Pre 1914

FRENCH CHASSEPOT BAYONET.

Late Victorian French chassepot bayonet, good blade, no markings on the flat section at the top end of the blade. Subdued brass hilt with its rifle retaining button working. Complete with its scabbard, which has no dents, some rust bleed to the finish.

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Code: 84196

MINIATURE KINJAL.

A very attractive piece of probably ladies jewellery in the form of a miniature kindjal. The kindjal can be drawn from its scabbard and has some impressed silver markings. Beautiful niello work surmounted by a crescent and star and long suspension chain.  read more

Code: 83079

FRENCH PRE WWI GRAS BAYONET.

Excellent blade, dated 1876. Slight surface rust to the undented scabbard and surface rust only to the hook quillion. Undamaged wood grips, brass pommel, rifle retaining system intact and working correctly.

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Code: 83036

ENGLISH 1796 BLUE AND GILT BLADED OFFICERS SWORD.

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Code: 82950

ENGLISH 1796 BLUE AND GILT BLADED OFFICERS SWORD.

83.5cm long blade, the upper half of the blade beautifully decorated with blued and gilt scrollwork, stands of arms. Some slight fading to the blueing close to the standard 1796 steel hilt. Grip all complete. Fitting into its correct scabbard with both its hanging rings having one indentation across the lower half of the scabbard just below the second hanging ring.

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Code: 82951

IMPERIAL GERMAN BAVARIAN 1866 MILITARY SERVICE CROSS.

Excellent quality bronze struck Bavarian medal with blue, white and black ribbon being the Military Service Cross 1866 for Bavaria.  read more

Code: 61377

ENGLISH GEORGIAN OFFICERS SPADROON WITH FOLDING GUARD.

An 80cm blade of flattened hexagonal form engraved with scrolling foliage, steel hilt with D shaped knuckle guard and folded fluted guard with two scalloped side bars secured by a sprung clip. Multi sided upper pommel with tang screw having an aperture possibly for a sword knot. Its ribbed ivory grip in absolutely undamaged condition in its scabbard with three steel mounts, scabbard leather per...  read more

Code: 80918

CUT AND THRUST WEAPONS BY EDWARD WAGNER.

First edition, published 1967, this huge work of 489 pages is a must for any interested parties in edge weapons of the world. Wonderful line drawings in both black and white and colour with much technical text and history of each individual weapon. Complete with its original fly leaf cover, which is torn to the top and bottom. This book is extremely heavy.  read more

Code: 71793

BRITISH EDWARDIAN PERIOD BOWIE KNIFE.

A very nice condition Bowie knife, one side of the blade is very bright with slight corrosion showing, manufactured by J. Howill & Son of Sheffield, England, the other side of the blade is toned with slight lifting of plating. Standard oval cross guard with totally undamaged straight stag grip. All encased in its stored condition Bowie style scabbard with faintly stamped 'Made in England' to th...  read more

Code: 70180

EUROPEAN HELMET BOOK (EUROPAISCHE HELME).

A magnificent book, first published in 1971 in the then East Germany relating to the history of armoured and military helmets starting from the middle ages to date. It was extremely unusual for a book like this to be published in the then communist East Germany in the 1970's. It was an extremely rare book at the time and when it found its way onto the European collectors market was highly sough...  read more

Code: 51920