Antique swords for sale
Good example of an antique Nepalese kukri and scabbard. With hardwood grip and plain, well tempered blade. Complete with scabbard. Blade length is 10.5 inches (15 inches overall).
PRICE: £95.00
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FULL COLOUR SWORD BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS
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Good example of a 19th Century British 1887 Pattern Martini-Henry MKI Sword Bayonet. With chequered leather grips and steel hilt mounts – numerous markings to the blade fortes. Complete with correct leather and steel-mounted scabbard. Blade length is 18 inches (24 inches overall).
PRICE: £225.00
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FULL COLOUR SWORD BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS
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by
Harvey J S Withers
This extensive work contains over 900 full colour photographs and illustrations of the types of swords (both English and Continental) carried within Britain during the 17th Century.
Includes:
INFANTRY SWORDS
CAVALRY SWORDS
RAPIERS AND SMALLSWORDS
HUNTING SWORDS
NAVAL SWORDS
Sample Pages
Please see the sample pages below. Book length is 183 pages and it is bound with a quality, laminated, softback cover.
Author Signed Copies
I would be delighted to personally sign and dedicate copies of the book – please let me know if you want me to do this.
Number of Pages – 183
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From Classic Arms & Militaria – August/September 2012
“…is very useful for newcomers to the subject…informative historical background…”
“…veritable cornucopia of swords…”
“…I am unable to think of any other book which presents such a broad spread of swords…”
“…first-rate study will find a ready place on the bookshelves of collectors, re-enactors, dealers…”
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 300 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Book length is 64 pages
Number 6 in a new series on British military swords
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
Examples of the Pattern
Sword Makers
Maker Marks
Collecting the Pattern
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
Bibliography
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 300 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Book length is 64 pages
PRICE: £17.95
Number 5 in a new series on British military swords
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
Examples of British Napoleonic Infantry Swords
Sword Makers
Maker Marks
Collecting British Napoleonic Swords
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
Bibliography
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SPECIAL DEAL HERE
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 300 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Book length is 64 pages
PRICE: £17.95
Number 7 in a new series on British military swords
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
Examples of British Napoleonic Naval Officers’ Swords
Sword Makers
Maker Marks
Collecting Napoleonic Swords
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
Bibliography
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 900 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Current Market Values in £Sterling, US$Dollars and EUROS
Book length is 112 pages
PRICE: £24.95
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
The Current Antique Sword Market
Market Value for Each Individual Sword
Collecting Antique Swords
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
Bibliography
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 300 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Book length is 96 pages
PRICE: £23.95
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
Examples of the Scottish Basket-hilted Sword
Sword Makers & Maker Marks
Collecting Scottish Basket-hilted Swords
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
Bibliography
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 1200 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy Softback
Book length is 251 pages
PRICE: £39.95
BOOK INCLUDES:
Two-handed Swords
Jacobite Basket Hilts
English Basket Hilts
Regulation Basket Hilts
Non-Regulation Basket Hilts
Sword Makers and Retailers
Bibliography
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by
Harvey J S Withers
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With over 1500 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback book
Book length is 88 pages
PRICE: £29.95
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If you collect British military swords you will definitely want this book as it contains over 1500 unpublished full colour photographs and illustrations with highly detailed photographs of all the British regulation sword patterns from 1786 – 1912. All the known British regulation sword patterns are covered, including concise histories of each pattern – at the end of the book you can also find out what their current value is in the sword collecting market.
This lavishly illustrated book includes:
Fully Updated Price Guide
Infantry Swords
Cavalry Swords
Scottish Swords
General Officers’ Swords
Naval Swords
Departmental Swords
British Sword Maker/Retailer Index
Close-up shots of Blade & Hilt
Sword Markings
Wilkinson Sword Serial Number Index
Sword Knots
Short history of the Wilkinson Sword Company
How a Wilkinson sword is Made
Wilkinson Sword serial number date index
The Wilkinson Sword serial number date index from 1854 has also been reproduced to enable collectors to accurately date their Wilkinson swords.
In addition, there are illustrated excerpts from the 1796 Sword Exercise for Cavalry by Napoleonic British cavalry officer, Gaspard Le Marchant, as well as comprehensive sections on collecting antique swords today, the care and preservation of antique swords and a comprehensive bibliography.
Fully Updated Price Guide
The prices in the book have been fully updated – here you can find the market value for your British military sword – essential for insurance, valuation and collecting purposes.
Book length is 176 pages
The Foreword is written by the renowned edged weapons author, Frederick Wilkinson.
Here are some sample pages from the book:
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