Catalogue
Australia, WWII, Bolo style machete stamped on the front of the blade, 'D (broad arrow) D/M over P/-44' (MP is maker, Marsden Products Pty Ltd of Sydney), with chequered bakelite grips on handle, at the pommel is a hole with carry cord attached, no scabbard. The blade blackened and with some surface marks from use and the grip with some surface loss, otherwise very good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Australia, WWII, Bolo style machete, no maker's marks, with wooden handle with hole at end for attaching cord, no scabbard. With some cuts on handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Australia, trench art bread knife with stainless steel saw edged blade by Geo. Wostenholm & Son, Sheffield, England, with silver plated .50 calibre shell casing for a handle and this marked on the end, 'R A 42' (Remington Arms 1942), affixed at the side is a silver plated RAAF badge (KC), the blade is soldered to the handle by a bullet-like section; also another stainless steel bread knife by the same maker with the same markings, also with a plated shell casing handle with a bronze button at the end for Australian Military Forces (KC), the blade soldered to the handle by a bullet. The second knife with most of the saw edge worn down and with much plating missing from the handle and fitting, otherwise the first very fine and the second very good. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Belgium, SAFN M1949 steel bayonet, with wood and steel grip, one side of the pommel is stamped, 'S.A. 30' with a faint crown above and the opposite side is stamped, 'AL03888', with steel scabbard and this marked at the top, '01914'. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
China, People's Republic, SKS type 56 spike bayonet, with sliding mechanism for fitting to rifle and end bracket that allows it to fold in a cut-out in the rifle's forestock. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
China, 79/85 Dragunov SVD sniper rifle bayonet, (1958-1963), sawback blade, heavy plastic scabbard, handle and scabbard privately etched 5130, (33cm long). Very fine and rare as a sawback style.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Czechoslovakia, M1923 Mauser steel bayonet with wood and steel handle, steel scabbard and this marked 'E95 (crossed swords) 50 tgf'. Some minor loss of wood on the handle and a few light oxidation spots on the blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Czechoslovakia, VZ-24 steel bayonet with wood and steel handle and steel scabbard, the ricasso of bayonet marked 273 and the frog stud on the scabbard marked, 'E3 (rampant lion) 46'. The blade with stain marks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Finland, M27 steel bayonet, the blade marked in the ricasso by maker, 'Hackman & Co', with wood and steel handle, the top of the pommel marked, '78', with steel scabbard. With oxidation on scabbard and handle area and some stain marks on blade, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
France, Infantry short sword, a Gladius model 1831, with ribbed brass handle and guard, the guard marked, 'S.H./IX.A38.' on one side and on the opposite side, 'S', no scabbard. The blade heavily pitted, the handle and guard good fine, overall good.
Estimate $60
SOLD $170
France, Model 1874 Gras sword bayonet, the spine of the blade inscribed, 'Mre d'Armes de St Etienne Mars 1880' (The Manufacture of Weapons of Saint Etienne March 1880), serial number on guard 17516, the same number also on scabbard. Some bumps to handle and pitting to guard and the front of the blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
France, Model 1892 steel bayonet for Berthier carbine, hooked quillon, this marked on one side, 'BC94047', with wood and steel handle, metal plug on top of pommel missing, with steel scabbard in a leather holder with belt loop. The blade with black spotty toning and other metal with oxidation and the leather holder aged, otherwise very good.
Estimate $70
SOLD $150
France, c1915, Lebel spike bayonet Model 86/93/16, with brass handle and steel scabbard, the guard stamped 37338 and the scabbard stamped with what appears to be 9348. Oxidation on scabbard and pitting to the handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
France, WWII period, spike bayonet in steel for MAS36 rifle, four grooves in blade with housing release catch. Bend in spike towards the tip, otherwise toned fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Germany, Imperial German Naval Cadet Model 1872 dagger, the blade elaborately etched but most of this is worn away, the ricasso with maker's mark of two back-to-back squirrels over C.E (Carl Eickhorn), brass guard with Imperial crown and below this is a swivel bracket with fouled anchor, with brass handle but the round top piece on the pommel is missing, with leather and brass scabbard. The handle is a bit loose and there are some cuts on the front edge, the blade with some pitting and dark spotting areas, otherwise good and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Germany, WWI Mauser steel bayonet, the ricasso is stamped, 'Simson & Co/Suhl' and on the spine are the letters RB in a circle, the guard is numbered 641, with wood and steel handle, the scabbard is leather and brass fitted in a leather belt fitting, the securing fitting on the guard is stamped, 'd 8958'. With dark toning on all metal and a few small wood chips on handle, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Germany, steel knife bayonet M84/98 2nd Pattern for Mauser rifle, with wood and steel handle, the butt marked on one side, EX408, with steel scabbard. The scabbard with a few small bumps, otherwise toned good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Germany, 98/05 Mauser butcher bayonet, ricasso with maker's name, Ferd. Esse Elberfeld, spine stamped, '(crown)/W/16/(crowned B)', with metal guard and wood and metal handle, the pommel missing release button and also stamped with crowned B, with metal scabbard. The scabbard and handle metal dark toned and some oxidation and the blade with some stain marks, otherwise very good.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Germany, WWI machine gunner's bayonet, the ricasso stamped with maker's mark on one side and DS on the opposite side, with crowned W inspection mark on the spine, with wood and steel handle, with metal scabbard. The scabbard with some bumps, the blade with some dark marks and spotting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Germany, WWII, Kriegsmarine dagger with double edged steel blade with etched pattern on both sides and with mark of Eickhorn, Solingen on the ricasso, with wire wrapped bone handle and guard with naval symbol on both sides, the pommel features an eagle with Third Reich symbol, with a brass patterned scabbard with two suspension rings, the handle wrapped with a silvered lanyard. Some wear and a few bumps on the scabbard, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $950
Germany, WWII, Kriegsmarine dagger with double edged steel blade with etched pattern on both sides and with mark of Eickhorn, Solingen on the ricasso, with bone handle and guard with naval symbol on both sides, the pommel features an eagle with Third Reich symbol, with a brass patterned scabbard with two suspension rings. Small crack at top of bone handle and missing wire wrapping, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $650
Germany, small Kriegsmarine letter opener with denazified eagle pommel, cast in silvered steel with Kriegsmarine symbol on both sides of guard, with silvered steel wire wrapped handle. With loss of silvering around ricasso area, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Germany, WWII, Luftwaffe officer's silvered double edged steel dagger, with maker's mark of Alcoso, Solingen on the ricasso under the guard, the metal guard has the Luftwaffe eagle on one side and on the other side is inscribed, 'H.H.', with a wire wrapped celluloid handle and a metal pommel featuring the Third Reich symbol with leaves around, the metal scabbard has a textured finish with two suspension rings and fitted to these are two buckled straps connected to a metal bracket for fitting to a belt, wrapped on the handle is a silver lanyard. Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
Germany, WWII, K98 bayonet, stamped on one side of ricasso by maker, '41asw' (1941 E. & F. Horster), and on the opposite side, '931/s', with bakelite and steel handle, the pommel marked, 'A883/A883', with metal scabbard marked at the top, '4140', in a leather holster with belt loop, the holster marked on the back but the details indecipherable. Some loss of paint on the scabbard and a few oxidation marks on spine of handle, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Great Britain, c1816-30, Pioneer or Baker Rifleman's steel short sword with saw back, spine at ricasso stamped by maker's, 'Osborn/& Gunby', with brass guard and brass handle with a beak-nose lion head pommel, variety without front hand guard, no scabbard. Blade with pitting and edge nicks as well as dark toning, otherwise very good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Great Britain, 1853 72 socket bayonet for Martini Henry rifle, steel blade marked with WD and broad arrow in ricasso as well as 4117, with suede leather and brass scabbard, at the top section of the brass is also stamped with WD and broad arrow and the frog stud is stamped 1514. With some pitting to metal and the blade with dark spotting and toning, otherwise very good.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Great Britain, 1855 Lancaster Sappers and Miners sword bayonet, with pipeback blade stamped on ricasso with crown over L, with brass guard and brass and chequered timber handle with spring at one side, the guard has number 653 on one side, no scabbard. Pitting to blade and some edge nicks as well as dark toning, the handle aged and with an edge chip, otherwise good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Great Britain, Martini Henry Pattern 1876 socket bayonet, the ricasso marked, '(upright arrow)/WD (War Department)/(crown)/E (Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield)/35', socket numbered 2237, with leather and brass scabbard, this numbered 2237 on the frog stud. The leather in the scabbard cracked with age and the bayonet with black spotting on the blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Great Britain, Martini Henry Pattern 1876 socket bayonet, the ricasso marked, '(upright arrow)/(crown)/45/E (Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield)/97', also other markings including asterisk and number 2, with leather and brass scabbard, this marked '(broad arrow/WD/(crown)/E/7' above the frog stud and an upright and down pointing broad arrows on the leather, also '(broad arrow)/WD' on the chape. The leather in the scabbard aged and the brass fittings in need of a clean and with a few nicks, the bayonet with black spotting on the blade and stain marks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Great Britain, 1888 Mk2 Lee-Metford rifle bayonet, the ricasso stamped with crown over E.R and 1903 and 7 '03 on one side and arrow over EFD over crowned 35 over E and an X on the opposite side, with a crown over 88 over E inspection mark on spine and on the opposite side the number 1, with a wood and steel handle, the pommel stamped 145 over 114 on one side, with a metal and leather scabbard this stamped with an upright arrow on the back. Some dark tone marks, the leather in the scabbard aged and the metal dark toned, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150