Hi again,

Hi,

I'm pretty new at all this so please forgive me if I use the wrong terms or anything.

I've inherited about forty swords and Gurkha knives and I'd love to learn more about them but I'm not sure what they all are. Any help at all would be very much appreciated!

The first one is really puzzling me, it looks like it's got a second hilt at the end of the blade with a red leather pouch to cover it. It's got Boleolo etched into the just below the proper hilt (covered in the red material) and I can't find any reference to this on the 'net. Is this a maker? Or an old owner? Or just graffiti?!

The next has got a slightly curved end on the blade with the hilt below:

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Ooops, the pictures came out the wrong way round above...

The next one is a fencing sword I think? It's got a really slim blade anyway...

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The next is a short sword - 28 inches end to end with a bone or ivory or horn? handle. It's got 1930 etched just below the hilt and some engraving on the blade:

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This one is 22 inches end to end with some really nice gold pattern on the blade and scabbard. I don't know if it's the original handle though

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The first one looks to me to be an Indian Tulwar. The job with the red wrapping seems to be one of those blades used in bull fighting. I'm sure one of our spanish friends can give more information on this . You have a fencing foil, and the wide bladed implement might be trench related, or more generally some form of work where both digging and cutting are involved.
You mentionned gurkhas. Did the person you received these from serve in India ?

I did manage to find out some info on this one, I've been told it's a British Light Infantry sword from 1895 and that the WD stands for war department?

My neighbour has offered me £80 for it - would that be a fair price? I really have no idea. I had a quick look online and can only find officer's swords with fancy hand guards - this one is a solid silver coloured metal.

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Apologies for the full ashtray in the previous pics, I didn't realise it was in the photo :blush:

This next one has the same red binding around the handle as the Boleolo one but is stuck in the scabbard so I can't see if there's any etching. Can anyone advise me what to use to ease it out? Don't want to try WD40 in case it ruins it...

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The next sword I think is another fencing sword? It has 'SO Paris' just under the hilt and black leather binding around the handle

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This one is a pretty heavy sword. I was thinking maybe it's Arabian?

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This sword is quite light but is 36 1/2 inches end to end. It has [R Sexton & Son] [... St] [Dublin] (the street name is illegible) just under the hilt. I've Googled R Sexton but nothing is coming up?

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I believe this one is a ceremonial sword but not 100%

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My Dad thinks these two are presentation swords. They're both made by Wilkinson Sword so that seems a wee bit over the top to me! Maybe I'm wrong though? One says Coventry and the other is Plymouth

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I think this knife is Arabian or somewhere over that way. It doesn't look much like the Gurkha knives

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