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**NAPOLEONIC / PENNINSULAR WARS ERA** British Warranted Blade 1796 Pattern Cavalry Officer’s Sabre & Period Leather Blade Protector Sheath. ED 2467. - ED 2467
The Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre was used primarily by British Light Dragoons and Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars. The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. Officers of the famous 95th Rifles, Light Infantry Regiments and the "flank" Companies of Line Regiments adopted these Swords (The Hit Peninsular War, Book & TV series Sharpe's Rifles featured this pattern of Sword). This is an original 1796 Officer’s Sabre in very good condition. It has a single edged, fullered 32 ¾” Sabre blade. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. The spine of the blade is engraved ‘Warranted’ (there are no visible maker or date marks). Its cross guard with rounded langets, knuckle guard, curved pommel and Leather bound wood grip are undamaged. The grip has wire binding which is tight and intact. The sabre comes with a period open top leather sheath. The sheath has a stitched seam and has no belt loop merely serving as a transit blade protector rather than a scabbard for belt carrying. The leather is intact but has become dry with age. The price for this Napoleonic Wars era Sword includes UK delivery. ED 2467
£695.00

**GENDAITO HAND FORGED BLADE**WW2 Era Japanese Army Officer’s Shin Gunto Sword, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 19571 - 19571
This sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerts from the assessment he states “Army Officer’s shin gunto pattern. The blade is a lower grade gendaito with a fuzzy oil quenched hamonwhich is nioi crystals based with small notare undulating pattern unsigned tang. A couple of long folding flaws in skin steel, lots of old finger rust to polish obscures any visible grain. Saya ins honoki wood with light coating of black lacquer. No kurikata has slide on metal ashi suspension loop & 1 loop of leather cover around the throat, rest of cover missing. Tsuba good quality & condition lots of gilt finish remaining original seppa. Tsuka is in good original condition all mounts present with gilt finish to fuchi & kabuto gane. Binding intact, fish skin is the flatter type. An un-touched & un-altered example of probably a seki arsenal production”. In his drawings of the blade he describes measurements and other blade characteristics (illustrated in image 2). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19571
£1,200.00

**SUPERB**ORNATE**C1750 French Or German Form Gentleman’s Sword With Etched Blade ‘1475’ (re-hilted early blade) & Ornate Cast Brass Fittings. Sn 19230 - 19230
This is a superb French Or German Form Gentleman’s Sword made C1750. The 31” steel blade has staining and patina consistent with age. The blade is engraved on both sides with running Hunting dogs or Lions, Martial arms and banners and ‘1475’ within panel (Most likely an early blade re hilted in the 1700s). The brass shell guard knuckle bow and pommel are heavily decorated on all surfaces with feasting scenes. The leather covered grip is copper wire bound. All leather and binding are undamaged, tight and secure. As is common of a sword of this age the sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19230
£1,100.00

C1800 Imperial French Infantry Guard Officer’s Sword. ED 2340 - ED 2340
This is an original C1800 Imperial French Infantry Guard Officer’s Sword (see page 187 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’). It has a wire bound hilt, brass guard and knuckle bow. It also has a Guard’s helm shaped pommel. The bullion wire binding is all present but has unwound a little in the centre section which can be seen in the images. The fullered 32 ½” blade is straight and undamaged and has just light staining consistent with age. There are no manufacturer or date marks. The sword measures 39 ¼” overall. As is common our example is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2340
£575.00

**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA**British 1786 Pattern Spadroon Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Antique Ivory Hilt. ED 2339 - ED 2339
This is an original British 1786 Pattern spadroon Infantry Officer's sword (see page 155 of World Swords by Withers & Robson’s Swords Of The British Army page 144 No.129 where ivory hilt spadroons are illustrated). It has steel guard and ball top pommel and lanyard ring. The correct ribbed antique ivory grip has steel bands. It has a 32” long single edged, diamond section blade. The blade is etched on both sides with martial arms and foliate panels. The blade has staining consistent with age. As is typical this sword is without scabbard. The price for this spadroon includes UK delivery. ED 2339 (NB Ivory Content Comprises less Than 10% Volume & Weight)
£795.00

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**EARLY VARIANT**British 1796 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword With Warranted Gilt & Blued Etched Blade. Sn 19244 - 19244
An original early example of a British 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer's sword (see page 159 of World Swords by Withers). It has its regulation brass hilt with correct early variant rigid shell guard. Later variants of the 1796 Infantry sword had folding clamshells. It has the correct knuckle bow. urn shaped pommel and quillon finial which are often found to be missing from these swords. It has a wire bound grip, all very tight and undamaged. It has a 32 ½” long blade with fullers. The blade is etched on both sides. The etchings include ‘Crown GR’ (George Rex), martial arms, foliate devices and ‘Warranted’ banner. The blade has traces of original blueing & gilt and has just light staining consistent with age. As is common the sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19244
£1,350.00

*Rare* c1800 French Infantry Guard’s Sword and Brass Scabbard. ED 2628 - ED 2628
This is an original rare to find example of a c1800 French Infantry Guard's sword (see page 187 of World Swords by Withers). Our excellent example has the correct Georgian styling with brass guards with correct chased decoration. It has the correct brass knuckle bow and feathered helmet shaped pommel. The wire bound grip is excellent and retains its original quillon finials. All wire is tight and intact. It has a 31” long un-fullered blade with original leather hilt washer (37 ¾” overall). The blade has staining consistent with age. The sword comes with its rare to find original brass scabbard with two hanging rings has age related marks. The price for this rare sword and scabbard includes UK delivery. ED 2628.
£695.00

C1750 English Ornate Brass Hilt Small Sword With Flat Diamond Section Blade. Sn 19235 - 19235
The small sword (also court sword, French: épée de cour or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's popularity was between mid 17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword (from which the épée developed. This is a nice original C1750 small sword (see page 277 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where a small sword with similar brass hilt dating to C1750 is illustrated). It has an ornate brass hilt with part bowl guard, knuckle bow and ball top. The slim 28 ½” flat diamond section blade is straight and undamaged and has just light staining consistent with age. The blade has no maker or date marks. The sword measures 33 ¾” overall. As is common our example is without scabbard. The price for this attractive small sword includes UK delivery. Sn 19235
£475.00

**CORNWALL COUNTRY HOUSE FIND**Victorian British Dockyard Or River Police Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard. Sn 19107:1 - 19107:1
This is an original Victorian British Naval Dockyard Or River Police Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard recently found in a Cornwall country house. It has a fullered 24 ¾” clean polished steel blade which is very sharp. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. There are no dates, maker or manufacturer marks on the blade. The brass hilt is in excellent order with bar guard. The bar guard has what looks like a period hand applied ‘III’ mark (illustrated). The fish skin bound handle with finger grooves is undamaged & it has a stepped pommel. The push button scabbard retaining clip functions as it should. The overall length of the hanger is 30 ¼” and it locks firmly into the scabbard. The leather scabbard with brass mounts is in very good condition with all leather & stitching intact. The brass throat mount has a frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19107:1
£575.00

Rare EDO PERIOD C1700’s CORMORANTS NECK BLADE ** Japanese Gendaito Mino School Ko-Wakizashi Small Sword With Kodjuka By-Knife Hilt With Silvered Mount Fuji Device, Scabbard, Cloth Bag Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 19465 - 19465
This ancient blade Japanese Ko (small) Wakizashi Sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes with illustrations accompany the sword. Extracts from the notes include “Mino School / Style blade made in the late Edo period C1700’s. The small unsigned blade is shaped U-No-Kubi-Zukuri (like a Cormorant’s neck) back edge. This shape popular in Muromachi period. This looks later into Shinto. In good old Hadori polish showing Nioi edged gunome midare temper line hamon. Cannot see grain, later work usually has small/ tight forging. Saya is black lacquer good quality on Honoki wood in very good condition with horn Kuri Kata fitted with Shita Dome eyelets. Koi Guchi throat mount is silver plated copper in Han Dachi style. Matches fittings on tsuka, also Han Dachi style finished with silver menuki of a Vraja Bhudist ghost knife and bound in light blue ito. All the mounts look Meiji period. With an iron Tachi style Tsuba, plain black iron with 2 Hitsu Ana cut outs, good 19th century patina. Ha Baki is gold foil overlaid , small amount of damage. There is a Kodjuka hilt in the slot in Saya (By-Knife Hilt). It has replacement blade in wood, original missing. Shakudo plate showing a silvered mount Fuji (worn) with some contact marks”. In his illustrations he describes sword dimensions (illustrated in the images). The price for this ancient blade with expert opinion includes UK delivery. Sn 19465
£1,375.00
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