved a large chrysanthemum flower on shinogi-ji face. 1st gen yoshi michi moved to osaka in 1604 and lasted 3 generations in this branch did not use the chrysanthemum. This tanto is in the style of the 1st gen but needs more research to pin down maker and has to go to japan for papers. In good old polish. Mounts saya & tsuka are mounted in shitan wood japanese term for rosewood. Glossy dark wood hilt no bind just polished with bone fuchi kashira engraved with patterns nicely done to match top of saya. Saya has a ko gatana side knife blad is signed but worn cannot read it. Kodjuka (hilt) has decoration of vines & leaves & flowers shinchu metal (brass). Tsuba is kyo shoami work superbly done extreme piercing features birds flying over waves in silhouette nice black patina late Edo 1780’s menuki on hilt unusual flat leaf in gold with shakudo & gold bugs sat on them. The whole sword probably for export 1870-1900. V/good quality condition. A collectors piece”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as 31.5cms. Total length 42cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23058 (Tanto box armoury) £1,695.00 |
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**ANCIENT 1550’s - 1650 BLADE**Japanese Bizen School Large Wakizashi Short Sword Smith Signed ‘BISHU OSAFUNE JU SUKE SADA’, Aizu Shoami School Work Tsuba, Signed Ko-Gatana Side Knife, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 23062 - 23062 This Wakizashi has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his assessment notes accompany the sword. In his notes he states “A large Wakizashi, bizen style / school. Dates to 1550's to 1650's period. A good tori zori curve & parallel sided tang, typical bizen school work in bright old polish, slight scratches with notare nioi edged hamon undulating with some choji (clove shapes) typical bizen work. Signed by its maker ‘BISHU OSAFUNE JU SUKE SADA’. This den / school centred in osafune village lasted over three hundred years and had lots of smiths using the mei. Only Japanese can sort out which one made this sword. Kosherae / mounts, saya in nearly mint speckled multi-coloured lacquer with shakudo (metal) all matching set of fittings with gold highlights / edging which matches hilt / tsuka. This has shakudo & gold menuki showing birds (hens?) & leaves. Saya has ko gatana side knife. kodjuka hilt with flowers and bugs in shakudo (metal) with Nanako dots, slight wear from use. Blade signed but not readable. Very good quality gold sheet covered habaki. Tsuba is Aizu Shoami school style unsigned mid 19th century shows Autumn grasses & bell ringer insect in copper with gold highlights. Handle has been rebound in black ito wrap (good work) with good fish skin underneath. A very nice-looking short sword (wakizashi), a good age and in good condition, a collector's item”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as 51.5cms. Total length 65cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23062 £1,650.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1940 Dated Mills No.36M MK1, Hand Grenade by T. Ashead and Sons. Sn - 23143 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, WW2, 1940 dated, Mills No 36, Hand Grenade made by T. Ashead and Sons. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade 36 M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. All of the components of the grenade are stamped T.A.&S (T.Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). The body of the grenade is made of cast iron and is in excellent condition and has cast into it below the filling plug the manufacturers initials T A over S (T. Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). The grenade also has the mould number T 6 under the fly off lever. The grenade is fitted with a zinc alloy filling screw which is stamped Z in a circle. The zinc alloy base plug which has cast into it No 36M MKI T.A.&S (T. Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). 40 (1940 date) Z (zinc). The base plug is threaded for a baseplate to enable it to be used as a rifle grenade. The grenade is fitted with the correct striker and fly off lever which has stamped into it T.A&S (T. Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). The grenade has traces of red and green paint round the body signifying an explosive content filled with Amatol. This is a nice, original well stamped WW2 display item. See pages 111-119 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23143 £295.00 |
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C1790 Balkan Cossack’s / Albanian / Turkish Ottoman Form 16 Bore Miquelet Lock Pistol With Ornately Decorated Brass Wrapped Frame, Steel Barrel & ‘Rat Tail’ Butt With Ornate tooled Decoration. Sn 23071 - 23071 This is an attractive Balkans Cossack’s / Albanian / Turkish Ottoman Pistol. It is 20”overall with a 12” iron barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel is unsighted. It has its original brass wrapped full stock ornately decorated with geometric & scroll tooling. The brass has knocks and bumps to be expected but is totally secure and it has the typical ‘rat tail’ butt. The pistol has an iron ram rod. The miquelet action cocks & dry fires. The price for this attractive piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23071 £495.00 |
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**VERY ORNATE SILVER WIRE INLAID DECORATION**C1800 20 Bore Balkan / Ottoman Flintlock Pistol. Sn 23070 - 23070 This is an ornate Balkans / Ottoman flintlock pistol made C1800. It is 19” overall length. The 11 ¼” barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The stock is inlaid with profuse silver wire decoration and it has ornate cast brass fittings. The action cocks and dry fires. The price for this ornately decorated Ottoman / Balkan flintlock includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23070 £375.00 |
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British, Pattern 1888 Slade Wallace Officers Private Purchase Brown Leather .303 Ammunition Pouch stamped to Charterhouse Officers Training College. - MISC 1015 The equipment was designed in 1888 by Colonel Slade and Major Wallace for use with the first .303-inch calibre rifles, replacing the valise equipment which had entered service in 1871. The Slade–Wallace equipment weighed 25 pounds (11 kg), which was the lightest infantry equipment issued to British troops up to that time. The belts, straps and pouches were made from buff coloured leather, which was whitened with pipe clay, except for rifle regiments which had black. With the introduction of the clip charger for the Lee Enfield and Lee Metford rifles, the pouches were unsuitable due to them holding individual rounds and were replaced by pattern 1903 and 1907 equipment. This is a brown leather officers private purchase Slade Wallace .303 ammunition pouch stamped inside CHARTERHOUSE O T C which is a famous and prestigious British school and holds 20 individual .303 rounds for the Lee Metford and Lee Enfield service rifle. The pouch is in excellent condition and is made of brown leather with 2 belt loops riveted on to the rear. The pouch has a press stud fastening on the lid which is stamped CHARTERHOUSE O T C. The pouch holds 18 rounds inside the pouch in individual elasticated canvas holders and 2 rounds, pat each end of the pouch. The pouch is in excellent condition with no damage to it. the price for this prestigious Charterhouse School Slade Wallace brown leather officers .303 ammunition pouch includes U.K. delivery. (Bandoleers box) MISC 1015 £575.00 |
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RARE, American Civil War, Hanes Excelsior Percussion Hand Grenade. Sn - 23131 The Hanes Excelsior hand grenade was one of the two main hand grenades used in the American Civil War and was the invention of W.W. Hanes in early 1862. The Hanes grenade was a simple weapon, merely a cast iron ball with a hollow centre which was filled with gunpowder. The grenade measures approximately 2 inches in diameter and had 12 evenly spaced protruding percussion nipples round its circumference onto which percussion caps were placed. When thrown, the force of the percussion caps striking the ground detonated the grenade. The Excelsior hand grenade has percussion nipples, each requiring attachment of a percussion cap before throwing the grenade. It would only take one cap to trigger the explosion, and soldiers trying to use Hanes’s grenade found out the hard way that it was too easy to accidentally set off one of the percussions caps. The percussion caps used were not the same type of caps used to fire percussion muskets and revolvers, rather they were special grenade caps produced by DuPont which used a very refined form of mercury fulminate, causing the caps to be highly sensitive to percussion. While this ensured that the grenade would hopefully detonate reliably it also made the grenade very dangerous to carry unless its percussion caps were not in place. Any bump or jostle of the grenade could cause an accidental explosion. Due to the dangerous nature of the grenade, they were rarely used when issued. This is an original Hanes Excelsior hand grenade from the American Civil War and is in excellent condition. and has a carrying loop attached to the casting. 11 of the original percussion nipples are present as is the wire carrying ring. The casing of the grenade has a nice patina to the surface. Due to the dangerous properties of this hand grenade, very few were made or issued. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade and adaptor in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23131 £1,200.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, German Tiger 1 Tank, 1942 Dated, Unfired 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive (HE) Round for the 88mm Tiger 1 KWK 36 tank gun and the Flak 18 Towed Anti-aircraft/Tank and Naval Guns. Sn - 23149 DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an unfired WW2 German 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive Round for the Tiger 1 tanks KWK 36 L/56 gun and the 88mm Flak 18 towed anti-aircraft/tank gun. The gun was also fitted to various German naval vessels. These guns had formidable power both in range and hitting power throughout the war. This is an unfired round with a steel cartridge case and is headstamped 29 3 gec (Mantel-Meier Berlin) 42 (1942 date) 8,8cm Flak18 8,8cm 30St. The cartridge case retains much of its grey finish. The steel high explosive projectile has two sintered iron (FES) driving bands. The projectile is stamped round its circumference 96 guv bcm B Waa82 Waa20. The round is fitted with a steel AZ23/28 nose impact fuze which has a delay screw on the side. The fuze is stamped round its circumference AZ23/28 omh 43 (1943 date). See page 162 – 170, Hogg, German Artillery of World War Two. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23149 £795.00 |
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British Snider .577 2 Band Obsolete Calibre Rifle by Thomas Turner, Fisher Street, Birmingham, 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn - 23162 Thomas Turner (1861-1879) was a renowned and famous English gunmaker with a shop at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham. Thomas Turner made top quality guns and supplied weapons to the Tower Armoury under government contracts. The rifle is in excellent condition and has a 23 inch barrel with an overall length of 43 inches. The rifle is fitted with a double lined steel lock plate which is engraved THOMAS TURNER FISHER STREET BIRMINGHAM and has the correct flat faced snider hammer. The barrel carries Birmingham proof house proof marks for 25 bore (.577 inch) and has nice sharp 3 groove rifling. The rifle is fitted with regulation brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap and is fitted with a mark II snider action with the breech block bearing the SNIDER PATENT stamp and monogram. The rifles barrel is retained by 2 iron barrel bands retained by spring clips. The rifle has the military block and blade fore sight, 900 yards ladder rear sight and a heavy military hammer. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique, obsolete calibre weapon and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23162 £1,150.00 |
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Kempf 1934 Patent Speed Loader by the Revolver Cartridge Clip Company New York for Smith & Wesson & Victory Revolvers Including 6 British WW2 .380 Revolver Rounds. - MISC 1016 The Kempf speed loader was patented by Herman H. Kempf in 1934 with a US Patent and had these speed loaders manufactured by the REVOLVER CARTRIDGE CLIP COMPANY of New York, with the company name cast into the face of the finger ring. The loader was novel in that it was spring loaded and could be kept flattened in a pouch with the finger ring sticking out and when drawn from the pouch aligned the rounds to the revolvers chamber. With the production starting immediately before World War Two, Kempf’s Speed Loaders were purchased by Allied servicemen for use with the various .38 caliber revolvers including the Victory model as well as a police officers of that time. The loader has cast into the finger ring REVOLVE CARATRIDGE CLIP CORP NEW YORK and 38 for the calibre. The loader is complete with 6 British inert .380 revolver rounds as used in the Victory revolver. All 6 spring loaded cartridge holders are intact and the locking mechanism works correctly. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert ammunition in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. MISC 1016 £125.00 |
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