English Coast Guard Navel Cutlass 
A Rare English Coast Guard Naval Cutlass C. 1800. 27' straight cutlass blade stamped with crowned "G.R." and ordinance proof. Brass "D" guard hilt with single swept bar. Iron ribbed grip. A Rare Naval Cutlass.
$ 895.00
Persian Jambiya Dagger
A good quality Persian Jambiya dagger, probably late 19th Century. The hilt with Ivory grips, secured by three large iron rivets with silver shield washers. The 8" curved double edged blade with double central fullers signed "Ali work of Ismaeil" in its original black leather covered wooden scabbard 13.75" over all length. Very good condition.
$ 2,395.00
Royal Navy Dirk
A George V Royal Navy Midshipmans Dirk. The brass hilt with lions head
pommel, Wire bound shark skin grip, "S" shaped quillions with acorn finials
and crowned fouled Anchor badge on right side. The straight single edge
17.5' blade etched with flowers, Foliage, fouled anchor and Royal Arms
by " GIEVE, MATTHEWWS, & SEAGROVE LTD. PORTSMOUTH, LONDON, & DAVONPORT"In
it's brass mounted black leather Scabbard with spring retaining catch.
The locket engraved with owners initials P.W.B.B. Complete with it's original
gold wire sword knot.
$ 895.00
Spanish Cuphilted Rapier
Spanish Cuphilted Rapier late 17th C with sharply tapering double edge blade of flattened ovoidial sections, with fullers on both sides. Hilt comprising cup-guard, long slender quillions of circular form with turned and molded button terminals compressed rounded pommel, wire wrap copper grip C. 1670. 33.5" blade (small forging crack to blade)
$ 1,950.00
Scottish Basket-hilt Broadsword
A Scottish Basket-hilted Broadsword late 17th - early 18th Century. Hilt with four junction panels pierced with hearts and circles, fluted conical pommel. 29" blade (un-marked,) hilt with some old damage and repair A scarce Scottish Broadsword from the 1680-1720 period.
$ 4,750.00
Canadian Scottish Skean Dhu
Victorian era Scottish Skean Dhu to the 16th Regiment, Canadian Scottish. Carved strap-work wood hilt with cairngorm stone, brass regiment badge with queens crown over a cross with "16 and notto "DEAS QU GATH" C. 1895 - 1910
$ 695.00
Scissor Katar
A good scissor katar with silver Koftgari decoration, mid 19th Century with 8" blade and 16" over all length
$ 495.00
Indian Katar
Indian Katar the 8.5" blade chiseled with pictured scene of Elephant fighting mythical monster on one side and tiger fighting same monster on other. Plain steel hilt with two hand guards, in its green velvet scabbard with steel tip. Early 19th Century 18.25" over all length.
$ 395.00
English Civil War Mortuary Hilted Back Sword
English Civil War Mortuary Hilted Back Sword. 32.5" blade stamped with Clemens Meigen touch mark deeply stuck at the ricasso and full length double fullers. Circa 1629-1642. The Chiseled basket has some very old repairs, working life patch repair to hilt. The branches of the basket enter the holes where screws once were in the pommel. Twisted iron wire wrapping also an old replacement. The blade still retains strong traces of engraving.
$ 2,500.00
British Cavalry
Officers Sword To The 3rd Kings Own Hussars
A British Heavy Cavalry Officers 1887 Pattern sword to the 3rd Kings Own Hussars. Steel basket guard pierced with honeysuckle foliage, shark skin grip with silver wire wrap. 35" blade etched with crowned V.R. cypher, foliage, Royal cypher and 3rd Kings own Hussars and Crowned Regimental Badge, blade also named M. Burge in scroll. By Henry Wilkenson Pall Mall London ser# 38491 Circa 1900 with gold guilt sword knot. In its steel scabbard.
$ 1,500.00
Indian Hunting Sword
Rare Indian Hunting Sword with 30" flamboyant blade, chiseled with continuous scenes of animals and foliage on both sides. Steel hilt with similar chiseled foliage and flowers. Mid 19th Century (edge nicks to blade)
$ 650.00
A Scottish Generals
Basket Hilted Broad Sword:
Very Rare and Desirable Scottish Colonels/ Generals Officers Basket Hilted Broad Sword with Gold guilt Basket hilt, 85% gold guilding remaining. Comprising connecting junction pannels pierced with hearts and circles and cut with scalloped edges, fluted domed pommel, with it's original crimson and buff leather liner, shark skin wire wrapped grip 33" double fullered blade (un-marked) basket has a good working life repair C. 1790-1810
NOTE: For a similar hilt signed "MACLEOD" see catalogue "Scottish Sword and Shield 1994 from Earlshall Castle collection"
$9,500.00
North Amarican Indian Beaver Tail Dag Knife:
A Very Rare North American Indian Beaver Tail Dag with 7.5" broad blade, wood beaver tail grip, fixed with six bronze studs and pierced with numerous holes around the perimeter of the grips ( blade heavily corroded and shows its age well) a completely untouched piece late 18th early 19th C. 14.5" overall length.
Note: Most of these type of knives were manufactured in Sheffield England for the Hudson's Bay company.
$7,500.00
Dutch Military
Cutlass:
Dutch Military Cutlass C. 1660-1690 with 28.5" blade engraved with Roman Empire heads and floral work on both sides of blade slightly curved with pipe back tip. Two bar iron swept hilt with thumb ring guard and globular pommel. Wire wrap grip (loose).
Note: This type of sword was favored by Pirates in the late 17th Century.
$1,695.00
Russian Kindjal
A) A Caucasian Kindjal Russian Silver marks, late 19th Century with tapering double-edged blade of flattened form and three fullers. Dark horn grip with silver nielloed mounts, in original wooden scabbard covered in black leather with locket and chape and bud shaped finial. Single suspension, decorated in suite in silver nielloe work. 15" blade.
$2,850.00
B) A Caucasian Kindjal scabbard dated 1926. The blade earlier then the hilt. Scabbard of silver niello. The hilt of characteristic form with shaped pommel and two large rivets to front. Straight double edged blade of flattened diamond section and probably from the 18th Century. The scabbard with single suspension ring and spherical finial 13” blade.
SOLD
English Rapiers:
Two English Civil War Swords
A) An English Civil War “Mortuary” hilted Rapier with 36.25” diamond section blade (with some areas of heavier corrosion). Steel hilt chiseled with differing faces, moons and floral decoration, counter-curved quillions, three bar hilt joining together at the knuckle – guard and attaching to the rounded onion type pommel, brass spiral wire wrap grip C. 1630. A good and scarce officers English Civil War Rapier
$ 3,995.00
B) English Colonial America (Jamestown) Back Sword C. 1610 with 33” back edge blade and early form pipe back tip of blade. Hilt loose, composed of flat bars with counter-curved flat quillions knuckle guard and intersecting round shields (one with old braised repair and chevron decoration). Tall buttoned pommel with chevron decoration. Steel wire wrap wood grip.
Note: These swords are directly associated with Colonial Jamestown See Peter Finer Catalogue # 1 1995 lot 183 for a similar sword.
SOLD
Dutch 17th C. Broadsword:
Dutch 17th Century Broad sword with 36.25” broad blade and 8” central fuller, makers mark of A crowned “P” on both sides of the blade also the AMSTERDAM control mark on one side and stamped in the fullers SAHAGOM and PASSAU running wolf on both sides. Iron hilt with down curved single quillion, front and rear guards the rear inset with pierced plate also a thumb ring guard, globular pommel and original wire wrap grip. In very good overall condition.
Provenance: John Wiggington Collection
$3850
Tulwar Hilted Persian Shamshir
Tulwar Hilted Persian Shamshir 18th Century. Curved 30" blade with
laddered Damascus pattern and with chiseled cartouche inscribed "OH
FULFILLER OF NEEDS / THE WORK OF ASSAD ALLAH". Tulwar hilt with gold
wash heavy silver overlay with floral meander and pierced lappet shaped
finials, pommel in the form of a lotus pod. With 19th Century pink velvet
covered scabbard. Hilt showing 10% loss to guilt decoration. Note: for
a similar chiseled cartouche blade, see Butterfield/Butterfield The Dr.
Leo S Figial collection of Mogal Arms August 24, 1998 Lot 2003 sold for
$14,950.00
$ 3,395.00
Victorian Officers Horse Guards 1874 Pattern Sword
A Victorian Officers 1874 Pattern Sword of the Royal Horse Guards. Straight fullered blade 38 ½ " by Wilkinson, # 21304 (1876), etched with crowned "VR" cypher "RHG" and foliate sprays within panels, regulation steel hilt with brass studs and kings crowned RHG, fish skin covered grip, in it's brass mounted and plated steel scabbard. (blade light pitting, also pitting to hilt) Sword issued to "CHARLES WILLIAM SELWYN" 2-LT Royal Horse Guards 30, NOV. 1878, Lt. 9 Sept 1880, Capt. 16 Feb 1885. Served Royal Horse Guards, Egypt War 1882 present at engagement "EL MAGFAR" received medal and star. Subsequently M.P. for North Cambridgeshire
$ 4,100.00
Officers Mameluke Sabre
British George IV Officers Mameluke Sabre, curved 31.5" blade with pronounced clip point and Damascus patterning (un-marked) iron cross guards and back strap, ivory grips, in its black leather scabbard with gold guilt mounts C. 1825 Note: for an identical sword by "John Prosser " appointed sword cutler to King George III 1795 and to King George IV 1827 see Bonhams July 24, 2002 LT. 87
$ 2,500.00
British Officers 1821 Sword
A scarce British Officers M. 1821 Cavalry Officers Sword with 35.5" pipe back blade etched with crown over "W.R. IV" (William IV 1830-1837) some nicks to edge of blade, steel three bar hand guard, back strap and pommel, wire wraps shark skin grip (one or two wires loose) in it's steel scabbard. A good and rare British Cavalry Officers Sword.
$ 1,250.00
Athabaskan Indian Tlingit Knifes
A. Athabaskan Tlingit Indian fighting knife of the Pacific North West, with finely carved wood head in the form of a raven and abalone shell eyes, leather bound grip, bone collar with bronze pins. Blade stamped " J. Wilson Sycamore St. Sheffield England Forged". Also has two fur trade type stamps on 10.25" blade. 19th Century. 16.75" O\A Provenance: Thomas Richards Collection. Head and grip restored by Peter Grant C. 1980. SOLD
B. Athabaskan Tlingit Indian fighting knife of the Pacific North West, with finely carved bone handle and abalone shell inlay, leather wrap grip and bone collar with bronze pins, tapered ridged 12" unmarked blade 18.75" O\A. Late 19th Century. Provenance: Thomas Richards Collection. Grip, collar and abalone shell restored by John Livingston C. 1980. (Native Totem Pole carver )
$ 5,000.00
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