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**ATTRIBUTED**WW1 1915 British Henry Wilkinson P 1912 Cavalry Officer’s Sword Etched Monogram Blade Number 48745 To 2nd LT Ferguson Scottish Horse Yeomanry Killed Egypt 1916 With Field Service Scabbard & Provenance. Sn 23484:103 - 23484:103 The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army's Territorial Army raised in 1900 for service in the Second Boer War. It saw heavy fighting in both the First World War, as the 13th Battalion, Black Watch, and in the Second World War, as part of the Royal Artillery. It amalgamated with the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry to form the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse in 1956. The lineage is maintained by "C" Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse Squadron of The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry based in Cupar in Fife. 2nd Lieut Alexander Robertson Ferguson served with the 1/3rd Scottish Horse Yeomanry during WW1 and was accidentally killed on 14th June 1916 while serving in Egypt This is an original, WW1 British 1912 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword to 2nd Lieut Alexander Robertson Ferguson. The Sword has an undamaged 35" single edged blade with fuller (43" overall). The blade is clean & etched on one side with stylise ‘ARF’ combined monogram (Alexander Robertson Ferguson). The ricasso is crisply marked on one side by the manufacturer ‘Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London’ together with Royal Warrant. The reverse has the ordnance acceptance star and inlaid proof roundel. It has a full bowl guard with fish skin wire bound handle with correct thumb recess for grip. The fish skin & wire binding is all clean and intact. The hilt is fitted with its original buff leather officer's cord and leather portepee. The back of the blade is numbered ‘48745’ (Wilkinson records state that this sword was sold to Ferguson Scottish Horse 10th April 1915). It is complete with its original leather bound field service scabbard. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. Copies of some Family antecedents, the Officer’s field service record reporting his death in 1916, a copy of his Commonwealth War Graves Kantara (Egypt) war memorial record & copies of archive records from Wilkinson Sword stating that this sword number 48745 was sold to Ferguson Scottish Horse 10th April 1915 accompany the sword. The price for this WW1 Officer’s sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:103 £1,475.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Cold War Era, Battle Field Recovered, 40 Inert Rounds of .50 Inch Bowning Machine gun Rounds in Links. Sn 22846:87 - 22846:87 INERT DEACTIVATED. There are 40 inert .50 inch Browning machine gun rounds in disintegrating links that can be used in the .5 inch Browning ground or aircraft guns. The rounds have been previously buried in soil and when dug up they have been deactivated. The rounds would make a nice display either in a circle or a half moon shape on a wall. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22846:87 £175.00 |
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British, Martini Henry Rifle, Pattern 1856/58 Yatahgan Sword Bayonet Converted by Bushing & Scabbard by Enfield. Sn 23478:104 - 23478:104 This is a good example of an original pattern1856/58 yataghan sword bayonet converted by bushing for the Martin Henry rifle and scabbard made at Enfield. From 1858 the use of more machinery enabled closer tolerances to make bayonets and in doing so made the bayonets interchangeable instead of bayonets being individually fitted to a particular rifle. This bayonet has a slightly longer leaf spring for the locking bolt and was secured by a screw and not as previously with a rivet on the P 1856 bayonet. The bayonet is 27.9 inches long with a blade length of 22.8 inches. This blade carries the Enfield inspection on the ricasso and stamps on the top of the spine. The blade is in excellent condition and the spine on the handle carries various inspection stamps including ORR (The Queen's Royal Regiment, West Surrey) NF FB together with Enfield and Birmingham stamps. The grips are in excellent condition and are made of chequered black leather held by 4 steel pins. The scabbard is made of black leather with steel top mount and chape. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23478:104 £375.00 |
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Post Mutiny Indian Issue Victorian British India Pattern 1859 Socket Bayonet (NOT P1853) For Enfield Smoothbore Muzzle Loading Muskets and Scabbard. Sn 23478:105 - 23478:105 This is a Pattern 1859 Enfield socket bayonet for the Enfield made Indian Pattern 3 band musket. These bayonets are often confused with P.1853 socket bayonets but have longer sockets to fit the longer barrel P.1859 long barrel smooth bore Enfield muskets (see page 331 of Skennerton’s British & Commonwealth Military Bayonets). It has a nice 17” triangular blade. The socket is 76mm length with a muzzle ring diameter and a locking ring. The socket is stamped with the number 137 and h (a heart) 1. The scabbard is brass mounted leather with a tear drop frog stud and the seam stitching to the rear. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The bayonet fits the scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. (Socket Bayonets Box). 23478:105 £275.00 |
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*Scarce* British, 1903 Pattern SMLE Rifle Bayonet Converted From Pattern 1888 Sword Bayonet, Scabbard & Frog. Sn 23478:106 - 23478:106 The Pattern 1903 bayonet was issued to the first SMLE rifles and combined the Pattern 1888 blade and cross piece with a new pommel design. Many 1903 pattern bayonets were converted from pattern 1888 bayonets to cover a shortfall in production. This bayonet is a good example of a converted pattern 1888 bayonet, scabbard and frog. The double edged blade has a length of 30cm. One side of the ricasso is stamped is stamped with a crowfoot a& EFD (Enfield) and the other side is stamped crown over S 28 Edwards crown over VR 11 ’98 (original date of manufacture November 1898) 1903 (pattern 1903 bayonet). The ricasso is regimentally stamped N&I 229. The wooden grip scales are in good condition retained by 2 screw bolts. The bayonet is contained in its original leather scabbard with steel mounts. See Skennerton, item B230, pages 181 & 182. The brown leather mark 2 frog has a rivet and stitching construction with a securing buckle. (See item 127 on page 32 in Bayonet Belt Frogs Part I by Anthony Carter). The press-stud locking mechanism works well. The price includes UK delivery. (British Bayonets Box 1) Sn 23478:106 £475.00 |
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