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A C.1800 Dutch Napoleonic Infantry Hanger Sword

An original Dutch Napoleonic infantry hanger sword with chequered wood grip and brass hilt mounts.  Plain, reduced blade complete with original brass and leather mounted scabbard.  This is an unusual example and is similar to French Napoleonic infantry swords of the period.

Condition of the Hanger Sword

In good overall condition with some age wear to the blade.  Frog stud missing from scabbard throat.

Specifications of the Hanger Sword

Blade length is 21 inches (26.5 inches overall).

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A very good example of a Chinese 19th Century Jian Double Sword with Scabbard

This unusual and rare 19th Century Chinese officer’s jian double sword comprises two back to back swords that include brass monster/dragon-head crossguards and heavily decorated pommels and polished hardwood grips.  Each spear-pointed blade is inset with a series of brass roundels.  The sword is complete with its original white, fishskin covered scabbard and decorated brass mounts.  These Imperial Chinese double swords are extremely rare and seldom seen in the market as most sword pairs have parted company over the years and are now found in single form and without their original scabbard.

Condition of the Jian Sword

In very good condition overall, especially the blade which is particularly clean and retaining most original polish.

Specifications of the Jian Sword

Blade length is 15.5 inches (20.5 inches overall).

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An excellent example of a Chinese 19th Century Jian Double Sword

This is a very fine Jian double sword in terrific condition and even retaining the original cord hanging and brass strap.  Comprises two swords back to back with brass, ribbed wooden grips – monster/dragon-head crossguards.  Plain, spear-pointed blades.  The scabbard is made form white fishskin and finely detailed brass mounts.

Condition of the Sword

In excellent condition throughout.

Specification of the Sword

Blade length is 16.5 inches (22.5 inches overall).

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A Chinese Dadao Fighting sword and scabbard

A complete example of a 20th Century Chinese Dadao fighting sword.  With wooden grip and brass hilt mounts.  Plain, hatchet-type, fullered  blade.  Complete with its original scabbard.

Condition of the Dadao Sword

In good overall condition with some light staining to the blade.

Specifications of the Dadao Sword

Blade length is 22.75 inches (29 inches overall).

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Original c.1800’s Indo-Persian/Indian warrior’s dhal war shield

Made from a very heavy gauge of brass and with applied decoration of stars and prominent bosses.  Would have been a very effective parrying weapon.

Condition of the Dhal

In good overall condition and with some dents (probably battle damage) and period/later repairs

Specifications of the Dhal

Diameter is 11 inches.

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A super rare British Napoleonic 10th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Light Dragoons Officer’s Sword

This sword was carried by an officer in this famous regiment that saw service throughout the Napoleonic Wars, including the Peninsular Wars and were present at the battles of Corunna and actions at Sahagun and Benavente.  Comprises a finely wrought steel, threebar, scrolled hilt with an inset Prince of Wales feathers motif.  The grip is made from ribbed ebony.  Blade is etched with a royal crown and George III motif.  Blade appears to have been originally silvered.  No scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

In good overall condition for its age – some chips to top of grip and wear to the blade.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 32.5 inches (39 inches overall).

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A super rare British 1850 Royal Engineers Driver’s Sword

This is a scarce British regulation issue swords and rarely seen.  These swords were originally produced for trials by the Prussian Guard Hussar regiment in 1849-50 but were not adopted (they were subsequently issued with the Model 1852 Cavalry Trooper’s Sword) and the unwanted swords were sold in the Liege sword market where English Board of Ordnance inspectors no doubt saw a good deal and purchased the surplus swords for use by the Royal Engineers.  You can tell that they were issued to British forces because they feature two opposing broad arrows signifying that they would have been sold out of service when no longer required.  These swords were produced by Schnitzler & Kirschbaum  of Solingen.  Sword is dated to 1850 on the spine near the forte. For more information on this sword please go to:  Swords of the British Army – The Regulation Patterns 1788 to 1914, by Brian Robson, pages 237-238 – also see the images below for shots from the book.

Condition of the Sword

In good condition with overall wear to the hilt and blade – note – this is how most of these have been found.  No scabbard.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 34.75 inches (40 inches overall).

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A rare and seldom seen c.1900 Persian Infantry Officer’s Sword

The hilt style of this sword is very much influenced by contemporary Imperial Russian officers’ swords and comprises a brass hilt with royal Persian crown to pommel.  The grip is made from horn and wrapped in brass twistwire.  The blade is plain and with a very pronounced, tapering point.  It comes complete with its original brass and leather mounted scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

In good overall condition – some light pitting to blade edges.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 23 inches (28.5 inches overall).

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A good example of a French Model 1882 Infantry Officer’s Sword

This is the infantry sword model that superceded the 1845/55 model and comprises a nickel-plated, four-bar hilt with a horn and silver twistwire wrapped grip.  The nickel-plated blade is dated 1910 to the forte.  Hilt retains a rarely encountered black leather sword knot.  Complete with the original nickel-plated scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

In good overall condition with minor loss to the blade and scabbard.  Few chips to the top of grip.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 35.5 inches (40 inches overall).

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Spanish 19th Century Cavalry Trooper’s Sword and Scabbard

A good example of a 19th Century Spanish cavalry sword.  With steel, three-bar hilt and fishskin grip covered in copper twistwire.  Plain, slightly curved blade with Toledo maker’s mark to forte.  Complete with steel scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

In good, overall condition with a very clean blade – contemporary repair to top of knucklebow.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 30.75 inches (40 inches overall).

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A fine example of a French 19th Century Model 1855 Infantry Officer’s Sword

This is a well made and quality sword that would have been carried by French infantry officers during the late-19th Century.  This sword is dated 1874 and comprises a ribbed horn grip with a detailed and pierced gilt brass hilt.  The blade is plain and features a number of maker/inspector’s marks – is also maker marked and dated to the spine of the blade.  Complete with original scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

In very good condition with a very clean blade.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 30.75 inches (36 inches overall).

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A good example of a German c.1850 Heavy Cavalry Trooper’s Sword

This is a large and impressive cavalry sword with a blackened iron hilt covered with leather and brass twistwire to the grip.  Plain blade maker marked to the forte.  Complete with a very heavy iron scabbard.  This is a proper, workmanlike fighting cavalry sword.

Condition of the Sword

In good, overall condition with a small loss of leather to the grip.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 36 inches (42 inches overall).

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A scarce Russian Caucasian 19th Century Kindjal fighting dagger

With horn slab grips and white metal studs.  Deep central fuller to blade.  No scabbard.

Condition of the Kindjal

Hilt in good order – blade with areas of pitting and staining.

Specifications of the Kindjal

Blade length is 15.5 inches (21 inches overall).

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A large example of a European 19th Century Medieval-style Broadsword

This is the type of sword produced during the 19th Century in imitation of Medieval swords that were very popular in large baronial homes and followed (particularly in England) the Gothic Medieval Revival.  Of large proportions and with a heavy iron pommel and crossguard – decorated with embossed classical figures.  Grip wrapped in cord.  Heavy, triangular blade.  No scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

With good age toning to the hilt and a clean blade.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 39 inches (49 inches overall).

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A good English 19th Century Leather Powder Shot Flask

With leather bag and brass fittings.

Condition of the Shot Bag

In good overall condition.

Specifications of the Shot Bag

Height is 8 inches.

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Scarce and early English c.1690 cavalry troopers’s basket-hilted broadsword

This is late-17th/early 18th Century English cavalry trooper’s basket hilt and would have been carried by a heavy cavalryman.  It features a large iron basket hilt of Scottish Highland style with heart-shaped and rounded piercings.  The pommel is apple-shaped and this feature is very typical of English cavalry trooper’s swords of the period.  The blade is of backsword type and with a double fuller and is deeply impressed to both sides with the running wolf mark of Solingen, Germany – England purchased many blades from German sword makers at this time.

Condition of the Sword

With commensurate age wear to the hilt – blade in good condition for its age – replacement wooden grip.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 34 inches (39 inches overall).

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A super rare British Nepalese Gurkha Kukri Variant

This is an extremely rare and seldom seen military kukri that was issued to British Army Gurkha troops and has a number of unusual features that are not found on standard military kukris.  This includes a grip of machete-type and a hand forged blade with no notch or fuller.  The blade shows numerous hammer marks from the hand forging.  The blade is marked COI ↑ 1921 I.  No scabbard.  To see another example in a reference book, please go to: British and Commonwealth Knives by Ron Flook (1999), pages 196-197 – images below.

Condition of the Kukri

In good condition – note that the wear to the blade is caused by the handmade/handforging of the blade – is a feature of this unusual kukri.

Specifications of the Kukri

Blade length is 12.5 inches (17 inches overall).

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A good and complete example of a Gurkha military isssue Kukri

With a well made wood and metal banded handle and heavily chromed blade.  Leather scabbard that holds two original by-knives.

The kukri (alternatively spelled khukri or khukuri) is a curved Nepalese knife, similar to the machete, used as both a tool and as a weapon. It is a traditional weapon for Nepalese people, and also a weapon of choice/side arm for all Nepalese including those serving in different armies around the world.  The cutting edge is inwardly curved in shape and is the icon of Nepal. It was, and in many cases still is, the basic and traditional utility knife of the Nepalese people. Very effective when used as a weapon, it is a symbolic weapon of the Nepalese Army, and of all Gurkha regiments throughout the world, signifying the courage and valor of the bearer in the battlefield. It is a part of the regimental weaponry and heraldry of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and is used in many traditional rituals among different ethnic groups of Nepal, including one where the groom has to wear it during the wedding ceremony. It is known to many people as simply the “Gurkha blade” or “Gurkha knife”.  The pronunciation “kukri” is of western origin, the Nepalese people to whom this weapon belongs pronounce it as “khukuri.”

Condition of the Kukri

In excellent condition overall with only minor

Specifications of the Kukri

Blade length is 12 inches (16 inches overall).

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An original Scottish c.WW1 Piper’s Dirk Mark III

This is a scarce and original example of a Scottish Mark III Piper’s Dirk – most dirks of this type in the market are Indian reproductions.  With bogwood handle and pierced white metal studs.  Plain, unmarked blade.  No scabbard.

Condition of the Dirk

In very good overall condition – extremely clean blade.

Specifications of the Dirk

Blade length is 12 inches (16 inches overall).

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An excellent and interesting British late-19th Century Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword

This sword was owned by an officer named George John Scott.  He purchased the sword from Wilkinson Sword in December 1876.  Here is  his service history:

Born 7 May 1858 – educated at Marlborough. He joined the Shropshire Militia in 1875; became Sub-Lieutenant.  Joined the 2nd Dragoon Guards in 1879.  Served with the 7th Dragoon Guards in Egypt, 1882 (Medal, with clasp for Tel-el-Kebir, and Khedive’s Star).  Exchanged into the 18th Hussars in 1885, and retired in 1889.

He served in the South African War, 1900-1, with the Imperial Yeomanry and was present at operations in the Transvaal and Cape Colony, March to November 1900.  Was mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette, 10 September 1901) and received the Queen’s Medal with two clasps.  Was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette, 27 September 1901).  His citation reads:

“George John Scott, Captain, 19th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa”.

He was invested by King Edward VII on the 29 October 1901. He also served in the City of London Yeomanry, 1901-13; and in the 3rd Middlesex Yeomanry, 1915—16 rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel G J Scott.

Sword has typical bowl guard with pierced, acanthus-leafed decoration.  All original fishskin and silver twistwire remain to the grip.  Owner’s initials to the blade and royal cypher and scrolling foliage.  Complete with original leather field service scabbard.

Condition of the Sword

In excellent condition and with crisp etching to the blade.

Specifications of the Sword

Blade length is 36 inches (42 inches overall).

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