England

Chamber piece circa 1915, quite clean, only lightly sharpened blade, on the ricasso the arsenal stamp "E 64", the hilt made of wood, brown leather scabbard, dark brown frog, worn piece, actually hard to obtain from us, rare. Condition 2-

Blade with light spotting and various inspection marks, fuller and saw-back on the first half of the blade, cleaned and pitted steel hilt with simple crossguard, checkered leather grip scales and external leaf spring, without scabbard, still in quite good condition, quite rare. Condition 2-3

Clean blade with various stampings, manufacturer “Sanderson.Sheffield”, cleaning hole in pommel, black leather scabbard with steel fittings, the throat dented on reverse, worn but still in good condition. Condition 2-

For the Martini-Henry rifle, solid blade without fuller, various markings on the false edge, as well as the maker “Wilkinson Sword Company London”, steel hilt with double-riveted grip scales of checkered leather, with cleaning hole, release catch with internal spring, black leather scabbard with steel mounts, minor age and use wear, otherwise in very good condition. Condition 2

Blackened zinc alloy casting, the crossguard of brass. On the pommel the raised numeral "2". Diamond-section blade, brown leather scabbard, the chape of brass, slightly loose. Carrying loop and rubber bands missing. Worn, with signs of age. Condition 2.

For the Martini-Henry rifle, solid blade without fuller, various markings on the false edge, no discernible manufacturer, steel hilt with double-riveted grip scales of checkered leather, pommel with cleaning hole, stud with internal spring, black leather scabbard with steel fittings, these with Nepalese marking, light signs of age and use, otherwise still in very good condition. Condition 2

The double-edged blade is rusty, without discernible maker's marks, white grip with vertical fluting, the grip fittings of brass, black leather scabbard with brass fittings as well. Worn piece, rare. Condition 2-

Volunteer variant, cleaned yataghan blade, no markings, checkered leather grip scales, external leaf spring, leather scabbard with steel mounts, normal signs of age and use, well preserved. Condition 2-

For the Brown Bess musket, the blade stamped “3 BV B 150”, the socket with remains of black paint, moderate rust pitting, minor nicks and slightly bent, worn, with normal signs of age. Condition 2-3

Solid blade, no identifiable maker, fuller extending to the point, tip centered, brass hilt with simple crossguard, small pommel cap, shagreen grip without wire wrap, black leather scabbard with brass mounts, fixed break at the tip, age and usage wear, good condition. Condition 2-3

mint condition

For the Brown Bess musket, blade marked with ordnance or unit stamp “BE 335”, socket with remnants of black paint, heavily oxidized with surface rust, minor nicks, shows wear, with normal age-related traces. Condition 2-3

Circa 1860. Heavy, socket-mounted side arm with large basket guard with checkered leather grip scales and approximately 3.8 cm wide and 66.2 cm long, slightly curved blade. Metal surfaces corroded, grip scales deformed/damaged, basket guard with a crack. Without scabbard. Condition 3-4.

Overall length 81 cm.

A typical attic find. The Naval Cutlass Bayonet Model 1859 is an impressive and rare weapon. It was carried with the 1858 Pattern “Enfield” Naval Rifle.

Circa 1860/70. 57.6 cm long and 3.1 cm wide heavy yatagan blade, marked on the ricasso “LM”, only slightly spotted, the edge with a few minor nicks. The hilt with leather grip scales, stamped “5”. Leather scabbard with steel mounts, the chape missing, the throat loose, the leather scabbard stamped “14”, the throat stamped “32” and “••”. Condition 2-.

Overall length 71 cm.

Bright bowie blade, mounting device similar to spike bayonet, various stamps, without scabbard, lightly worn, in very good condition. Condition 2

So-called “Midshipman's Dirk”, brass hilt with lion's head pommel and ring for sword knot, leather-wrapped grip with fine wire binding, s-shaped crossguard terminating in acorns, in the center a crowned anchor within laurel wreath, the blade etched with anchor and state coat of arms, without maker's or proof mark, without royal cipher, black leather scabbard with brass mounts, the locket with leaf spring for locking the dirk in the scabbard, definitively post-1945, good condition. Condition 2

Similar to the British model, cleaned blade with unclear punch mark on the ricasso, with riveted wooden grip scales, no cleaning hole, catch is firm, characters on the crossguard, black leather scabbard with brass fittings, the suspension loop is missing, pronounced signs of age and use, rare. Condition 2-

Circa 1840-1855, triangular blade with two fullers, no visible markings, minor signs of age and use. Condition 2

Later production, copper-plated zinc casting, oval iron guard, blade shortened, brown leather scabbard, loops missing. Condition 2-

For the Brown Bess musket, blade and socket stamped, the maker is not identifiable, worn, uncleaned, the blade slightly bent out of alignment, the ring at the socket mouth cracked. Condition 2-3