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British Army Lances
Supplied by Hobsons. No Pennants. One with "gold" coloured fittings.
£150 each (7 available)
£200 for the "gold" lance (1 available)
Lances are for collection from the store only and cannot be delivered
Practice Lances £120 each pair
Bamboo lances with red and white penants. Ideal for re-enactment or wall mounting. Discount on quantity.
3 pairs available
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SWORDS AND SIDE-ARMS
1897 pattern Warrant Officer's Sword - King Edward VIII with leather scabbard and frog £595 (JG)
Plain blade, no markings. Edward was King for only 325 days and swords with his cypher are not common.
1897 pattern Infantry Officers Sword with leather scabbard £275
Sword retailed by "Fenton Brothers Ltd, Sheffield, Sword Cutlers to the War Office." The Company was established in 1850 and closed in 1938. GV cyphers on hilt and blade.
1821 pattern Royal Artillery officers Sword with leather scabbard £250 (JG)
Sword by Henry Wilkinson, numbered 31722. Blade has a crest and entwined initials PP DE B. The only match would be Philip Patrick Evelyn de Berry (the extra E not included, probably as it would look too complicated). He was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery in July 1892. Went to France 27 September 1914 and ended the war as a Brigadier-General. Awarded the C.M.G. 14 January 1916; Awarded the Greek Order of the Redeemer 3rd class 9 November 1918. He killed himself with his revolver in his bed at home in Hythe, Kent in 7th August 1938. The Coronor reported "It is sad to think this is the end of a brilliant career spent in the service of his country." He recorded a verdict of suicide while the balance of his mind was disturbed. "It was stated that General De Berry, who was 66, had suffered from insomnia since the end of the war and as a result his nerves were in a bad state." Scabbard in poor condition.
1821 pattern Royal Artillery officers Sword (1sr Aberdeenshire Volunteer Artillery ) with leather scabbard £325 (JG)
Sword by Hobson & Sons, London. Blade has AHW initials entwined and 1st ABERDEEN VOL ARTY. Alexander Hall Wilson was a shipbuilder in Aberdeen and was commissioned in the 1st Aberdeenshire Volunteer Artillery 18 October 1897. Educated at Aberdeen University, his family owned a shipbuilding company. During the Great War he was District Superintendent for the Director of Ship Repairs, under the Admiralty.
1897 pattern, named GV Royal Engineers Sword with leather scabbard and frog £200 (JG)
Sword retailed by BATSON, LONDON. Along flat edge of blade is: G.H. BICKEL R.E. (not easy to photograph but clear on blade). Scabbard in poor condition.
George Henry Bickel was born in 1887 and in 1911 was living in Cardiff. Enlisted in the Glamorgan Yeomanry, he was commissioned in the Royal Engineers 23 March 1915 and posted to 151st Field Company in Abergavenny. In London Gazette 27 March 1917: Corps of Royal Engineers: Temp. 2nd Lt. G.H. Bickel is dismissed the service by sentence of a General Court Martial, 6th May 1917. The Court martial Register states: "2nd Lieut. G.H. Bickel, R.E. Kinmel Park. 16 Feby 1917. Scandalous conduct (2) Section 40 (Disc cheque). Dismissal." To be dismissed during a war is quite an achievement!
Wilkinson Army Officer's Sword for the Royal Egyptian Army £400
Royal Artillery Officer's Sword GVI cypher £300
United States Navy Sword that belonged to a Pilot SOLD
USN sword by Fred Fisch. Very nice condition sword that belonged to Frank E Gambert, commissioned in 1943 and a pilot. He served into the early 1960s and then became an airline pilot. He married an English woman in America and on retirement they moved back to her home in Cheltenham. The sword was purchased along with some of his uniform, documents, insignia and medals, which will also be sold seperately.
King Edward VII Infantry Officers Sword by Wilkinson £380
1897 pattern sword by WILKINSON SWORD COY. LIMTD LONDON. Bkade not numbered but it is stamped ISD 09 - Indian Stores Department 1909.
The blade has been engraved: J.R. RAYNEAU 69TH PUNJABIS.
Jules Robert Rayneau was born in India in March 1885 and was a merchant by trade. He married in Calcutta in May 1909. He was commissioned 8 January 1915 and served with the 69th Punjabis in France from September 1915. He went to Egypt in January 1916 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Served in Aden February 1916 and Mesoptamia from August 1916 before returning to France. Served with 78 squadron and 152 squadron. Qualifications given as "Signalling, Stores, French, Arabic, Transport. Knowledge of equipment as for R.F.C." He was medically discharged. He died in Calcutta 18 November 1930.
Morrocan style Sword £100
Blade appears to be an older one that has been re-used. With leather scabbard. Short bone handle, blade has some decoration and is 29 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide at top. Scabbard has some loose leather edging.
Coldstream Guards Master Tailor Presentation Sword £600
A sword presented to the Master Tailors of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards. Their names are on the blade. WO2 Master Tailor S.P. Richards and WO2 Master Tailor L.J. Cooke. Blade is dated 1984.The 2nd Battalion was put into "suspended animation" in 1993. Sword in very good condition.
Wilkinson Sword - King George VI Court Sword with leather scabbard and knot. £200
In very nice condition. GVI cyphers on blade.
Court Sword with leather scabbard and knot. £150
Blade has been cleaned, removing oiriginal decoration.
1897-pattern Indian Army Officer's Sword with leather scabbard and knot. £300
GRI cypher - Indian Army. Initials on blade - C.L.V.N. - Further research could identify an Indian Army officer with these initials.
1897-pattern Royal Engineer Officer's Sword with leather scabbard and knot. £275
GV cypher. Blade has some staining but details are clear. Sword belonged to Colonel A. Robertson, Royal Engineers. He served in WW1, being awarded a Croix de Guerre, and was commissioned, serving in Dunkirk in 1940 and becoming CO of Royal Engineers in Glasgow. Sword purchased from owner of his medals.
