Austrian Cavalry Troopers Sword 
An Austrian 1860's pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword 34.5" slightly curved fullered single edged blade stamped at the forte "ISENHAUER" on one side and "ASTER LINGER" on the other. Half Iron bowl guard with rolled edge and pierced with six circular holes, leather covered wood grip in original scabbard.
$750.00 US
Scottish General
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
$9,500.00 US
English Silver Hilted Small Sword:
A good and attractive English Silver Hilted Small Sword C. 1750-1760 the hilt decorated overall with Rococo style twist fluting. The grip bound with alternative brands of silver and roped silver wire. 34" straight triangular section blade un-marked (small hole in pommel). A good French / Indian war, Revolutionary War period officers Sword.
$1,795.00 US
English Civil War Backsword:
An English Civil War Troopers Backsword with basket guard pierced with holes ( some damage), knuckle bow and two side bars formed out of guard and are secured to the pommel. 31" blade (pommel and grips later replacements) Circa 1640
$895.00 US
Scottish Broadsword:
A Scottish Highland Basket Hilted Broadsword. Nickel plated basket hilt of 1865 pattern, decorated with pierced hearts, shark skin grip with copper wire wrap. Straight double edged blade with twin fuller 38.5" over all 32" blade. Late 19th Century.
$695.00 US
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 US
Scottish Skean Dhu:
Scottish skean-dhu 3.5 blade marked "I cut my way William Rodgers Sheffield England" hard plastic grip of standard firm in its scabbard C. 1950's
$195.00 US
Enlgish Naval Dirk:
English Naval Officers Dirk C. 1800 with 14.5" curved blade engraved with stands of arms and floral work gold inlayed and traces of blue. Ivory checkered grip with gold guilt back strap and guard. (two old smaller chunks of ivory missing at pommel area, chain missing, hilt loose) no scabbard.
$750.00 US
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English Horsemans
Saber:
English Horseman's Saber C. 1740-1765 brass hilt with single bar, heart-type paneled guard engraved with an "R.A." (quillion broken off during working life) spiral twist grip and pommel. 30.25" broad slightly curved blade with single fuller 3/4 length
A good French/Indian Wars Cavalry Saber.
Note: An identical sword is pictured in "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution" by George Newmann Pg. 66.
$950.00 US
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 US
British India Fighting Knife:
British / India Fighting Knife of the body guard of Maharaja of Burdwans, West Bengal. Broad 13" blade, full length fuller, brown quartz hilt with mother of pearl circles on either side, iron hilt in its brown leather scabbard Mid 19th Century.
$1,195.00 US
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$ 975.00 US
U.S. Model 1852 Naval Sword:
A scarce U.S. model 1852 Naval Officers Sword, unsigned. Brass hilt with semi basket guard decorated with oak leaves and acorns, with scrolled "U.S.N", sea monster quillion and sea monster knuckle bow, pommel with eagle medallion, leather sire wrap grip. 30" slightly curved and completely unmarked blade. in its black leather scabbard with brass naval mounts. Chape terminating into a sea serpent. This is defiantly a U.S. Civil War Period Sword. C. 1860-1865
$1,195.00 US
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$ 1,050.00 US
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.
$4,500.00 US
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$ 3,500.00 US
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.
$2,250.00 US
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$ 1,500.00 US
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 US
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 US
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
$ 5,500.00 US
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 US
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
$ 2,600.00 US
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.
$ 1,150.00 US
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$ 950.00 US
Royal Engineers Officers Sword
Rare British M. 1857 Royal Engineers Officers Sword guilt brass Honey suckle hilt with cord sword knot. 32" blade engraved with crowned "V.R." and Royal artillery motto by "G.B. Kirschbaum Manufacturer of arms, Solingen, warranted to cut iron"in it's steel scabbard. C. 1860-1880. Note: the Royal engineers built Fort Langley in B.C.
$ 1,150.00 US
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$ 950.00 US
U.S. 1850 Staff and Field Sword Presented
to Col. J.R. Scott
19th Reg. Ill. Inf.
U.S. M. 1850 Staff and Field Officers Presentation Sword. 32.75" blade by Hunt & Goodwin etched with "U.S.", eagle, stands of arms and foliage and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in banners. Gold guilt bronze hilt pierced with "U.S." and foliage with a good old repair, black shark skin with wire wrap grip and incorporating sword knot. Steel scabbard with brass mounts with presentation "Presented to Col. J. R. Scott 19th Reg. Ill. inf. By the officers of his staff". Mortally wounded Jan. 2, 1863 Battle of Stone River. Attacking General Bragg Confederate artillery. Regiment captured four cannons and Confederate flag.
SOLD
Persian Shamshir
A fine late 18th -19th Century, silver mounted Persian Sword Shamshir. Curved Damascus blade 29" silver crosspiece with lion in front of sun under a crown within a medallion on one side and Islamic script under a crown within a medallion on the other, (Iraq) ivory grip. In its black leather wood lined scabbard with gold guilt mounts. Probably blade and scabbard 18th Century, grip late 19th Century.
$ 3,250.00 US
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 US
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