$475.00
This is a bayonet that was used in China. The scabbard measures 11 3/4″ in length. The bayonet measures 16 1/4″ in length from handle top to blade tip.
The bayonet and scabbard have differing numbers. The bayonet is in very fine condition.
This is a bayonet that was used in China. The scabbard measures 11 3/4″ in length. The bayonet measures 16 1/4″ in length from handle top to blade tip.
The bayonet and scabbard have differing numbers. The bayonet is in very fine condition.
This is a bayonet that was used in China. The scabbard measures 11 3/4″ in length. The bayonet measures 16 1/4″ in length from handle top to blade tip.
The bayonet and scabbard have differing numbers. The bayonet is in very fine condition.
$150.00
This is a lovely miniature sword. It has a basket hilt and a plain blade with a blood fuller down its center. The sword measures 8 ¾” in overall length.
This is a lovely miniature sword. It has a basket hilt and a plain blade with a blood fuller down its center. The sword measures 8 ¾” in overall length.
$1,195.00 $950.00
This is a consignment item. Keeping in mind that men from Küraßier-Regiments were considered heavy cavalry who initially wore Küraße in combat, it is not hard to understand why they would use such a heavy sword. The pallasch is distinguished by its large basket-hilt that afforded greater protection for a man’s hand while engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
It is a massive sword in every respect and very much reminds me (in terms of size) of Otto von Bismarck’s Küraßier sword on display in the eponymous museum dedicated to the Iron Chancellor. [The museum is located on part of the von Bismarck family estate in Aumühle, district of Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, in Hamburg’s outskirts]. The museum display is von Bismarck’s uniform complete with high Küraßier boots, and a monumental sword. I was quite taken by von Bismarck’s size. I stand six feet tall and his sword comes up to my lower chest. After holding and measuring this sword, I think its original owner was of equal size to von Bismarck. After all, the Regiment der Gardes du Corps recruited the most physically imposing specimens that could be found in Prussia. These men who were often 6′ 5″ or taller, and stood nearly seven feet tall when wearing their boots and Hohenzollern Eagle-topped helmets.
When sheathed, this sword measures 46 ¼” from its top to the scabbard’s bottom drag, and when unsheathed, it measures 44 ½” from blade tip to pommel top. Its 39 ½” nickel scabbard displays two rings for attachment to its wearer’s sword belt. Its wooden grip is coated with a hard plasticized covering and triple-brass-wire-wrapped. It sports a high-quality brass basket hilt. A series of hallmarks appears on one portion of the basket hilt’s edge, as well as the number “602.” The sword blade is plain and sports two blood gutters. The blade’s condition and that of the entire sword is quite pleasing.
This is an impressive sword. I seriously doubt you will easily locate one as large.
This is a consignment item. Keeping in mind that men from Küraßier-Regiments were considered heavy cavalry who initially wore Küraße in combat, it is not hard to understand why they would use such a heavy sword. The pallasch is distinguished by its large basket-hilt that afforded greater protection for a man’s hand while engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
It is a massive sword in every respect and very much reminds me (in terms of size) of Otto von Bismarck’s Küraßier sword on display in the eponymous museum dedicated to the Iron Chancellor. [The museum is located on part of the von Bismarck family estate in Aumühle, district of Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, in Hamburg’s outskirts]. The museum display is von Bismarck’s uniform complete with high Küraßier boots, and a monumental sword. I was quite taken by von Bismarck’s size. I stand six feet tall and his sword comes up to my lower chest. After holding and measuring this sword, I think its original owner was of equal size to von Bismarck. After all, the Regiment der Gardes du Corps recruited the most physically imposing specimens that could be found in Prussia. These men who were often 6′ 5″ or taller, and stood nearly seven feet tall when wearing their boots and Hohenzollern Eagle-topped helmets.
When sheathed, this sword measures 46 ¼” from its top to the scabbard’s bottom drag, and when unsheathed, it measures 44 ½” from blade tip to pommel top. Its 39 ½” nickel scabbard displays two rings for attachment to its wearer’s sword belt. Its wooden grip is coated with a hard plasticized covering and triple-brass-wire-wrapped. It sports a high-quality brass basket hilt. A series of hallmarks appears on one portion of the basket hilt’s edge, as well as the number “602.” The sword blade is plain and sports two blood gutters. The blade’s condition and that of the entire sword is quite pleasing.
This is an impressive sword. I seriously doubt you will easily locate one as large.
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$2,595.00
This is a very high quality presentation sword. It was a gift from one officer who served in 1. Posensches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr 20 to another. {This was a Prussian regiment that was raised in 1872 right after the end of the 1870/1871 Franco-Prussian War. The regiment was established at a time when the German Army was building up. Approximately twelve artillery regiments were formed in 1872}…..
PRUSSIA – SWORD – PRESENTATION – ARTILLERY – LIONSHEAD
This is a very high quality presentation sword. It was a gift from one officer who served in 1. Posensches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr 20 to another. {This was a Prussian regiment that was raised in 1872 right after the end of the 1870/1871 Franco-Prussian War. The regiment was established at a time when the German Army was building up. Approximately twelve artillery regiments were formed in 1872}. This is a beautiful lionshead sword that has excellent gilding on the pommel and the lionshead. The sword has a superbly conditioned grip covered in sharkskin and is triple wire-wrapped. I’ll return to the lionshead at the end of the description, as it has an interesting feature I would like to share with you. As we pull the blade from the scabbard we can see it is slightly curved. The overall length of the sword is 40.” The length of the blade is 34.”.
The blade is beautifully engraved. It has a black paneled design with gilt trim. The one side shows the presentation of the sword to a “Günther,” who served in this regiment during the late 19th Century. He returned to service in the same regiment then served until the end of the war. The other side of the blade carries forward the same black/blue design in a military and floral manner. The scabbard is a black design with two rings. The scabbard’s ring area is decorative and gilt-colored for contrast. The final detail (and what I find most striking) is that the lion’s eyes are blue! Of course, red and green eyes are commonly seen. I have even been told of some white and yellow examples, but this is the first time that I have seen blue.
This is a very striking sword and quite attractive. The blade of the sword has been uncleaned for decades. While I am not overly keen on cleaning swords, they are, in my opinion, one of the few items that could be cleaned with an excellent product called Simichrome©. It is a polish that first came to my attention in the 1960’s for polishing expensive automobile wheels without scratching them. This is, of course, VERY important if cleaning is to be done.
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