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A French Navy M.1782 Brass Hilted Cutlass. Blade 62cm, acceptance stamp on right side. Underside of hilt engraved ‘AMIE DU PORT DE TOULON’, and below the sword's issue number, 362. Most probably captured during the British occupation of Toulon in 1793, during which a young French Artillery officer distinguished himself, good condition £460-£550
Hammer Price: £1,700
A French Navy M. An.XI (1802) Sheet Iron Hilted Cutlass. Black painted hilt. Blade 69cm, maker's details faint on back edge, acceptance stamps on blade. In original black leather scabbard with brass mounts. Type used at Trafalgar, good condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,300
A French Marine's Briquet, dated 1804. An Infantry Grenadier Pattern M.1770, stamped 'Dumont' [47 rue de la Calandre] on knuckle bow. Overall length 75cm, slightly curved blade 61cm, stamped just under crossguard with Revolutionary fasces acceptance mark. With its original black leather scabbard with brass mounts. Another type used at Trafalgar. Leather somewhat worn and mounts dented, blade with some patches of light pitting and some staining, reasonable condition £260-£300
Hammer Price: £380
A French Marine's Briquet, by Varnier and Compe. A rare example by this very small Company c.1790. Overall length 81cm, slightly curved blade 69cm, left side etched with an anchor, back edge marked ‘Varnier et Compe’, brass hilt, good condition £260-£300
Hammer Price: £200
A French Naval Officer's Dirk, c.1800. A particularly fine quality example, 51cm, double edged 36cm blade etched with flowers, maker's initials 'S.H.', traces of original blued & gilt finish. Bright gilded crossguard and pommel, large high relief fouled anchor in centre of crossguard, finely chequered black ebony grip, missing an oval badge in centre, gilded chain knuckle-bow. Brown leather scabbard with gilded top and bottom fittings, slight wear to gilding, generally very good condition...
A French Navy Officer's Sword c.1800. 78cm overall, slightly curved blade 65cm etched with foliage. Brass hilt, front langet with detailed high relief fouled anchor. Black ebony finely chequered grip, good condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £340
A French Navy Officer's Sword M. An.XII (1803). 87cm overall, blade 73cm, traces of original gilding, lightly etched with stands of arms, and foliage. Brass hilt retaining about 50% bright gilding. Anchor on 2 crossed flags on centre of hilt. Fine quality black horn hilt, generally good condition £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
A French Navy Boarding Axe, c.1805. Retains almost all its original black protective paint. 53cm long. Belt hook on other side to blade and spike. These axes were distributed in racks throughout ships for immediate use. The paint was to protect them from rust that would blunt the edges, very good condition £360-£440
Hammer Price: £600
A French Navy Admiral and General Staff Officer's Sword M. An.XII (1803). Overall 97cm long, double edged 79cm. Superb quality heavily gilded brass hilt retaining almost all original finish. Crossguard has Neptune holding his trident on front, and a large anchor on the back. Inside of guard has a large high relief anchor, silver wire grip, and Greco-Roman helmet pommel. Small spots of very light pitting on blade, generally very good condition £500-£700
A French General Officer's Epee Style Sword, c.1810. A particularly fine quality hilt retaining about 95% original bright gilding. 97cm overall. On front shell guard is an impressive high relief stand of arms depicting an elaborate Roman-style helmet over a similar breastplate with a standard, cannon barrel, etc., below. Grip with mother-of-pearl plaques each side. Pommel is a helmet similar to that on the shell guard, but with a visor. The three-sided blued and gilt 83cm blade retains much...
Hammer Price: £500
A French Imperial Old Guard Infantry Officer’s Sword in Original Scabbard. Overall length 86cm, slightly curved blade 68cm etched with stands of arms, foliage, etc., traces of blueing and gilding, maker's mark 'I S & G’. Brass hilt with large silver finely detailed head of Napoleon depicted as a Roman emperor wearing a laurel leaf crown. Thin wire bound grip. Brass mounted black leather scabbard, with old repair just above the bottom mount, reasonable condition £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,500
A French Line Infantry Briquet Model An.IX. Brass hilt with traces of maker's stamps. Blade 59cm, back edge marked ‘Manufre Imple Du Klingenthal Juin 1815’. In original black leather scabbard with brass mounts. Very slight wear to the scabbard leather, good condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £480
A French Marine Infantry Model An.IX Briquet, dated February 1815. Brass hilt with maker's stamps and Anchor stamp. Blade 59cm, back edge marked ‘... Fevier 1815’ [‘Manf. Royale’ removed after Napoleon's return]. In original black leather scabbard with brass mounts, top one with Anchor stamp, good condition and very rare to find an example produced during the 100 Days £200-£240
Hammer Price: £240
An Imperial Guard Horse Grenadier's Officer's Sword. An exceptionally rare, massive sword, overall length 114cm, blade 98cm lightly etched with stands of arms, foliage, &c. Superb quality gilded brass hilt, large shell guard with big silver colour flaming grenade retained by 2 small nuts. Leather covered grip, with brass wire binding, good condition, rare £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £3,200
A French Imperial Guard Sapper’s Sword. Distinctive cockerel head brass hilt. Overall length 84cm, slightly curved blade 66cm. In its original black leather scabbard with brass mounts. Blade retains much original factory polish, very good condition £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,000
A French Light Cavalry Sabre M.AnXI (1802). A particularly fine example, the 90cm blade retaining almost all original finish, back edge maker marked ‘Mfure Imple du Klingenthal Juin 1813', indicating that it was one of the weapons produced that year by the French to replace the huge number lost in Russia, 1812. Three bar brass hilt, black leather grip with oval brass stud in centre. In its original heavy iron scabbard, with 2 suspension rings, extremely good condition £600-£800
A French Army Gendarme An.IX Pattern Pistol. Of the pattern carried by Army standard bearers and fanion bearers. Overall length 25cm, barrel 13cm, side dated 1811', tang marked 'M. An.9'. Lockplate marked Mauberg. Manuf. Imp.'. Left side of stock very clearly stamped 1811' over 'EF', both in circle. A particularly fine example of the Patter carried in Russia in 1812 and later at Waterloo. Retains much of the original Arsenal finish, very good condition £600-£800
A French Cuirrassier's M.1807 Backplate. Nine brass studs along the bottom edge and six around the neck. There is a musket ball hole on the lower right side. By the size of the hole it would be reasonable to assume that this was caused by a British musket ball. It would have carried with it into the wearer’s body the scraps of steel from the armour, plus material from the liner and his uniform, almost certainly killing him, good condition, apart from the bullet hole £360-£440
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Duke of Wellington Funeral Pass dated 18 November 1852. The Funeral Pass is for the inhabitants of No. 59 Fleet Street. Together with the Authorised Programme describing the order of the procession, the participants, description of the funeral car, flags carried, &c., as well as associated documents. There is also a British Passport Document, dated 28 February, 1876, made out to Mary Emma Jackson Brown, and a watercolour of her and her husband. A hand-written note reads 'This lady in the...
£360–£440
A Georgian Royal Welsh Fusiliers Side Drum c.1810. Wood body, 43cm across by 40cm high, outline of the maker's paper label remaining inside. Painted with the Prince of Wales feathers and 'Ich Dien' motto on front centre. Top left is the Egyptian sphinx, top right the rising sun, bottom left the Red Dragon, and bottom right the White Horse of Hannover. Only small sections of the skins remain, as do the cords. Some wear to the paint. The absence of the ‘Waterloo’ battle honour on the...
Hammer Price: £2,400
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