This early 19th century French military musician's sword has survived in nice condition. The French musician's sword was an influence for the American Civil War models carried by bandsmen as regulation from the 1840s to the 1890s. This one has survived in nice condition with only a little staining on the 29-1/2 inch blade. Mounted with a brass hilt and guard, which is adorned with the musician's emblem, the sword has a brass fitted leather scabbard which remains intact. The brass hil ...click for details
This wonderful London Bobby's sword harkens back to Victorian England where the British Victorian Policeman (nicknamed “Bobby” after the founder of the British Police Force, Sir Robert Peel) is nowadays synonymous with the stories of Sherlock Holmes or Jack the Ripper. This 19th-century police related antique sword which comes from the times when the Bobby on the beat strode fog shrouded cobbled streets and defended law and order in Victorian England. The hilt is 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches, the bl ...click for details