Circa 1820/30. Bright, heavy blade, 3.1 cm wide and 83.2 cm long with fullers on both sides, only slightly spotted. Large gilt brass hilt, shagreen grip with intact wire binding, the pommel cap with seal bearing the crowned seal of Brunswick with the motto "Honi. Soit. Qua.Mal.Y.Pense". Black leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts. Only minimal signs of use and age, condition 2+.
Overall length approx. 102 cm.

An outstanding piece of historical and museum significance!

The sword comes from Marienburg Castle, Sotheby's auction House of Hanover 2005. Attached is the original inventory tag of the castle museum.

After the Congress of Vienna, the Duchy of Brunswick was established in 1814 within the old borders of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Duke Karl assumed government in 1823. Karl was the eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the “Black Duke”. In 1824/25 the cavalry was strengthened as "Guard Hussars" to four squadrons and the Guard Grenadier Battalion and a Jäger Battalion were created. This magnificent and oversized sword was likely created in this context. The quality and the seal indicate the Duke himself as the bearer of the weapon. In 1830, Karl II was overthrown due to his arbitrary rule.

443568

€ 21.000,00

Brunswick Sword Knot for a Military Official

Circa 1900. Gold braid with blue stripes, the tassel filling in yellow and blue for Brunswick. Lightly worn, condition 2.

490227

€ 350,00

Brunswick Infantry Sword Old Model for Officers and Reserve Officers in the I. or II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment No. 92

Circa 1890. Double-fullered and etched blade on both sides, obverse with the Brunswick coat of arms, reverse on the false edge with maker “W.K&C”, the blade with signs of aging and somewhat spotted. Nickel-plated steel hilt with pierced work ruler's monogram crown over “W”, the nickel plating considerably aged, leather-covered grip with intact silver wire wrapping. Attached gold sword knot with blue stripes and filling. Blued steel scabbard with two ring bands and movable suspension rings, the upper ring band with suspension loop, the throat piece and both throat piece screws missing. Condition 2-

Overall length 98 cm.

299048

€ 2.200,00

Brunswick Infantry Sword Old Model for Officers and Reserve Officers in the I. or II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment No. 92

Circa 1910. Double fullered blade on both sides, relatively narrow, with etched panels on both sides, obverse with the royal monogram “crown over W” and reverse with the Brunswick coat of arms, the blade clean with only minor signs of aging. Bright steel hilt with pierced royal monogram crown over “W”, reverse side knuckle guard broken, the ray skin grip missing its silver wire wrapping, the sword knot loop is present, the buffer leather is missing. Non-matching but fitting steel scabbard with two ring bands but only one fixed suspension ring, reverse side stamped “13. U. 1. 136”, one throat screw missing, the scabbard has been cleaned and shows a small dent on both sides. Condition 2-.

Overall length 1005 mm.

289513

€ 1.600,00

Brunswick Officer's Saber for Members of the Jäger Battalion in Infantry Regiment No. 92 (III. Battalion)

Circa 1890. Spined blade with fullers on both sides and parallel groove in the center of the blade, marked on the obverse ricasso “F. Hörster Solingen”, the blade somewhat spotted, the edge with minor nicks. Bright steel hilt with pierced emblem “crown over hunting horn”, grip with shagreen finish and intact wire wrapping, the shagreen with losses. Bright steel scabbard with two ring mounts and movable suspension rings, light surface rust, condition 2.

Overall length 103.5 cm.

299054

€ 2.300,00

Brunswick Cavalry Extra Saber KD 89 of a Hussar in Hussar Regiment 17 with Blade Etching

Manufactured circa 1910. Nickel-plated blade with fuller, etching on both sides, obverse with typical Brunswick skull, depiction of a hussar and in cartouche “Braunschweigisches Husaren Regiment No. 17”, reverse with blued banderole “Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit” with portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II, floral decoration, without maker's mark, nickel-plated folding guard with Prussian eagle, the crossguard and the scabbard stamped in upper area with “17.H.3. 65.”, black plastic grip, the scabbard with fixed carrying ring, the scabbard partially (unprofessionally) overpainted with black paint. Otherwise the saber is in good condition. Condition 2-

498590

€ 1.150,00

Duchy of Braunschweig Infantry Heavy Saber for Officers of the Old Pattern

circa 1880. Heavy double-edged blade with central double fullers, the ricasso with two outer fullers, which gives this blade a slight resemblance to Spanish blades, the maker's or supplier's engravings are unfortunately not clearly visible due to grinding, in the first quarter etched with the cipher “Crown W” and on the other side the Braunschweig coat of arms, toward the point various nicks and some rust pitting, steel hilt in the English style, in the guard basket also the cipher “Crown W”, shagreen grip with intact silver wire binding, black leather scabbard with steel mounts, a bend in the middle causing some instability, but the seam is still intact, attached is the Braunschweig officer's sword knot (similar to Hanoverian or English sword knots), a truly worn piece with light traces of age, but otherwise still in very good condition, interesting and rare. Condition 2-

Blade length 820mm

274285

€ 3.000,00

Brunswick Infantry Sword Old Model for Officers in the I. or II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment No. 92

Circa 1885. Double-fullered and etched blade on both sides, on the obverse with the Brunswick coat of arms, on the false edge with the maker "W.K&C", blade length approx. 77.4 cm, width at ricasso approx. 2.3 cm, slightly spotted, with a few impact nicks toward the point. Nickel-plated steel hilt with pierced royal monogram “W”, the nickel plating aged, rayskin grip with complete wire wrapping, only one wrap slightly loosened. Nickel-plated steel scabbard, introduced from 1881, with two ring bands and movable suspension rings, here too the nickel plating aged in places. Condition 2-.

Overall length 92.5 cm.

483162

€ 1.350,00

Brunswick Infantry Sword Old Model for Officers in the I. or II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment No. 92

Circa 1890. Double-fullered blade on both sides, etched on both sides, on the obverse side with the Brunswick coat of arms, on the reverse side on the ricasso with maker's mark "W.K.&C", on the obverse side supplier "Carl Lippold Braunschweig", the edge with 6 nicks from fencing. Steel hilt with pierced openwork ruler's monogram crown over "W", only remnants of nickel plating remain, the underlying copper plating showing through more strongly, rayskin grip with intact wire wrap, the rayskin somewhat worn, the hilt with remnants of silver-colored paint. Nickel-plated steel scabbard with two ring bands and movable suspension rings, the nickel plating 80% intact. Condition 2-

Overall length 101 cm.

325189

€ 1.400,00

Brunswick Personal Infantry Officer's Sword from the Property of Duke Wilhelm August Ludwig of Braunschweig as Colonel-in-Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 92

Circa 1840. Extra heavy execution as a custom-made piece for the Duke. Massive iron basket hilt, pierced work, mounted with heavy gilt brass appliqués, in the center the gilt crowned cipher “W” above an open oak leaf/laurel wreath, surrounded by heavy domed rivets. The grip with shagreen covering and intact silver wire binding, the damaged finger loop of black leather. At the top, the pommel cap of gilt brass with the Duke's personal seal. The heavy fullered blade of Damascus steel, without maker's mark. Black leather scabbard with likewise gilt brass mounts. Overall length 101 cm. Worn piece, in good untouched original condition.
An impressive weapon of museum quality.

Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich (1806-1884), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg as well as Oels, was Duke of Braunschweig from 1830 until his death.

358269

€ 25.000,00