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Victorian British Officer’s 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Officer’s Bullion Cord With Portepee By Hamburger & Rogers London & Scabbard. ED 3025 - ED 3025
This is an original 1821 pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s sword & scabbard (see page 94 Of Swords Of The British Army by Robson & page 99 of World Swords by Withers). It has a 34” blade with fullers and measures 40” overall. The blade has original leather hilt washer. It has the correct fish skin grip with wire binding which is intact and tight and correct 3 bar guard hilt. The blade is etched on both sides with foliate panels together with ‘Crown VR (Victoria Regina). The ricasso is marked on one side by the maker ‘Hamburger & Rogers King St Cov Garden London’ and the reverse with ordnance star and inlaid proof roundel. The blade has some staining consistent with age but no damage. The hilt is fitted with silver & red bullion cord and portepee in very good clean condition. The original steel scabbard has 2 hanging rings & shoe. The scabbard has areas of light denting & staining / patina consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3025
£545.00

WW2, Nazi Germany, 1941 Dated, Schmeiser MP40, 32 Round Machine Gun 9mm Magazine. - MISC 1002
This is a German WW2, 1941 dated 32 round magazine for the Schmeiser MP40 sub machine gun used extensively by elite German troops in WW2 including the paratroopers and platoon leaders. The magazine is in excellent condition with no dents to the surface. The magazine is stamped near to the bottom MP.38u.40. The rear of the magazine is stamped 98e 41 (1941 date) and 3 waffenampt stamps including 382, 616 and one lightly stamped. The magazine retains most of its original blued finish and the magazine has a strong spring pressure on the follower. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this magazine in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. (Office Magazines Drawers). MISC 1002
£225.00

DEACTIVATED INERT. Iraqi War Bring Back by Fast Jet Pilot, Modern Trench Art Soviet Made 85mm Anti Aircraft Gun (80x629R) Cartridge Case. Sn - 22906
DEACTIVATED INERT. This is a modern trench art fired Soviet 85mm cartridge case for the Soviet 85mm M1939 (52-K) anti aircraft gun bought by a RAF fast jit pilot in a market in Basra during the Gulf War. The gun was developed and introduced into service in 1939 and was the main Soviet anti aircraft gun used through WW2. After WW2, the gun was used by several countries up to recent times including Iraq. This elaborately engraved 85mm fired cartridge case was bought by a RAF fast jet pilot from a market in Basra during the Gulf War and brought back to England. This is an impressive 25 inch high cartridge case which is supported on a three legged brass stand and was used in a 85mm anti aircraft gun. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this trench art cartridge case in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22906
£275.00

DEACTIVATED INERT. German, WW2, 1Kg Incendiary bomb. Sn - 22990
DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an original German WW2 1Kg Incendiary bomb that was air dropped in containers by German bombers in WW2. The bombs were used to great effect in the German Blitzes during the early part of WW2 against British cities. The bombs were made of a magnesium alloy body including the fuse holder and would burn brightly and furiously once ignited. The bombs filling was thermite which burns at a very high temperature, ignited the magnesium body. The bombs body has three tail fins of pressed steel with a steel reinforcing ring at the tail. The assembly is soldered together from four pieces of pressed steel and are held to the bomb by 3 short steel screw pins. The bomb fin assembly retains some of its original faded green painted finish which is held on by 3 screw pins. This example is stamped on the body R/15 G 326 K-Bi 148 RW/151 G. The alloy nose fuse unscrews form the body and is stamped on the front AZ8312 367 Rhs over 149 6. See pages 27 and 139 in German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert incendiary bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22990
£375.00

ISOLD SOLD (03/11) NERT DEACTIVATED Rare, Unfired WW1, 1917 dated German 20mm Becker (20x70 RB) Aircraft Cannon Armour Piercing Round. Sn - 22993
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare unfired WW1 German Becker 20mm (20x70 RB) aircraft cannon incendiary round. During 1915, German Reinhold Becker developed a 20 mm calibre cannon using the advanced primer ignition blowback method of operation. The gun used a brass cased 20x70 RB cartridge and had a cyclic rate of fire of 300 rpm. The main use of this gun was as an aircraft gun on the Gotha and AEG GIV bombers, the Albatross G1 and on several airships. The Becker round was the forerunner for the Oerlikon 20 mm FF, FFL and FFS series of aircraft cannon rounds used into the Second World War. The unfired brass cartridge case is headstamped P&S (Potz und Sandt) 30 Sp61 17 (1917 date). The projectile has a pointed nose and has a single narrow copper driving band. 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 22993
£0.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. German, WW2, 1944 Dated, 13 mm MG131/13 (20x82) Incendiary Tracer Cannon Round. Sn - 22994
INERT DEACTIVATED. This a German 13mm MG131/13 (20x82) incendiary tracer aircraft cannon round fitted to various German aircraft during WW2, including the Me109, FW190, various night fighters and bomber aircraft. The light brown lacquered steel cartridge case is electric primed and retains much of its lacquered original finish. The round is headstamped Wg (Hasag, Hugo Schneider AG, Altenburg plant) 2354 44 (1944 date) The incendiary trace projectile has an iron driving band and is stamped round the circumference above the driving band cqm 80/44 (1944 date). the electric primer is stamped hhr (Joseph Schwarz Sohn, Freilassing / Oberbayern) 407 J2t. The nose of the projectile has a pressed steel thimble that originally had a percussion cap at the tip and the incendiary mixture inside. Both projectile and cartridge case have no cracks in the necks. Price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22994
£135.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. German WW2, 1944 Dated, 20 mm MK151/20 (20x82) Phosphorous Incendiary Trace Cannon Round. Sn - 22995
INERT DEACTIVATED. The MK151 canon was an important weapon fitted in German aircraft during WW2. The cannon was developed during the 1940s to replace the drum fed FFM 20mm cannon fitted to the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Originally developed in 15mm calibre it evolved into the 20 mm MK 151/20. This weapon proved very effective, being a belt fed gun. This is an inert German 20mm MK 151/20 (20x82) Phosphorous Incendiary Trace aircraft cannon round which retains most of its original finish. The steel cartridge case is percussion primed and retains most of its original lacquer. The round is headstamped wb (Hugo Schneider AG, Berlin-Koepenick) 146 44 (1944 date). The projectile has a copper driving band with much of its original dark blue finish including to the fuze with a 10mm high red band above the driving band indicating a tracer round. The round is fitted with the correct AZ 1526 alloy impact nose fuze which also retains most of its original dark blue painted finish. The fuze is stamped round the circumference wg 6 44 (1944 date) waffenampt AZ 1526. Both projectile and cartridge case have no cracks in the necks. 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 22995
£175.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. German WW2, 1944 Dated, 20 mm MK151/20 (20x82) Incendiary with Self Destruct Tracer Cannon Round. Sn - 22996
INERT DEACTIVATED. The MK151 canon was an important aircraft in German aircraft during WW2. The cannon was developed during the 1940s to replace the drum fed FFM 20mm cannon fitted to the Messerschmitt Bf 109. The cannon was originally developed in 15mm calibre and was developed as a 20 mm cannon called the MK 151/20. This weapon proved very effective, being a belt fed gun. This a German 20mm MK 151/20 (20x82) phosphorous incendiary tracer with self destruct aircraft cannon round which retains most of its original finish. The steel cartridge case is percussion primed and retains most of its original lacquer. The round is headstamped htg (Polte Armaturen- u. Maschinenfabriken AG, Duderstadt plant, Westphalia) 155 44 (1944 date). The projectile has a copper driving band and retains much of its original light blue finish including to the fuze and is stamped over the driving band dgl (Louis Siegel, Sonneberg in Thueringen) 27 45 (1945 date) waffenampt. There is a 10mm green band under the fuze indicating a self destruction element to the projectile. There is also a feint 10mm high red band above the driving band indicating a tracer round. The alloy impact nose fuze which retains much of its original light blue painted finish. The fuze is stamped round the circumference ouz (Weba, M.George Breitwieser, Oberramstadt) 08. The circumference of the projectile is stencilled in black xw 8 45 (1945 date). Both projectile and cartridge case have no cracks in the necks. 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 22996
£175.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare, Victorian, British 9 Pounder RML (Rifled Muzzle Loading) Explosive Projectile with Brass Transit Plug. Sn - 22991
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare and original British Victorian period fired 9 pounder RML (rifled muzzle loading) explosive projectile. The 9-pounder 8 cwt Rifled Muzzle Loader was the field gun selected by the Royal Artillery in 1871 to replace the 12 pounder Armstrong gun. The gun was rifled using the system developed by William Palliser, in which studs protruding from the side of the shell engaged with three spiral grooves in the barrel. In 1874, a 6 cwt version was introduced for horse artillery and was later adopted for field artillery use. Ammunition took the form of shrapnel shell, case shot and common shell. The gun remained in front-line service with the Royal Artillery until its replacement in 1878. The gun remained in use with colonial forces until 1895 and saw action in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, the First Boer War of 1881 and the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. A number were issued to British Artillery Volunteer units as late as 1901. This is a fired explosive projectile for the 9 pounder RML gun. The projectile has two rows of three copper driving studs and has cast in the base 9 Pr 12/2 R L (Royal Laboratories). The nose of the projectile is threaded with a taper thread for the GS series of tapered threaded fuzes and is fitted with a brass transit plug. The projectile is in excellent condition and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22991
£275.00

Two Volume Hardcover Set of W.M. Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths. Both are First Editions, Copyrights 1966 & 1967. - BO 487
This is a scarce hardcover two-volume first edition set of W.M. Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths, copyrights 1966 and 1967 in excellent condition. Both books measure about 6" x 8 1/2". Volume One goes to page 491 and Volume Two continues on to page 756. The volumes are in good condition with a split on the spine cover of volume 2. (illustrated). Both volumes have had little use and are tight in their binding. Volume 1 is Japanese Swordsmiths; 13,500 names used by about 12,000 swordsmiths from 700 to 1900 AD. Published 1966. Volume 2 is Japanese Swordsmiths; Supplemental lists of 4000 swordsmiths, steel and temper line characteristics of 2500 smiths, Glossary of 1000 sword terms, thirty pages of illustrations, numerous tables. Published 1967. The price for this rare two volume set includes U.K. delivery. BO 487
£275.00

**SOLD**5/11**The Sword and Sáme by Henri L. Joly and Inada Hogitaro. The translation of two books – The Sword book in Honcho Gunkiko and the Book of Sáme K!3; Hi Sei Gi. - BO 488
This a hard to find book The Sword and Sáme by Henri L. Joly and Inada Hogitaro and is the translation of two books, The Sword Book in Honcho Gunkiko and the Book of Sáme K!3; Hi Sei Gi, written by two men of very different status in the 18th century. This is hardback edition contains 225 illustrated pages and is a reprint of the 200 book limited edition published in 1913 by Henri L. Joly. The book includes the fold out Synoptical Table of the Nengo. The book is in excellent condition showing little signs of being read and was published by Holland Press in 1962. The price for this scarce book includes U.K. delivery. BO 488
£0.00

British WWI Period Leather Holster for the Webley .32 Semi Auto Pistol. - L 503
British WWI period Leather Holster for the Webley .32 Semi Auto Pistol. L 503 A very nice condition WW1 period brown leather holster for the Webley .32 semi automatic pistol which was developed by the company from 1908. The pistol was small and light and was carried by officers. The pistol was used by officers as a sidearm in the United Kingdom, and countries of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations. The holster measures measuring; 5 1/2" across the flat top and 7 ½" down the side. The overall length from top corner to base is 9". The holster has a single belt loop 1 5/8” wide secured by a brass stud. The holster is in excellent condition and all stitching intact. The price includes UK delivery. L 503
£175.00
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