Swords
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WW2 Era 1939 British Officer’s Army & Navy Stores London 1821 Pattern Presentation Sword With Etched Blade To ‘Lieut P.T Bevan RASC (Royal Army Service Corps) To Lieut T.H Wilkinson 1.5.39’ With Leather Covered Field Service Scabbard. Sn 20445 - 20445 This is an original 1821 pattern Officer’s presentation sword (see page 99 of World Swords by Withers). The sword has a 34” blade with fullers and measures 40” overall. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. It has the correct fish skin grip with wire binding which is intact and tight and correct 3 bar guard nickel plated steel hilt. The pommel has a stepped knurled pommel and a knurled grip spine to assist grip. Much original nickel plate is present. The blade is etched and blued on both sides with foliate panels . One side is etched to the ‘Royal Army Service Corps’ King’s Crown, heraldic arms, proof star, inlaid proof roundel & foliate panels. The reverse has panel inscribed ‘Lieut PT Bevan RASC RASC (Royal Army Service Corps)’ above blued and etched panel ‘To Lieut T.H. Wilkinson 1.5.39 (date)’, King’s Crown and Royal cypher ‘GRVI’ (George VI Rex) together with maker’s detail ‘Army & Navy Stores 105 Victoria St London SW’ together with foliate panels. The spine of the blade is numbered 17343. The leather covered wood field scabbard has a German Silver throat mount and has a leather hanger tab. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 20445 £575.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**Boer War Era British Robert Mole & Sons Birmingham 1897 Pattern Rifle Brigade Officers Sword With Etched Blade Number M2697 Press Stud Hilt Fitting With Acorn, Scabbard & Period Photograph Of An Officer In Uniform With Sword. Sn 20460 - 20460 This is an original 1897 British Infantry officer’s sword. These swords were a great improvement on previous patterns with better protection to the hand through its ¾ basket hilt (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers & pages 165-167 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). The sword has a 32 ½” single edged blade with partial fullers. The ricasso is signed by quality British manufacturer ‘Robert Mole & Sons Birmingham Makers To The War & India Offices’. The reverse has the ordnance acceptance ‘proof’ star and inlaid roundel. Both sides of the blade have etched panels featuring foliate devices, the King’s crown & stylised Royal Cypher ‘ERVII’ (Edward Seventh Rex) & slung horn motif of the rifle Brigade. The spine of the blade is numbered M2697. It has the correct ¾ bowl guard voided with foliate design and ‘King’s Crown ERVII’. It has the correct fish skin covered grip with wire binding which is tight and intact. The hilt is bound with its original leather press stud fastening fitment with leather tab and acorn knot. The sword is complete with its leather field scabbard with nickel plated mounts. The throat mount has fixed hanging bar fitted with leather hanger tab. This sword was found with an original sepia portrait photograph of an Officer in India Service uniform. The framed picture accompanies the sword. The Officer in the picture is carrying this pattern of sword and is most likely the same one. The framed photo measures 8”x12 ¼” x ½” and has a fold out stand to the rear. There are no visible details on the photo to assist identification of the Officer. The photo is pinned into its glazed frame and to avoid damage we have not attempted to remove it to examine the back of the photo. The price for this sword and portrait worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 20460 £695.00 |
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Victorian / Edwardian Gentleman’s Malacca Sword Stick With Diamond Section Blade & Hand Carved Antique Ivory Fittings. Sn 12014 - 12014 An excellent original Victorian / Edwardian era Gentleman’s Sword Stick. It has a 13” diamond section blade and measures 21 ¾” overall. The diamond section blade has some staining consistent with age. It measures 34 ¾” overall in its scabbard. The handle has an antique Ivory pommel with hand carved ‘basket weave’ decoration. The neck of the handle has an antique Ivory ferrule carved with matching ‘basket weave’ design and steel scabbard retaining clip. The Ivory has nice aged patina & no cracks. The scabbard is undamaged. It has a conical brass end cap and brass throat insert. The price for this attractive Victorian / Edwardian era sword stick includes UK delivery. NB Antique Ivory Content less than 20% volume & weight. Sn 12014 £575.00 |
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Victorian Leeds Constabulary Police Mallaca Sword Stick With Sterling Silver Hall Marked Collar Presented By Officers Of The B Division To Newly Promoted Sgt John Frankham 24th April 1886 With Stag Antler Handle & Scabbard. Sn 12742 - 12742 This is an attractive Victorian presentation Sword Stick. The Curved stag antler handle has a large 1 ½” length silver hallmarked collar which is beautifully hand engraved ‘Leeds Constabulary presented by Officers of the ‘B’ Division To P.C. John Frankham as a token of esteem on being promoted to Sergeant 24th April 1886’. The silver hallmark is indistinct (all illustrated). It has a flat diamond shaped 26” blade and measures 32 ¾” overall length (35 ¼” in its scabbard). The blade has natural aged staining consistent with age. The blade tapers to a pin sharp point. The scabbard has a conical brass end cap and white metal throat insert. The price for this Victorian Police presentation piece to a named Police Sergeant includes UK delivery. Sn 12742 £695.00 |
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A ‘Namban’ Style Iron Tsuba for a ‘Tanto’ (Dagger). ED 2699. - ED 2699 Namban means foreigner in Japanese. This Tsuba is made from very hard iron. These were made in various locations from the 16th & 17th Centuries. Nagasaki, Kyoto and Hizen. They were also made in trading enclaves off the coast of China in the 17th Century. This Tsuba looks to be late ‘Edo’ 1780 into the 19th Century. With ‘Tsukashi ‘piercings of dragons and ‘Tama’. In very good condition, the price includes UK delivery. ED 2699. £175.00 |
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A ‘Meta Zashi’ style ‘Tanto Dagger’ Tsuba in Iron. ED 2697. - ED 2697 A ‘Tanto Dagger’ Tsuba (A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword's blade and grip to protect the user's hands) made from iron depicting a boatman and wild geese or ducks. It has a lovely wet look to the iron with good patination. This is possibly ‘Aizu Shoami’ work from the early 19th Century or slightly earlier. The open ‘Hitsu’ identifies this as a ‘Meta Zashi’ style Tsuba. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2697. £175.00 |
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20th Century Brass Replica ‘Choso Guard’ Tsuba. ED 2696. - ED 2696 A decorative brass ‘Tsuba’ (A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword's blade and grip to protect the user's hands) replicating ‘Choso Guard’. Measuring 6 ½ cm long and 6 ¾ cm wide the ‘Nakago Ana’ measures 26mm x 7.5mm at its widest point. In the shape of regal bird, possibly a peacock. This Tsuba adorns a blade very nicely. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2696. £75.00 |
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Small ‘Katana’ sized Iron ‘Tsuba’ in a rounded Square Shape. ED 2694. - ED 2694 A nice small Iron ‘Katana Tsuba’ (A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword's blade and grip to protect the user's hands) in a rounded square shape with a flat plate rounded rim (5mm) thick. There is a depiction of a Goose in flight to the surface. It has a lovely black iron look and appears to be early 19th Century age into ‘Meiji’ period, possibly ‘Nara school work’. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2694. £250.00 |
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Large/Heavy/Thick ‘Katana Tsuba’in Patinated Copper. ED 2693. - ED 2693 A very large, heavy and thick late 20th Century possibly Chinese ‘Katana Tsuba’ (A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword's blade and grip to protect the user's hands) depicting a toad in a river bed facing a figure of a man. The price includes UK postage. ED 2693. £75.00 |
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Rounded Square Shaped ‘Katana Tsuba’ in Iron. ED 2692. - ED 2692 A Katana Tsuba (A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword's blade and grip to protect the user's hands) in iron with a lovely dark patina and colour with a slightly hammered and rounded rim. The tsuba depicts a bamboo grove in the rain with brass inlays. It has been mounted on a sword but is in excellent condition. This example has been dated to between the 1780’s & 1850’s and looks to be ‘Aizushoami’ work (unsigned). The price includes UK delivery. ED 2692. £245.00 |
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