A scarce Model 1840 Light Artillery Sword – US Civil War Import.  Completely unmarked.  This sword is quite rare as they were produced in far fewer numbers than the infantry and cavalry due to the relatively smaller size of the artillery regiments.  This sword was probably manufactured in either France or Germany and imported into the North during the early part of the Civil War when the home nations could not produce enough swords for their own troops.  Sword makers such as Ames took over production of this pattern as the war progressed but these swords will be marked to the sword companies and with inspector’s stamps.  ne of the reasons that we find these imports unmarked is that the European sword companies did not want to be identified as many of them supplied both the Union and Confederate forces.  Condition of the sword is good with all leather and brass twistwire remaining to the grip.  Comes complete with its original iron scabbard.  Blade length is 32 inches (37 inches overall).

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A superb and unique Scottish 1827 Pattern Presentation Lanarkshire Rifles Officer’s Sword.  This sword is in terrific condition and has a completely mint blade and features a very finely etched blade comprising a presentation panel that reads:  “Presented to Lieut. W M Scott 50th Lanarkshire (Press) Rifle Corps by Numerous Friends and as a Mark of Respect Glasgow 24th March 1860.”  The sword is of typical 1827 Pattern Rifle Officer’s type and includes a plated hilt and scabbard – all original.  The grip is covered in fishskin and silver twistwire – one small piece missing to top.  The owner of the sword was a local author and the sword comes complete with a copy of his novel, The Red Rose A Tale of Upper Clydesdale.  The book is inscribed by the author to his daughter, Agnes and dated 1879.  Cannot really fault this sword and nice to have some personal history aswell.  Blade length is 32.5 inches (38 inches overall).

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A scarce German Late-19th Century Saxon Artillery Officer’s Sword.  This is a sword that would have been carried by an officer of the State of Saxony serving in an artillery regiment.  It comprises a brass hilt with lions-head pommel and state coat of arms to the hilt knuckleguard.  The grip is wrapped in leather with copper twistwire.  The blade is plain and multi-fullered and the sword comes complete with its original scabbard.  Condition is good overall with some light service wear.  There are some similar examples of this sword to be found in the book, ‘Blankwaffen aus Drei Jahrhunderten’ by Klaus Hilbert, pages 120-122.  Blade length is 26 inches (31 inches overall).

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A scarce French Model 1842 Yataghan Sword Bayonet and Scabbard with ribbed brass grip and distinctive yataghan-shaped blade.  This bayonet is much rarer than the Model 1866 Chassepot Bayonet that is the more commonly encountered French sword bayonet of the 19th Century – many still remain in circulation.   There are maker’s and inspector’s stamps to the blade forte and a number “14” to one side.  The bayonet is of heavy and robust construction and when attached to the rifle, would have made the combination particularly unwieldy and uncomfortable.  The sword bayonet appears is dated to 1863. Condition of the bayonet is good with some commensurate age wear to the blade.  Complete with scabbard.

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A complete Post-1953 Scottish Highland Piper’s Dirk and Scabbard.  This is a modern example that looks to have been issued to serving Scottish Highland troops and features a composite moulded grip with polished metal studs.  The pommel is of “Queens Crown” form and the blade is acid etched with a British broad arrow stamp to the blade forte.  There is some wear to the hilt and it looks as if it has been worn and used, indicating military use, rather than being a purely decorative piece.  The scabbard is leather with plated metal mounts.  Condition is good overall.  Blade length is 11.5 inches (17.5 inches overall).

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A very good US WW1 Model 1917 Remington Bayonet and Scabbard.  The condition of the bayonet is excellent and it retains all the original blueing to the hilt and parkerising to the  blade.  The blade forte is stamped with the date of 1917 and the Remington name within an oval.  These bayonets were produced by both Remington and Winchester and large quantities were shipped over to the United Kingdom during WW2 and many were ultimately issued to the Home Guard.  To the reverse of the bayonet is a US Army Ordnance mark of a flaming grenade, “US” and ordnance marks.  The bayonet comes complete with original painted green leather scabbard.  Blade length is 17 inches (21.5 inches overall).  A nice addition to a collection of US military bayonets.

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A rare Spanish or Portuguese 18th Century Cutlass Military Hanger Sword.  With iron bowl hilt and ribbed brass grip.  Have seen similar examples over the years and they could have fulfilled a naval or army use.  Definitely of official military issue and pattern.  With a straight, single-fullered and double-edged blade towards the point.  Is quite a substantial and heavy sword for its size and would have been carried by a private soldier.With three-branched bowl hilt and prominent tang button.  In worn condition to the bowl hilt and blade– might even have come out of the sea or from a river – probably lost or discarded during combat and retrieved many years later.  An interesting piece for the collector of antique Spanish or Portuguese edged weaponry.  Blade length is 27 inches (33 inches overall)

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A good example of the French Model 1866 Yataghan Sword Bayonet and Scabbard. This is a 19th Century French infantry soldier’s sword bayonet for the Chassepot bayonet.  With cast brass ribbed grip and a distinctive yataghan blade.  There are maker’s and inspector’s stamps to the blade forte.  The bayonet is of heavy and robust construction and when attached to the rifle, would have made the combination particularly unwieldy and uncomfortable.  It is dated to the blade on the spine and also has impressed maker marks to the blade forte.  Complete with steel scabbard.  Blade length is 23 inches (27.5 inches overall).

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A fine and rare English C.1650 Hunting Military Hanger Sword.  This is the type of sword that was used both as a hunting sword and also a short military hanger.  The rather simple design of the sword and lack of overt decoration makes me wonder if it had a functional military purpose and was issued to foot soldiers.  The sword comprises an iron hilt with distinctive pierced shellguard and D-shaped knucklebow that is not attached to the pommel – this was a very typical feature of military swords of the 17th Century.  The downward quillon is also quite long with a rounded finial.  The grip is made from staghorn and the blade is plain and single-fullered, double-edged towards the point.  Condition of the sword is very good for its great age and there is consequent age staining to the blade.  The hilt is in fine shape, with no repairs or restoration.  Blade length is 21 inches (25 inches overall).

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An excellent and highly original French European 17th Century Hunting Military Hanger Sword.  This is a sword of high quality and comprises a carved ivory hilt with human-head pommel.  The deeply cut iron crossguard and quillons are of swirling style and end with human-head quillons.  The blade has a wide, single fuller that runs for the full length of the blade.  The blade is plain and unmarked.  I would guess that this was the type of sword that would have been carried by a gentleman of high status as it would costed a considerable amount of money to purchase at the time.  Ironically, this is probably being sold at a cheaper price now when compared to what it would have cost in the 17th Century.  The sword is in good condition overall – there has been some damage to the top of the ivory hilt on one side and there is an age rack to the other side – quite normal in swords of this great age.  Blade length is 18.5 inches (25.5 inches overall).

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A scarce French Model 1842 Sword Bayonet with ribbed brass grip and distinctive yataghan-shaped blade.  This bayonet is much rarer than the Model 1866 Chassepot Bayonet that is the more commonly encountered French sword bayonet of the 19th Century – many still remain in circulation.   There are maker’s and inspector’s stamps to the blade forte and a number “14” to one side.  The bayonet is of heavy and robust construction and when attached to the rifle, would have made the combination particularly unwieldy and uncomfortable.  The sword appears to be unmarked.  Condition of the bayonet is fair with some commensurate age wear to the blade.  No scabbard.

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A fine English C.1770’s Naval Military Officer’s Hanger Sword.  This is a short officer’s hanger of a type that was particularly favoured by English naval officers as the shorter length allowed the officer to wield his sword in the confined spaces of an 18th Century warship.  The sword comprises a gilt brass stirrup hilt with ribbed leather grip and slightly curved blade that is engraved to both sides with scrolling foliage and abstract designs.  The sword comes complete with an associated scabbard that has had the leather replaced at some later date.  Blade length is 24 inches (29.5 inches overall).

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A very good English Napoleonic Royal Navy Petty Officer’s Cosh made from baleen (whale keratin found inside their mouths and used to sieve organisms).  These cosh’s were made for keeping order on board HM ships and comprised strands of interwoven baleen bound with cord.  The cosh is very flexible and bendy and would have been pretty effective when wielded at speed.  At each end of the cosh there is a lead ball that would have provided a very effective deterrent to disorderly crew members.  Condition of the cosh is good with some service wear in places.  It is also unusually long as most examples are a little shorter.  Length of the cosh is 14 inches.

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A rare example of a 19th Century Scottish 31st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers 1856 Pattern Bandsword.  The designation 31 LRV has been inset into the hilt ecusson.  This regiment started out as the 7th (Blythswood) Battalion.  The title of`Blythswood’ was granted to the 2nd Admin Battalion of Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in honour of its Commanding Officer, Campbell of Blythswood. The battalion became the 31st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1865, the 8th in 1880, and the 3rd (Blythswood) Volunteer Battalion, HLI in 1887.  The battle honour `South Africa 1900-02′ was granted to the battalion for its services during the Boer War. In 1914-18, the 1/7th fought at Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and in France and Belgium, while the 2/7th was stationed in Ireland. The 3/7th became part of the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, HLI in 1916.  Condition of the sword is good with some wear to the blade and the scabbard mounts.  The sword was made by Mole of Birmingham the maker’s name is etched to the blade forte and is also stamped on the spine of the blade.  Blade length is 19 inches (24 inches overall).

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An attractive example of an African Masai Warrior’s Seme Long Knife and Scabbard.  With typical red and leather bound hilt on a wooden core.  The double-edged blade is unfullered and flat-backed, with a long, leaf-shaped profile and a shallow, incised pattern to the edge.  These knives were probably carried alongside the traditional arm dagger that are particularly associated with Masai warriors.  The knife comes complete with its original tooled leather scabbard with leather fringes to the bottom.  Condition is very good with some wear to the blade.   This dagger probably dates to the 20th Century.  Blade length is 13.5 inches (19 inches overall).

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A fine and Original African Masai Arm Dagger and Scabbard.  This is a dagger carried by African Masai warriors and was attached to the arm by means of a coiled leather loop.  The attachment of the dagger to the arm made practical sense as it allowed the warrior to use his physicality to get into position against his opponent before drawing the dagger.  The hilt is made from wood with a stitched leather covering and triangular stone projection at the top of the pommel – assume this could have been used as a stabbing blade.  The dagger is likely to date from the 20th Century.  The blade is hand wrought with an incised decoration and ends with a distinctive stiletto point.  The dagger comes complete with its original light brown scaled lizard skin(?) and leather scabbard.  The condition of the dagger is excellent with no damage or repairs.  Blade length is 8 inches (11 inches overall).

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A scarce French 19th Century Artillery Cadet’s Gladius Sword.  This is an interesting piece and is a smaller version of the typical full size French Model 1831 Artillery Gladius that was issued to the French Army and produced in large numbers throughout the century.  It was a sword style adopted by many European nations and also carried by military combatants during the American Civil War.  I believe that this sword was carried by a French Artillery cadet and most likely was a dress sword.  The sword comprises a ribbed, cast brass hilt and straight, unfullered blade.  There is no scabbard.  Blade length is 18 inches (23 inches overall).

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A very good example of a Malaysian Parang Knife Short Sword with an interesting monster-head hilt made from bone.  The blade is very well tempered and signed.  It probably dates from the 20th Century.  The average Parang blade is around 10–24 inches and blades that are shorter are known as a Pisau (knife).   The parang comes complete with a well carved wooden scabbard.  The hilt has an ebony ferrule and the ebony is repeated at the bottom of the scabbard.  The longer-bladed version (over 24 inches or longer) is called a Pedang (sword).  Parang handles are normally made out of wood or horn or in this case; bone.  It is a very useful utility tool in the jungle and has been known to be carried by special forces, including the British SAS.  Blade length is 14.5 inches (20 inches overall).

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A very good ex-museum example of a Sudanese Late-19th Century Kaskara Sword.  This is a fine quality Kaskara and dates from the time of British General Gordon of Khartoum (1885).  Many of these Kaskaras are of more recent manufacture and many were made for the tourist industry – this is not one of those swords.  It has a massive, double-edged broadsword blade that is engraved with numerous motifs, including a sun, moon, stars, foliage and lion.  These motifs were an intended copy of much earlier European sword blades that had been brought into Africa by earlier European traders in the 17th and 18th centuries.  The sword also comprises a wooden hilt, wrapped in leather bindings and an iron cruciform crossguard.  The leather scabbard is very impressive and has well executed patterning.  On one of the scabbard flaps there is a museum number written in ink and a later owner’s name of Mrs Fitzgerald of Nairobi (Kenya).  Blade length is 36 inches (41.5 inches overall).

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A terrific and rarely encountered original German WW1 Stormtrooper Propaganda Poster.   The poster is quite famous and iconic within German war art and is known as the Help us Win the War poster.  It was meant to publicize the sixth German war loan of the German Empire in the third year (spring 1917) of the First World War and was created by Fritz Erler, a Munich artist. The poster is considered the one of the best first official war propaganda posters of the German Empire during the First World War.  Erler was chosen to produce this poster after an official competition.  It comprises a German stormtrooper on the battlefield and is painted very much in the Expressionist style in a woodut manner.  The depiction of his gas mask, steel helmet and stick grenades is very much highlighting the industrialisation of modern warfare.  There is a German language article about this poster on the net – please go HERE for more information.  This is an original poster from the period and not a reproduction and consequently a scarce piece of Imperial German ephemera.  It is printed on quite coarse paper and was probably an economy measure.  Condition is good for its age with some very minor gouges and stains towards the bottom of the poster.  It is held within a heavy wood frame (no glass) – have not attempted to take it out so will ship complete with frame – is glued to the back board so will not roll up. Height is 30 inches x 20 inches width..

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