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**WW2 MARCH 1944 LUCKY DAY**Japanese Army Officer’s Type 98 Gunto Gendaito Traditionally Hand Forged Katana Sword With Smith Signed & Dated Tang ‘KANE NAGA’ Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 23713 - 23713 This sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerpts from the assessment he states “A type 98 shingunto pattern army officers sword, with tachi mei signed by its maker kane Naga whose real name was amachi jin jiro born 1884 died 1958 worked as army smith. His Buddhist name was enkaku chikyo see markus sesko book for details pa/no 319. This is a gendaito (traditionally forged) using sand iron tama hagane and is very well made in vg/original polish, only some small wartime damage to edge & odd scratch, enjoy as it is or get it professionally polished. Saya (scabbard) metal parade some rust & missing paint, in reasonable used condition. Tsuba hand guard cast brass no gilt left has 4 unidentified makers marks/stamps. Tsuka (hilt) is complete with locking catch & saurute (knot loop). All its ito cotton binding & fish, but is dirty & has paint splatter. N.B. Small amount wood missing inside of bottom of wood liner. This blade is good quality and worth restoring”. In his notes Bill describes the cutting edge as just under 65cms length and overall length as 87.5 cms. He also translates the blade signature and date and describes other blade characteristics and dimensions. A previous owners notes which also accompany the sword contains images of the tang markings and state “Traditionally hand forged gendaito in high-quality gunto mounts. The blade has an excellent Bizen style choji hamon. A silver mon badge has been removed from the kabuto gane, presumably when the Japanese officer surrendered the sword. The smith Amachi Kanenaga worked in Seki during the war and died March 1958. Saya (scabbard) is inscribed "A Hynd" believed to be Scottish soldier Alexander Hynd who served in Burma at the battles of Kohima and Imphal, sword was found in a house clearance in the Lake district”. Bill comments on the notes “This paper came from previous owner/collector of sword I cannot see any name on saya ? The hole in bottom mount is for a missing screw”. The price for this excellent well marked Gendaito sword with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 23713 £1,895.00 |
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INERT DEACTIATED. British, WW2, 8 lb Bakelite Practice Aerial Bomb. O 2427 - O 2427 INERT DEACTIATED. The British 8.5 lb (often referred to as 8 lb) Bakelite practice bomb was an inert bomb used by the Royal Air Force during World War 2. The 8.5lb break up bomb has a plastic bakelite body with a brass nose plug and steel tail assembly and hanging strap. The bomb measures `18 ½ inches long with a diameter of 3 inches. this bomb was used extensively by the Royal Air Force for bombing practice. The middle section of the bomb is stencilled in white INERT. The price for this practice bomb includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. (Office shelves). O 2427 £275.00 |
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WW2 NATIONAL TREASURE SMITH SIGNED & DATED*MINT FULL POLISH BLADE*SPECIAL ORDER*1940 Japanese Army Officer’s Type 98 Gunto Katana Gendaito Traditionally Hand Forged Sword By ‘NOSHU JU KANE NOBU’, Rank Tassel, Scabbard With Hanger Chain & Expert Assessment - 23714 This superb sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerpts from the assessment he states “A Type 98 shin gunto pattern army officers sword signed tachi side of nakago (tang) Noshu Ju Kane Nobu. A very skilled and important WW2 swordsmith (tosho). His real name was Niwa Shuji son of Niwa Kane Nobu. Born 1903 began his sword studies age 12. Was a rikugun jumei tosho probably in nagoya arsenal. Known to use Takano ha (hawks feather file marks) was granted the title of ‘an intangible cultural property of gifu prefecture’ in 1973. Rated in war period at 2 million yen in john sloughs book on swordsmiths see pg no 54. For genuine mei / shoshintei (copies of pages from Slough’s book referencing the Smith accompany the sword). In mint Japanese polish, a special order blade at 27¼” cutting edge. Scabbard gunto pattern, been top quality army green paint now rusty & missing paint with lots of war use. Tsuba quality cast brass lost its gilding and dirty stamped no 12. With several seppa and brass habaki collar. Tsuka (hilt) all complete with salute loop and Lt to Captains rank tassel + working locking catch binding intact but dirty with heavy use dirty fish skin couple missing pieces. A collectors sword by a well regarded 2nd war swordsmith who became even more famous in the 1970's. NB. Just below line, Kane Nobu did work in kokura arsenal, received a gold medal at new sword exhibition and technical award from the arsenal in 1943. Needs more research”. In his notes Bill describes the cutting edge as 69 cms length and overall length as 91 cms. He also translates the blade signature and date and describes other blade characteristics and dimensions, including Hawk’s feather file marks known to be used by the Smith and factory inspection marks on the spine of the tang (illustrated in image 2). A previous owners notes which also accompany the sword contains images of the tang markings and state “This is a traditionally forged handmade gendaito by Niwa Kane nobu who was born in 1903. Kane nobu was one of the best smiths in Seki and rated at 2 million yen. He was a swordsmith for over 60 years. In 1973 Kane nobu was officially designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property holder of Gifu Prefecture, recognizing him as a preserver of traditional Japanese sword forging and horimono engraving techniques. This designation placed him among a very small group of smiths whose craftsmanship was formally acknowledged as culturally significant. Excellent fresh polish with gunome midare hamon with much nie. Running itame hada. Gunto mount in good condition and has part of the original chain hanger left”. Bill comments on the notes “This Man Made High To Superior Grade Gendaito” and puts a ? after the notes mention of original hanger chain which is present on the scabbard. The price for this Gendaito sword, by a best quality famous Smith with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 23714 £2,950.00 |
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*MILITARY PRIZE RIFLE*1908-14 BSA Lincoln Jeffries Patent Improved Model D .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle Stock Mounted With Silver Presentation Shield Engraved ‘E Co 4th Royal Berks Regt Presented By A. Camp Esq Won By Pte T.W Greaves’. - 23605 This is a very good original BSA Improved Model D Air Rifle, a pre WW1 Royal Berkshire Regiment prize rifle. The 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment was a Territorial Force unit headquartered at St Mary's Butts in Reading. Before the outbreak of the war, Territorial units were organized regionally by town or local district. E Company was specifically based out of Abingdon (historically part of Berkshire, now Oxfordshire), drawing its recruits locally from that town and the surrounding rural areas. These BSA rifles were made with both straight hand and pistol grip stocks and in different variations between 1908 and 1914 (see page 50 of the book of the BSA air rifle by John Milewski). This example has its original undamaged pistol grip stock with correct chequered panels on the grip. The stock has a steel butt plate and the shoulder stock is impressed with crisp BSA trademark. The underside of the shoulder stock is impressed ’13 ¼’ (length). The ‘Bayonet’ catch cocking arm is marked with Lincoln Jeffries patent information (illustrated). It has a 19 ½” rifled barrel and measures 42 ½” overall. It has a blade foresight, adjustable dial rear sight and additional flip up peep / aperture target sight. The metal work has some age faded blue finish remaining. The air cylinder has crisp BSA Improved Model D information (illustrated). The loading port tap has no visible patent markings. The left side of the trigger block bears the serial number 30389. The underside of the barrel has indistinct inspection marks (illustrated). The loading port area is marked ‘Load’ and has partially visible BSA’s pyled arms trademark. One side of the shoulder stock is mounted with Silver presentation shield engraved ‘E Co (Company) 4th Royal Berks (Berkshire) Regt (Regiment) Presented By A. Camp Esq (Esquire) Won By Pte (Private) T.W Greaves’. The rifle cocks, loads & fires as it should with a strong spring action. The price for this rifle worthy of further research regarding the Royal Berkshire connections includes UK delivery. Sn 23605 £895.00 |
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French, M1842/59 Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 379 - BAYO 375 This is a nice French M1842/59 bayonet and steel scabbard, with internal coil spring locking catch instead of the external spring of the Model 1842 bayonet, hence its designation. The bayonet has a cast steel cross guard instead of a brass cross guard of Model 1842. This bayonet was short lived from 1859 to 1866 when the Chassepot rifle and bayonet were produced. The bayonet has a brass hilt with a cast steel crossguard and a yataghan blade. The blade is bright in excellent condition and the top edge is crisply engraved with the manufacturer Chattlerault, the date of manufacture 1860 and the bayonets model number 1842. The internal coil spring of the M 1859 was not considered successful by the French and the M1866 Chassepot reverted to the leaf spring. These bayonets are not common. The bayonet is fitted with a later leather frog. See White and Watts No 189 on page 83 and 90. Also see Martin J. Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 70 and 71. Price includes UK delivery. BAYO 379 £295.00 |
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1871 British London Small Arms Company Volunteer Officer’s Privately Commissioned Snider Conversion 3 Band .577 Obsolete Calibre 3 Band Snider Patent Rifle With Chained Nipple Protector, Sling & 1 x Inert Deactivated Round. Sn 21977:4 - 21977:4 This is a British Volunteer Officer’s Privately Commissioned Snider conversion 3 Band .577 Obsolete Calibre 3 Band Snider Patent Rifle. The action plate is stamped by the manufacturer ‘LSA Co’ (London Small Arms Company) dated 1871 and has the company’s combined ‘LSAC’ trademark. It has all original wood work in very good condition. It has none regulation brass fittings. It has sling swivels fitted with leather sling, iron cleaning rod, ladder rear sight and block with blade fore sight. The barrel’s bore has just light staining consistent with age and has well defined rifling. The barrel and action have proof / inspection marks. The Total length is 55” with a 36” barrel. The breech has the correct hinged cover with knurled locking catch. The breech is marked with faint ‘Sniders Patent’ mark. The barrel tang and trigger guard have foliate engraved decoration. The stock wrist has an inlaid void brass disc and the shoulder stock is impressed with number ‘39’. The action is fitted with link chained nipple protector. The cocking & firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single Inert Deactivated Round Of Kynoch .577 Ammunition. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21977:4 £1,275.00 |
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1959-1965, BSA Airsporter MK II, .22 Calibre Under Lever Air Rifle With GD Prefix Serial Number. AI 609 - AI 609 A very good condition BSA MK II Airsporter .22 Calibre Air Rifle. It is serial number GD26490 which dates it to between 1959-1965 (see Page 49 of Hillers Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The wood stock with ribbed butt and metal work are in very good undamaged condition. The top of the cylinder is correctly grooved for telescopic sight and has very faint etched ‘Airsporter’ designation. It has a ramp blade fore sight and adjustable rear sight. The top of the barrel is crisply stamped with 'BSA Guns Ltd, England, .22 Cal' and with the B.S.A 'pyled arms' logo. It is under lever cocking. It has a clean bore with crisp rifling and the loading and firing action work with a strong spring action. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 609 £295.00 |
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**BEST QUALITY**MINT BORES**FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**Cased C1840 Liege Mariette Brevette .36 Calibre Under Hammer Ring Trigger, 6 Shot Percussion Pepper Box Revolver With Turn Off Damascus Steel Barrels & Original Period Accessories. Sn 22967:4 - 22967:4 The Mariette family of Liege Gunmakers were active in the 19th Century. Revolving pepper box multi shot pistols were produced from the late 1820s and were designed for civilian use. They were made in numerous calibres. This under hammer Mariette Patent pepperbox is superb quality. The action works crisply. The pistol has 6 x 2 ¾” turn off Damascus steel barrels and measures 7 ¼” overall. The barrels turn off as they should. The smooth bores of each are near mint clean & bright. The steel metal work retains all of its original factory nickel plate finish. The steel frame, action and ring trigger have foliate engraved decoration. The barrel cluster has a Liege ‘ELG’ proof roundel and crown B inspection mark. Each barrel & corresponding breach on the barrel cluster are numbered 1 to 6 . The underside of the grip frame is signed ‘Mariette Brevette’. The pistol’s ebony grip is excellent & undamaged. The pistol is contained in its wood case & has quality period accessories. The case has a hinged lid and a brass lock with Key that locks and opens the case. The centre of the lid has an inlaid void brass escutcheon. The case has felt lined compartments which fit the pistol and contain accessories consisting of a pistol size copper and brass black powder flask with sprung nozzle and embossed ‘Hercules’ figure above ‘B.A. Paris’ and a useful period made factory nickel plated ball mould with multi tool features consisting of a nickel key at the end of one arm, a barrel key at the end of the other arm for turning off the barrels and pincer near to the hinge. The price for this superb cased pistol with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pepper box no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22967:4 £3,500.00 |
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1980’s British Sterling Armaments Company HR 81 .22 Calibre Bolt Action Loading Underlever Air Rifle With Redfield 4X Telescopic Sight. Sn 23500 - 23500 The Sterling HR 81 is a rare, underlever spring-piston air rifle launched in 1982 by the Dagenham-based Sterling Armaments Company, a British manufacturer primarily famous for producing submachine guns. Designed by Roy Hutchinson (whose reversed initials gave the rifle its "HR" name) alongside Peter Hart and Peter Moon, it is highly regarded today as a heavy, robustly built collector's piece. The guns have an Underlever spring-piston cocking mechanism with a unique spring-loaded, bolt-action loading breech. This is a very good example in .22 calibre. It has a 17 ½” rifled barrel and is 43” overall length. The rifle has a target fore sight , but is absent its original iron rear sight and is instead fitted with a Redfield 4x telescopic sight, the optics of which work correctly. The barrel block has model, calibre, manufacturer & patent detail (all illustrated) and number ‘1484’. The gun cocks and fires with a strong spring action. The Walnut wood work with rubber recoil pad and chequered panels at the pistol grip is excellent. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. Sn 23500 £375.00 |
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WW2 Era Danish Madsen 7.92mm Calibre Box Belt Fed Light Machine Gun For Aircraft & Tank Mounting Period Fitted With Bi Pod For Crew / Infantry Use**COCKS & DRY FIRES**EARLY UK 1993 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** Sn 20067:60 - 20067:60 The Madsen light machine gun was developed by Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schoubue and proposed for use by Captain Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War. It was adopted by the Danish Army in 1902. It was one of the first true light machine guns produced in quantity and sold to over 34 different countries worldwide, seeing extensive combat use in various conflicts including WW2 where it was adopted by German Forces. The Madsen was produced by Compagnie Madsen A/S (later operating as Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S and then Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S). The Madsen was available as a box magazine fed weapon or box belt fed variant. This is an excellent example of the Madsen box belt fed variant (the belt feed mechanism was built into the box magazine which was mounted to 2 hooks on the side of the action. Our gun is without magazine box). Madsens with bi-pods were issued to infantry and some as with ours with large rear sighting ‘D’ frame, rear adjustable sight & winged fore sight were intended for mounting to aircraft, tanks & armoured vehicles. The all steel construction Machine gun has undamaged metal work and original black paint. The frame is stamped 'MADSEN' & is serial number 20599, the number is repeated inside the action. It is complete with bi pod, a period addition so the gun could be used by Tank / Aircraft crews on the ground or infantry. The gun measures 54 ½” overall length. Deactivated to early UK specification in 1993 the gun cocks and dry fires & the breech cover opens (the breech cover is opened by operation of a lever on the frame at the rear of the action). The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 20067:60 £875.00 |
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Early WW2 1939 Roma Italian Mitragliatrice Breda Modello 37 (Breda Mod. 37) 8mm Calibre Medium Machine Gun With 1938 Societa Italiana Milano Breda Tripod**MOVING PARTS**UK/EU DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** D 1472 - D 1472 The Mitragliatrice Breda calibro 8 modello 37 (commonly known as the Breda mod. 37 or simply Breda 37) was an Italian Medium machine gun produced by Breda and adopted in 1937 by the Royal Italian Army. It was the standard machine gun for the Royal Italian Army during World War II and continued to be used by the Italian Army after the conflict. The Breda 37 was meant as Company / Battalion support as compared to the more troublesome Breda 30 meant for squad/platoon support and proved far more effective in combat. Production ended in 1943, but it was still used as a standard machine gun after the war. This is an excellent WW2 era Breda Mod.37 Medium Machine Gun with tripod. It is fitted with flip up long-range sight. The machine gun retains its original finish. Deactivated to UK/EU specification in 2021 the weapon’s fire lever moves. The gun has manufacturer, model designation, numbers and 1939 date on the frame & measures 50” overall length. The tripod which has graduated angle of fire indicator markings is in excellent original condition and retains all of its original green paint. The tripod is numbered N10758 and has its original manufacturer’s identification plate dated 1938 (illustrated). The price includes UK/EU deactivation certificate. Due to size & weight the price of delivery will be within the UK only by arrangement and at cost. D 1472 £1,325.00 |
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