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WW2 Era Japanese Kamikaze & Kaiten Pilot Officer’s Aikuchi Seppuku / Suicide Dirk With Scabbard. Sn 23761 - 23761
The WW2 Japanese Kamikaze (divine wind) special attack corps was formed from volunteer pilots who crashed their aircraft or 'Okhas' (piloted bombs) into enemy shipping. Kaiten (Japanese Navy One man Submarines) were also used for this purpose. A Kamikaze or Kaiten Officer pilot could if he wished carry a small Aikuchi (dagger without guard) with which to cut his own jugular or stab himself in the last moments before hitting his target. This is an original quality made, Japanese Kamikaze / Kaiten Pilot's Aikuchi Seppuku Suicide Dirk with scabbard. The single edged steel blade is sharp and has a copper habaki collar. It has a cutting edge of 7”. The tang is un-signed. The dirk measures 13” overall (in its scabbard the dirk measures just over 14 ½” overall). The dirk is correctly without finger guard. The hilt & scabbard are wood with no damage. The price for this rare, sought after Japanese Kamikaze piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23761 (in tanto box armoury)
£595.00

American Civil War Era Field Made Gladius Form Blade Fighting Knife Made With The Hilt From A Period Militia NCO’s Sword & Scabbard. Sn 23773 - 23773
This is an American Civil War Era Field Made Gladius Form Blade Fighting Knife Made With The Hilt From a Period Militia NCO’s Sword & Scabbard. The hilt is typical of period NCO Militia swords, brass with ‘bow tie’ guard and relief Stars & Bars shield langets & plumed helmet pommel. The wood grip is wire bound (a small section absent beneath the pommel, but all present is tight and intact. The blade is either a field replacement or made from a cut down sword blade possibly after receiving battle damage and is in gladius form, double edged with medial ridge. The blade is sharp and has no damage. The blade has blackened aged patina. The blade is 8 ¼”” length and 1 ½” broad at its widest. The knife is 14 ¼” overall length. There are no visible maker or date marks on the knife. Its period open top leather scabbard with belt loop to the rear has interesting tooled scenes of figures, numbers, crowns, animals, country scenes and ships (illustrated). The price for this interesting piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23773 (in Bowies box)
£495.00

**MINT**Mid 20th Century Wilkinson Sword London Medieval Form Presentation / Prize Dagger With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23772 - 23772
These daggers were normally bought as presentation / prize knives to engraved with competion winners names and dates. Our near mint example has the correct foliate etched panels on one side of the slim blade with void centre to allow engraving. The ricasso has Wilkinson Swords name, crossed swords Legend and Royal appointment. The medieval style dagger’s blade is 11” length (15 ¾” overall). It has a cast brass finger guard with curved finials and brass pommel. Its ivorine handle has no damage. The dagger has its original brass mounted leather scabbard all clean and in good order. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23772
£295.00

**RARE**Original WW1 British Robbins Of Dudley Alloy Hilt Trench Fighting Knife Push Dagger With Steel Knuckle Bow & Leather Scabbard. Sn 23645 - 23645
Robbins of Dudley were a metal working Company in Dudley Worcester England who at the outbreak of WW1 began making Trench Fighting weapons. This is an original, rare, Robbins Dudley WW1 trench / fighting knife push dagger with alloy handle, flat steel knuckle shaped bow and steel blade (see page 24 and illustration plates 32-34 of British & Commonwealth Military Knifes by Ron Flook where examples the same as ours are illustrated). The knife has a total length of 6 ¼” and the double edged blade with central blood grooves is 4 ¾” length. The blade is clean. The handle is marked ‘Robbins Dudley’. The knife is complete with its original leather scabbard with correct retaining strap and single stud fastener. The rear has a riveted belt loop. The leather and stitching are clean & intact. The price for this rare WW1 trench fighting knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23645 (fs box)
£1,275.00

**VERY RARE**ORIGINAL**STERILE**WW2 Era Special Operations Executive (SOE ) 'Escape Tool' Folding Pocket Knife. Sn 17897 - 17897
Described as very desirable and much sought after on page 48 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives By Flook and illustrated on the same page at plate 98, these rare escape knives were issued to members of the British SOE during WW2. This is an excellent original example. The knife of all steel construction features an integral wire cutter the arm of which is held to the body of the knife by a hinged shackle. It has 2 single edged blades one with thumb lug spur to assist one handed opening, three saw edge blades and a screwdriver head integral to the frame. All blades are intact. The knife has even aged patina throughout consistent with age and service use. As with most SOE equipment this piece is sterile with no WD, date or manufacturer marks. The price for this rare SOE knife includes UK delivery. Sn 17897 (in fs box)
£1,495.00

Rare, WW2, German Flare Pistol Shoulder Case with a Sidearm Pouch on the Front. MISC 1021 - MISC 1021
This is a rare German WW2 shoulder holster for the Leuchtpistole 34. The holster and strap are made of a sewn waterproof canvas with 2 press stud closure leather tabs onto brass studs. The holster is unusual in that it has a sidearm pistol pouch at the side and is protected by the top flat for the flare pistol. The lower tab on the pouch closes a flap containing 5 flare pistol cartridges in an elasticated holder. There is also a 5 flare pistol elasticated holder under the top flap, the pouch is green in colour and the sides are protected by a double stitched seam or binding tape sewn on. The holster has a similar green shoulder strap sewn to the back of the holster with a buckle adjustment. The leather closure tabs are held on by steel rivets. The holster measures 13 inches high by 8 inches at the widest part. The price for this rare flare pistol holster includes U.K. delivery. MISC 1021
£395.00

**POWERFUL 11.34 FT LBS**MINT**RARE**BSA Stutzen Airsporter .22 Calibre Under Lever Air Rifle With Hawke Sport HD 4x32 Mildot Telescopic Sight. Sn 23757 - 23757
The Under Lever Stutzen Airsporter was introduced by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in 1985. This is a near mint example in .22 calibre. It measures 39 ½” overall with a 14 ½” barrel. The rifle has a beautiful full stock with contoured cheek piece and rosewood fore end cap. The stock has a finely chequered wrist for grip and is fitted with sling swivel lugs and a rubber recoil pad the end of which bears the BSA stacked rifles logo. The weapon's barrel is stamped 'BSA Guns England .22 Cal' also with the BSA stacked rifles logo. The left side of the barrel is stamped with the serial number 'GR06325'. The bore is clean with crisp rifling. It is fitted with a ramp blade fore sight. The weapon's metal work and blue finish is in excellent undamaged condition. The weapon loads and fires crisply with a strong spring action. It is fitted with a Hawke Sport HD 4x32 Mildot Telescopic Sight. The optics of the sight are excellent and it has transparent plastic lens covers with elasticated retaining cord. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Rifle the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. Sn 23757
£975.00

DEACTIVATED INERT. Scarce WW2, 1944 Dated German 30 mm MK103 (30x184B) HEI (High Explosive Incendiary) Meinengeschloss (M geschloss) Cannon Round. O 2332 - O 2332
DEACTIVATED INERT. This is a scarce WW2 1944 dated German 30mm MK 103 (30x184B) HEI (High Explosive Incendiary) Meinengeschloss (M geschloss) aircraft cannon round used in various German aircraft during WW2, including the HS 129 and some FW190. The steel cartridge case retains its original brass washed finish. the cartridge case is headstamped awt (Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG, Geislingen) 44 (1944) 69. The electric primer is stamped dmw 137 C/23St 1944 (date). The projectile is a high capacity Meinengeschloss (M geschloss) with a ZZ1589B fuse. The projectile retains much of its original yellow paint (high explosive) and the green band at the nose (incendiary). The copper driving banded projectile is stencilled in black M (Meinengeschloss) over MV 1 45 (January 1945) exw468/44. (Metallwerke Holleischen, Kreis Mies, Sudeten Germany 1944). The projectile is fitted with an alloy ZZ1589B fuze which retains most of its original yellow painted finish. There is a small crack at the case mouth. 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. O 2332 £475
£475.00

Victorian 1839- 1843 English William Wood & Sons London 16 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Period Silver Escutcheon Engraved To ‘Wm Simmons Junr Oldham’. Sn 23797 - 23797
William Wood & Sons were English London based gunsmiths recorded as working at 76 Newgate Street between 1839 & 1843 (see page 216 of British Gunmakers Volume 1 by Brown). This is an excellent double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by William Wood & Sons London. It has 30” Damascus steel barrels and measures 47” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with bead foresight. The rib is nicely engraved by the maker’s ‘W. Wood & Sons London’. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It has its original walnut straight hand stock in very good condition with chequered grip panels & inlaid silver void escutcheon on top of the wrist which is engraved ‘Wm Simmons Junr Oldham’ most likely the original owner of this gun. It’s steel butt plate tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial, action tang, hammers and action plates have foliate engraved decoration. The action plates are both signed ‘W. Wood & Sons’. The top of the action between the hammers have silver lines. The shotgun has its wood ramrod with brass cap. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this attractive sporting piece includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23797
£795.00

Cold War / Vietnam War Era Chinese State Factory 66, Type 56 (AK47 / AKMS) Paratroopers 7.62mm Calibre Assault Rifle With Folding Stock, Sling, 4X Inert Deactivated Rounds Of Ammunition & Carry Bag / Satchel**UK/EU 2025 DEACTIVATION** Sn 23796 - 23796
The Type 56 Automatic Rifle also known as the AK-56 is a Chinese 7.62×39mm rifle. It is a variant of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3) and AKM rifles (with folding stock). Production started in 1956 at Chinese State Factory 66. During the Cold War period, the Type-56 was exported to many countries and guerrilla forces throughout the world. Many of these rifles found their way to battlefields in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East and were used alongside other Kalashnikov pattern weapons from both the Soviet Union as well the Warsaw Pact nations of Eastern Europe. Chinese support for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam before the mid-1960s meant that the Type-56 was frequently encountered by American soldiers in the hands of either Vietcong guerrillas or PAVN soldiers during the Vietnam war. The Type-56 was discovered far more often than the original Russian-made AK-47s or AKMs. This is an excellent Chinese Type 56 with folding stock. It is serial number 18038099, has ’56 (Type 56) mark and state factory 66 (Triangle with 66) mark and Chinese proof / inspection mark. The wood work of this weapon has just knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected. The composite pistol grip has no damage. It has the correct fore sight, adjustable rear sight, forward sling bar and rear sling swivel fitted with webbing sling. It has a folding skeleton stock which operates as it should. Deactivated to UK specification in 2025 the weapon’s slide and trigger have been fixed in place during deactivation & it does not dry fire. The magazine release lever works as it should allowing the magazines to be inserted & removed. The magazine’s loading plates and springs are present and function as they should. The gun comes with 4 x inert deactivated rounds of 7.6mmm ammunition which load into the magazine correctly. The gun also comes with a canvas carry bag satchel which has cloth ties and cloth shoulder strap. The bag fits the AKM when the shoulder stock is in the folded position. The bag has very faint indistinct ink marks. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery Sn 23796
£595.00

**EXREMELY RARE**ICONIC**WW1 French Tulle Arsenal Lebel Fusil Model 1886/93 8mm Calibre Bolt Action Service Rifle With M1886 Cruciform Bayonet & Scabbard*UK/EU 2026 DEACTIVATION MOVING PARTS* Sn 23686 - 23686
The Fusil Modèle 1886 M93, universally known as the Lebel rifle, was the primary infantry rifle used by the French Army during World War 1. It is celebrated in military history as a massive technological leap: it was the first military firearm in the world to use smokeless powder ammunition. This invention completely revolutionized infantry tactics, sparking a global arms race. This is an extremely rare WW1 French Lebel Model 1886/93 8mm Calibre Service rifle with bayonet & scabbard. It has a 31 ½” barrel and measures 51” overall. It has all original undamaged wood with just the bumps & bruises to be expected and undamaged metalwork. It has adjustable rear sight, block & blade fore sight, bayonet bar and sling swivels. The left side of the frame is marked with model and Tulle arsenal manufacturer detail (illustrated). The metal and wood have matching numbers ‘15747’, the bolt has un-matching number. Deactivated to UK/EU specification in 2026 the rifle’s bolt and trigger move but it does not cock & dry fire. The rifle is fitted with an original French Lebel M1886 Bayonet & Scabbard. The bayonet is in excellent condition. It has a brass hilt, down swept quillon and button release catch. The 20 ½” clean blade is the usual Lebel cruciform shape and the scabbard is black tubular steel with no dents or damage. The price for this iconic French WW1 rifle with bayonet & Scabbard includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 23686
£1,895.00

Victorian 1849- 1866 English Joseph Bourne (Birmingham) 12 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 23720 - 23720
Joseph Bourne was an English gunmaker recorded as having premises 5 Whitall Street Birmingham 1849-1866 before coming Joseph Bourne (see page 176 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown). This is an attractive double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by Joseph Bourne. It has 30” Damascus steel barrels and measures 46 ½” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with bead foresight. The rib has very faint indistinct wording most likely the maker’s address (to faint to photograph). The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It has its original walnut straight hand stock in very good condition with chequered grip panels & inlaid silver void escutcheon on top of the wrist. It’s steel butt plate tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial, action tang, hammers and action plates have foliate engraved decoration. The action plates are both signed ‘Joseph Bourne’. The shotgun has its wood ramrod with brass cap. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this attractive sporting piece includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23720
£695.00
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