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Late Production Arisaka 30 Bayonet and Scabbard with Kokura Arsenal Markings. BAYO 380. - BAYO 380
This is a Japanese ‘Arisaka Type 30’ bayonet with hooked quillon and made by ‘Tokyo Kokura’ arsenal. (The arsenal was established in 1916 as the ‘Kojura Arms Factory’ Kokura Heiki Seizojo as one of six arsenals under control of the Government: the others were the Tokyo Arsenal, Nizo Arsenal (Second Tokyo Arsenal), Nagoya Asenal, Osaka Arsenal and the South Manchurian Arsenal. The Arsenal manufactured various machine guns, cannons and rifles. The blade is polished with minor signs of age-related staining and measures 15 ½” (20” overall) with fullers and is marked to the ricasso with the four rings trademark of the ‘Kokura’ arsenal. The grips are wooden and very good, held by two screw bolts and the pommel. The scabbard is clean with minor dings, and the ball tipped metal version. See page 210 No 469 of Watts & White for reference. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 380. (Other Countries/Arisaka Box 1)
£295.00

WW1 U.S. Army Eddystone Remington & WW2 ‘Lend Lease’ British WD Home Guard Issue P17 .303 Calibre Rifle, Sling, Remington P17 Bayonet, Scabbard & Leather Frog. D 1650 - D 1650
This is an excellent WW1 & WW2 era .303 calibre P17 Rifle. These rifles used by American Forces in WW1 were refurbished in British .303 Calibre under the terms of the 'lend-lease' agreement during WW2 and issued to British Home Guard Units. The woodwork has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use & there is a small contemporary repair to the top of the shoulder stock at the butt plate. The wood has painted Military Formation markings which can be seen in the images. The metal work is undamaged. The barrel shank is stamped by the American manufacturer ‘Eddystone’ (Remington) Model Of 1917 U.S (army)’. The rifle is serial number 1020814 and has Frankford arsenal ignited grenade inspection mark. The rifle is fitted with a flip up rear sight, winged fore sight, long range volley sights (rear peep sight arm is absent). It has a steel butt plate with trap, sling swivels fitted with leather sling and bayonet lug. The weapon cocks and dry fires. The rifle comes with an original Remington P17 Bayonet with clean fullered blade which is crisply stamped at the Ricasso '1917' with the Remington Roundel. The reverse is stamped with Frankford Arsenal ignited grenade inspection mark & U.S. Army Eagle’s head army acceptance mark. It’s wood grips are in nice undamaged condition and the bayonet is complete with leather scabbard with steel mounts in similar nice condition. The scabbard is fitted with an original leather frog with riveted belt loop. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. D 1650
£875.00

*Mint Boxed* Miniature ‘The Partizan’ by Manufacturer Wilkinson Sword. MISC 820. - MISC 820
A genuine miniature copy of The Partizan by Wilkinson Sword. This stainless-steel miniature has been in its case since it was manufactured. Established in 1772, Wilkinson Swords no longer manufacture swords. The Partizan weapon evolved from the pikes, which became widely used in the English Civil War as defence against attacks by massed cavalry. The ornately engraved blade also displays the Queen Elizabeth's Crown, the E II R cypher and the Wilkinson Sword Crest. This example has the card of authenticity that also has a brief description on the reverse. The miniature comes in its silk lined, dark blue lidded box. The miniature measures 9” (22.75cm) long and with the box weighs 136g. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 820. (Shelf above bayonets)
£145.00

WWII Dated US Army UFH (Union Fork and Hoe Company) M1 Short Bayonet & Scabbard for the M1 Garand Rifle. BAYO 381. - BAYO 381
An excellent, original M1 Garand rifle bayonet with original 10” parkerised blade, not a cut down ‘M1905’ or ‘M1942’. The fullers do not run through to the tip as with the cut down bayonets, but stop 2 ¾ “from the tip (see ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin.J.Brayley, pages 231-241). The bayonet has a push button release which is situated near to the cross guard with muzzle ring. The ricasso is stamped by the maker ‘UFH’ (Union Fork and Hoe Company), ‘US’ (army acceptance mark) & Frankford arsenal ‘ignited grenade’ mark along with the manufacture date ‘1943’. It has its original plastic scabbard with steel throat mount. The throat mount has the correct double hook arrangement. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 381. (USA Box 1)
£295.00

**VERY RARE**WW1 1916 & 1917 Dated Canadian Army M1910 .303 Calibre Straight Pull Ross Rifle Company (RRC) Rifle With WW1 1915 Ross MK II Bayonet & 1916 MK II Scabbard With Integral Frog. D 1651 - D 1651
The Ross rifle was a straight-pull bolt action .303 calibre rifle produced in Canada from 1903 until 1918. The rifles were issued to the Canadian Army. Although these rifles were proven and popular target rifles they were found unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare and in 1916 were withdrawn from Canadian Military service making these sought after rifles now very hard to find. This is an excellent, original Canadian Army M1910 Ross Rifle. It has all original wood and metal work and it cocks and dry fires. The breech is crisply marked 'Ross Rifle Co Canada M-10 Patented'. It has a winged foresight & rear flip up sight, correct bolt, steel butt plate with trap, sling swivels and bayonet lug. The stock has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood has ink markings including Canadian WD markings and ’16 (1916) & 1917 dates (illustrated). The rifle comes with its original WW1 MK II Ross bayonet. The bayonet measures 14 ½” overall and has a clean 10” blade. The blade is the correctly officially modified version to provide greater stabbing penetration (see page 303 of British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson). It has the correct sprung pommel button and wood slab grips. One side of the pommel bears the manufacturer's patent details ' Ross Rifle Co. Quebec, Patented 1907' the reverse is stamped ‘II' (Mark II) with WD inspection marks and '7/15' ( July 1915 date). The bayonet is complete with its leather scabbard which has an integral leather frog with a large single belt loop. The tip of the scabbard is stamped with WD arrow, 1916 date, ‘RRC (Ross Rifle Co)’ and ‘MK II’. The price for this very rare WW1 Canadian rifle with bayonet and scabbard includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. D 1651
£1,995.00

Scarce *Acvoke .177 Air Pistol by Accles & Shelvoke Ltd. AI 637. - AI 637
The Acvoke pistol was developed after the end of WWII. The post war market for air guns proved profitable, and the leading manufacturer in the field was ‘Webley & Scott’. Accles & Shelvoke Ltd designed the Acvoke as a rival for the popular ‘Webley Junior’ pistol. The Acvoke was patented in 1946, although it was largely based on the ‘German Tell II’ air pistol. A distinctive feature that it folded when the pistol was broken. When broken, the pellet was lodged in the breech end of the barrel. The Acvoke was rather popular in the late 40’s and early 50’s because of its cheap price and very small, sleek design. This .177 example is in excellent condition for its age, showing some marks to the bluing on the cylinder, trigger/guard and cocking lever and the front sight is off centre. (See 'A Collectors Guide to Air Pistols by Dennis E. Hiller pages 8,9,10) The plastic grips have ‘Acvoke’ imprinted and are undamaged. The rear sight has ‘Accles & Shelvoke Ltd – Patent Applied For- Birmingham 6 ENG’ imprinted on it. The serial No is 14372 and is imprinted on the lever. The pistol cocks and fires crisply and its smooth bore is clean. A great piece for the collector. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. AI 637.
£375.00

Victorian Era British Enfield Tower Merchant Ship’s 10 Bore Muzzle Loading Percussion Pistol with Brass Cudgel Butt, Iron Ram Rod & Copy of Page from Phillip Webley & Son’s 1870’s Merchant Ships Store Catalogue Advertising This Type of Pistol. Sn 21014. - 21014
This type of pistol was carried on British Merchant Ship’s for protection against enemy nations and pirates. A copy of a page from a Phillip Webley & Son’s catalogue of the 1870’s which illustrates Merchant ships stores weapons & equipment including a pistol the same as ours accompanies this pistol and can be seen in our images. Our pistol is 15” overall length with an 8 ½” round steel barrel which is a large 10 bore. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age. The all-original Walnut stock brass furniture including cudgel butt and has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood has an indistinct maker or retailer roundel. It has its original iron ram rod. The lock plate is marked with Crown & Tower (Enfield) indicating that, as was common, this Merchant ship example may have been period made from parts of war department muskets for use protecting Merchant shipping. The action functions crisply. The price for this interesting piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. Sn 21014
£775.00

SOLD SOLD (07/04) WW2 British 1943, Enfield, MK 1 Bren .303 Calibre Light Machine Gun. D 1652 - D 1652
The British Bren Light Machine Gun was introduced in the 1930's and used extensively by British & Allied Forces throughout WW2. Bren Guns were produced predominantly in Britain, Australia & Canada. This is an excellent British WW2 dated .303 Calibre MK 1 Bren Light Machine Gun. All of its metal work & woodwork are in very good condition with even patina and it is complete with its folding bi pod, folding carry handle & original box magazine. The shoulder stock has a steel butt plate. The left side of its action is crisply stamped 'Bren Mark 1' and by the British Enfield manufacturer with their crisp combined 'ED' mark & date '1943'. The weapon is serial number 'BB2498'. The machine gun features the correct adjustable drum type rear aperture sight and folding carry handle. The gun cocks and dry fires & the magazine can be removed. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 1652
£0.00

**EXREMELY RARE**VICTORIAN BANK OF ENGLAND BRITISH ARMY HOUSEHOLD GUARD PICQUET’S**Cased, 1859-1866 London Armoury Company / Alexander Henry Edinburgh Kerr’s Patent 54 Bore Single Action Percussion Revolver. Sn 21218 - 21218
James Kerr had been the foreman for the Deane, Adams and Deane gun factory. Robert Adams, one of the partners and inventor of the Adams revolver, was Kerr's cousin. Kerr developed an improvement to the Adams revolver, British Patent No. 1722 of July 28, 1855, and when Adams left the Deane brothers to found the London Armoury Company on February 9, 1856, Kerr went with him. The London Armoury Company manufactured military rifles and revolvers. Kerr's Patent Revolver was an unusual 5-shot revolver manufactured from 1859 to 1866 by the London Armoury Company. Most were made in 44 Calibre (54 Bore) and only a few in the smaller .36 Calibre. It is easily recognised by its side-mounted hammer. " AS SAFE AS THE BANK OF ENGLAND" is a saying that many of us hear from childhood. It may indeed be heard throughout the world wherever English is spoken. What does it signify? It is an acknowledgement that the Bank of England is regarded as utterly reliable in all its undertakings, and anything entrusted to its care as completely safe and secure. The Bank was founded in 1694, as a company in which any member of the public could buy shares: but in 1946 the Government acquired all the shares by Act of Parliament and the Bank is now owned by the Nation. Along with its other financial responsibilities the bank holds vast quantities of the nation’s gold reserves which requires protection as a deterrent against attack & Robbery. Although the word" deterrent" has been used above, the origin of the Bank Picquet (Guard) lay in more active conditions. It began on the 6th of June 1780 when the Lord Mayor of the day requested the Secretary of State" for some Horse & Foot in order to protect the Mansion House and the Bank". This was in the middle of the Gordon Riots: that day the mob had burned down Newgate Prison: and the next night they did indeed attack the Bank, but the military guard was in place and the mob was driven off with some fatal casualties. From that day to this the Bank of England has been provided with a nightly guard, generally found by one of the battalions of the Household Brigade fulfilling public duties in London. In the course of the 19th Century it was suggested that the guard should be furnished from the militia but the Court of the Bank did not agree to the suggestion and said that they had great reason to believe that the military guard" was highly approved in foreign countries and they are considered a great Security to the property of the Stockholders, who Bank of England Archive (7A147/3) deem a Guard established from the King's Own Guards as a greater Security than any private Guard". The Court of the Bank to-day are of the same opinion in this matter as were their predecessors. In the early days the march from Barracks to the Bank through the crowded streets caused annoyance to the public as the Picquet jostled the pedestrians off the pavement. As a result of complaints, it was subsequently ordered that they should march in the roadway. Of more recent years this caused inconvenience to the traffic: but the sight of the Picquet marching through the streets was a valuable reminder to all and sundry that the Reserves of the Realm were considered so important as to justify protection by the Brigade of Guards. The present arrangements, using army vehicles, give a less obvious reminder but are more economical and more effective. Until 1963 the Guard was mounted in Guard Order and sentries were posted in ceremonial manner. In 1963 the decision was taken to discontinue the ceremonial and since then the Guard has been mounted tactically in an order of dress more appropriate to its modern duties. The strength of the Guard has varied over the years. The Guard has always been under the command of an officer and from 1780 until 1900 consisted of 34 Non-Commissioned Officers and Guardsmen. Between 1900 and 1918 there were two reductions and in 1919 the Picquet was increased again. The composition of the Guard was subsequently changed in 1933, 1948 and 1963. This is an excellent, original, cased Kerr single action revolver issued in the Victorian era to the Army Household Guard Bank Of England Picquet. It is 54 Bore & has the correct captive loading lever and side mounted hammer. The pistol has a 5 ½” octagonal barrel (11 ½” overall). The bore has just light staining & well-defined rifling. One barrel flat is signed ‘LAC’ (London Armoury Company) and has Victorian English proofs. It has a brass post fore sight and ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The metal in the white is clean. The action frame is signed ‘London Armoury Co’ & ‘Kerr’s Patent 10896’. The number & proofs are repeated on the cylinder (the number is the serial number of the gun, and not the patent number). The most interesting feature of this already rare revolver is that the top of the cylinder frame is crisply marked ‘Bank of England’ no doubt to the Household Guard bank Of England Picquet making this an extremely rare historic piece. Its chequered walnut grip is undamaged. The pistol's Kerr's Patent firing mechanism works crisply. The pistol is contained in its wood case. The felt lined case has compartments which snugly fit the weapon and has room for accessories. The case has a brass lock (key absent). The price for this extremely rare historic cased pistol worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap & ball percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21218
£5,225.00

**QUALITY MAKERS**C1950 Two Large Display Cased Sets of John Nowill & Sons Sheffield Cutlers Factory Shop Window Knives & Assorted Cutlery. Sn 21501 - 21501
The earliest record of the business is in the books of the ‘Cutlers Company on 27TH April 1700. This family company was first based in Meadow Street Sheffield, but later moved to Scotland Street around 1840. It was in 1842 that the first of John Nowill sons, William, joined the business after finishing his apprenticeship. His maker’s marks of ‘D*’ and ‘CROSSKEYS’ remain the marks of the company to this day (see Tweedale’s The Sheffield Knife Book page 242). These are 2 original C1950 Display Cased Sets of John Nowill & Sons Sheffield Cutlers Factory Shop Window Knives & other assorted cutlery. Most of the knife blades contained in both displays are signed ‘J.Nowill & Sons-Sheffield above ‘D’ and Cross keys’ apart from 4 of the white ivorine or bone handled knives in one of the displays (right hand display in 1st image), which are signed ‘Frank Mills & Co Ltd Wearwell Stainless Steel’, a cutler connected to Nowills ( Frank Mills (1860-1932) was a clothes dealer and table knife blade grinder. The first directory listing of Frank Mills was in 1893 in Charlotte Street, as a table knife manufacturer. In 1903, it became Frank Mills & Co Ltd. Frank Mills, died on Christmas Day in 1932, afterwards, the firm’s address was 135 Scotland Street (the same as Nowill, which had acquired Mills’ assets and marks including ‘Wearwell’, see Tweedale's Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers 1740-2013 [2nd edition]). All of the cutlery in both displays are securely wire bound to their felt backboards which both have J. Nowill & Sons & trademark labelling. The 2 piece glazed wood frames are screwed together at the rear (to avoid damage we have not attempted to remove the tools and blades from their mounts). All of the knives and other cutlery are clean and fully functional. Each case measures 36”x18”x 3 ½”. The price is for both cased displays and includes UK delivery (due to size and risk of glass damage International delivery is not available). Sn 21501 (office in front of storeroom door)
£395.00

**RAREST MAKER OF 1933 PATTERN DAGGERS**ORIGINAL**EARLY PRODUCTION**WW2 Era Nazi German Robert Klaas Solingen 1933 Pattern SS Man’s Dagger With SS Runes, Motto Etched Blade & Scabbard With RZM M5/71 OLC (Overhoff & Cie of Lüdenscheid) Hanger. ED 2539 - ED 2539
This is a rare original 1933 pattern SS Man’s Dagger and scabbard. All ranks of the SS were authorised to wear these daggers (see pages 48 & 49 of Johnson’s book Collecting The Edged Weapons Of The Third Reich Vol 1). The blade of this example is crisply marked with the Nazi manufacturer’s trademark of Robert Klaas Solingen and is without RZM marks indicating early production (Rich Abr Herder made only circa 1,000 1933 pattern daggers and are rated rarity 10 (10 being the rarest) in ‘The service daggers of the SA & The NSKK’ by Siegert). The blade has the correct "Meine Ehre Heist Treue" (my honour is loyalty) etched Blade. The blade has no damage and just light areas of staining consistent with age and storage. The black wooden grip is original and undamaged. The Nazi German National Emblem and 'SS' runes roundel are original and secure. It has a Nickel plated cross guard & pommel. The guard is stamped ‘Sw’. The dagger is complete with its original anodised black metal scabbard which has no dents. The scabbard has a single hanging ring and nickel plated chape and throat mount. The ring is fitted with original leather tab belt hanger in excellent condition, the hanger with nickel plated buckle has its original nickel plated sprung clip which is crisply RZM marked M5/71 and OLC which is the maker Overhoff & Cie of Lüdenscheid. The price for this rare Nazi SS piece includes UK delivery. ED 2539
£3,250.00

Imperial German WWI 'Sniper's Loop' Trench Plate Armour/Manlet. Sn 20431 - 20431
WWI Trench plates or Manlets also known as "Sniper loops" could be carried short distances, by an assault party to help create a trench block. They were often set into the sides of trenches or used to create semi- permanent sniper's posts. This is the model 1916 manlet most easily identified by the sliding shutter mechanism. Constructed of "Ruhr Valley" silicon-nickel steel about 5 mm thick it weighs around 28 lbs, offset to one side for a right-handed shooter. The shields are said to be able to withstand machine-gun fire at ranges over 100 yards but were ineffective against armour piercing rounds. The snipers shield has the correct turned edges and measures 26” by 12”. The shield has two thin hinged folding side shields on each side that are cut to enable the shield to stand up with an angle of approximately 10 degrees to stop it falling forward. These side shields fold flat when the shield is folded and open out when use. The side shields measure 11 inches high with a length of 8 inches at the top and 12 inches at the bottom. There held on by two forged brackets on each side of the manlet which are held on by nuts screwed onto riveted bolts. Between the hinges are integral steel handles with wooden grips to enable the shield to be moved in position when the side shields are folded. The two handles are hidden from use when the side shields are folded in. the firing slot measures 5 inches high by 2 inches wide. The price for this rare sniper armour includes UK delivery. Sn 20431
£475.00
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