c1896 Mountain Artillery Sword by 'Mole'. The mountain artillery sabre was issued to the Indian Army in 1850 when the Hazara Mountain Train was formed, by 1889 there were eight battalions. With its guns and ancillary equipment carried by mules a mountain battery could move at the same pace or faster than light infantry and a battery could be unload...

Two French swords just in... Always new items coming in at our antique shop in Tavistock, Devon. We travel nation-wide to find new items for our clients and abroad!  A warm welcome awaits you here at our antique shop in delightful Devon! 

A Rare Boer War Period (1899-1902) Dated 1900) Regimentally Marked 'Mole Etched' Victorian Sergeants 1889 Pattern Sword. This rarely encountered 1889 pattern infantry sergeant's sword - ethched pattern by 'Mole'.The 830mm, straight, single-edged blade has a wide three-quarter length fuller on each side below a thick, flat spine and terminates in a ...

A superb early example in very fine condition. These early Prussian swords are superb quality and beautifully balanced in the hand. This example is service sharpened, which is rare too. In very fine condition.

A very rare example in lovely condition complete with regimental markings (see pictures). A very scarce example.  

It's summer holiday time and our Antique Shop will be closed on the following dates:  CLOSED - Thursday 6th July to 30th July 2023 inclusive. OPEN - Our Antique Shop will re-open on Tuesday 1st August 2023 Please note, we will not be able to process any orders or payments until our return/ we re-open on 1st August 2023...

A very nice original untouched 1895 pattern infantry officer's sword with George V (GRV) cypher. This one is a superb example, the hilt is nickel-plated sheet steel, half-basket style, with a ray skin grip wrapped with twisted silver wire; The blade is deeply etched with the royal crown, cypher and coat of arms. The etching is lovely without&n...

1897 pattern Royal Marine Officer's sword by 'Wilkinson'. Numbered to the spine as well as complete with Sam Brown accessories and named to belt. Royal Marines etch to blade with motto, etc. A rare Royal Marine officer pattern sword, named to the officer - a nice complete set. 

Just in - a nice selection of Royal Navy items as well as Boer War, Victorian, WW1 and WW2 items. We have new items arriving daily in our antique shop in delightful Devon!

Including, WW1 and WW2 bayonets, shells, water bottles, stamps, bayonet frogs and knots (german) and other militaria. New items always arriving at our antique shop!  

Lots of new items have arrived!  Antique Guns, Swords, Bayonets, Cap Badges, Medals and Ceramics. Not all will be placed on the website so pay a visit to our antique shop in delightful Devon! See you soon...

Please note that we are closed on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th May - we will re-open as usual from Thursday (usual business hours). In addition, we will be opening late on Saturday 20th as we are seeing clients first thing. We should be open by 1100 hrs!  See you then :)

New items include: - A superb Victorian Royal Naval officers sword  - A load of French Chassepot Bayonets - A few French Gras Bayonets

New items of stock arriving with us on a daily basis. Including antique arms, armour, medals and militaria. Many items are not listed on our website as there are simply too many to list and are only available in our antique shop. See you soon in delightful Devon. 

We will be away from Tuesday 2nd May through to Tuesday 9th May inclusive. We will be re-open on Wednesday 10th May and look forward to seeing you then.  We can still be contacted by email in order for you to reserve items...we can process payments on our return. 

Our Antique shop will be closed on Wednesday 26th April 2023 for the day. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. We are re-open on Thursday, as usual!

A very nice Victorian example here to a section of The Rifle Volunteers you rarely see. The blade is in excellent condition as is the entire sword and would make a nice addition to any antique sword collection.  Full details and photographs to follow this week. 

A really nice small grouping of a WW1/ WW2 German fighting knife, 1942 leather Jerkin and SA wallet.  Lots of provenance from these brought back items. 

A large variety of items just in and will be listed over the next few days. Our stock is always changing and we have a great variety of original items always available.  See you soon at our antique shop in delightful Devon.  

WW1 GRV Royal Artillery Officer's Sword. Personalised and named to officer on the blade: 'Lieut. L. Wright. R.F.A. Sword retailed by 'HAWKSWORTH, SHEFFIELD'. Very nice blade, with the name: Lieut. L. Wright R.F.A. on the blade. The outer part of the hilt appears to have split and been repaired. Leonard Wright was commissioned in the 3rd Northu...