Firearms and Edged Weapons

A small collection of Japanese sword scabbards, together with a Second World War period Japanese police sword blade, length 87.5cm, a group of 20th century sword fittings, a textile sword bag and a Japanese wooden training blade.

A scarce 1873 pattern U.S. trowel socket bayonet with broad double edged blade, length 25.5cm, with central spine and blued socket, struck 'PAT. APR. 16472', in its brass mounted black leather sheath with integral frog with brass U.S. stud.

A Martini Henry socket bayonet with triangular section blade, length 55cm, dated '89', together with two further Martini Henry socket bayonets, the sockets modified to suit Martini Enfield (bushed and cut), with Indian markings, in their brass mounted leather sheaths.

A Brown Bess type socket bayonet by S. Hill with triangular section blade, length 39cm, together with a No.4 Mk.II* bayonet, a No.9 socket bayonet, two Continental socket bayonets, three Russian socket bayonets with cruciform section blades, and a triangular bayonet blade with screwdriver tip (all lacking sheaths).