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Post by vmathes on Jan 14, 2024 4:09:06 GMT
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Post by eastman on Jan 14, 2024 16:30:27 GMT
I don't know when chrome plating became common, but nickel plating was all the rage in the late 19th century.
I have bought from Stewart's before (4 or 5 items). There were recommendations for them in this sub-forum.
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Post by madirish on Jan 14, 2024 17:15:58 GMT
They're legit. Prices are usually a bit high, Just bear in mind this is a quite modern sword. Price might a bit high compared to what you might do at auction (saw one from a year ago that went for about $300). If you are interested in military antiques, there are a good group of people on Facebook at Military Swords for Sale and International Antique Sword collectors. There is a guy named Paul Wilcocks, in the UK, active on those groups (and at brigadiergeneral.co.uk) who has a vast stock of UK military swords for sale, as well. His prices are ok if you are in the UK, but exchange rate makes it a bit pricey for we in the US.
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Post by pellius on Jan 14, 2024 18:10:37 GMT
Stewart’s is ok to deal with. Prices and selection maybe not great, but their online stock is close to real time, and they ship fast. Paul Wilcocks is pretty good, too. The time zone difference makes for a lag in comms, but he has always responded in a day or so. Mr Wilcocks has quite a selection, with good prices. He has always been forthcoming with any issues with his items. Still probably a good idea to request photos before buying. I had no troubles with international shipping or customs, but the cost of shipping seems to have about doubled since I last bought from the UK. The £ is up vs the $ now, too.
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Post by madirish on Jan 14, 2024 18:21:24 GMT
The exchange rate when dealing with Paul is a killer...have looked at a few things I would have bought from him, but the exchange rate is a 28% adder!
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Post by vmathes on Jan 14, 2024 19:13:26 GMT
They're legit. Prices are usually a bit high, Just bear in mind this is a quite modern sword. Price might a bit high compared to what you might do at auction (saw one from a year ago that went for about $300). If you are interested in military antiques, there are a good group of people on Facebook at Military Swords for Sale and International Antique Sword collectors. There is a guy named Paul Wilcocks, in the UK, active on those groups (and at brigadiergeneral.co.uk) who has a vast stock of UK military swords for sale, as well. His prices are ok if you are in the UK, but exchange rate makes it a bit pricey for we in the US. “Quite modern” how? As in manufactured for parade use post WW2? Perhaps that’s why it’s all chromed? That would make sense, huh? I took the phrase “original era of manufacture” to mean earlier. What I’m looking for is a real period fighting sword that I can use for training and occasional cutting. My concern with the chrome primarily was that it would interfere or prevent such use, but if this is a parade sword, then I’ll look elsewhere.
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Post by vmathes on Jan 14, 2024 19:15:00 GMT
The exchange rate when dealing with Paul is a killer...have looked at a few things I would have bought from him, but the exchange rate is a 28% adder! I noticed that quickly when looking at British sellers; what looked like a feasible price in pounds quickly changed with the exchange rate! :-o
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Post by vmathes on Jan 14, 2024 19:16:40 GMT
Stewart’s is ok to deal with. Prices and selection maybe not great, but their online stock is close to real time, and they ship fast. Paul Wilcocks is pretty good, too. The time zone difference makes for a lag in comms, but he has always responded in a day or so. Mr Wilcocks has quite a selection, with good prices. He has always been forthcoming with any issues with his items. Still probably a good idea to request photos before buying. I had no troubles with international shipping or customs, but the cost of shipping seems to have about doubled since I last bought from the UK. The £ is up vs the $ now, too. Part of the appeal with Stewart’s is that they were dealing in US dollars, AND they’re in AZ, where I live, which is not a real reason to buy from there, really, but I thought it would make for quick shipping!
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Post by madirish on Jan 14, 2024 21:37:46 GMT
They're legit. Prices are usually a bit high, Just bear in mind this is a quite modern sword. Price might a bit high compared to what you might do at auction (saw one from a year ago that went for about $300). If you are interested in military antiques, there are a good group of people on Facebook at Military Swords for Sale and International Antique Sword collectors. There is a guy named Paul Wilcocks, in the UK, active on those groups (and at brigadiergeneral.co.uk) who has a vast stock of UK military swords for sale, as well. His prices are ok if you are in the UK, but exchange rate makes it a bit pricey for we in the US. “Quite modern” how? As in manufactured for parade use post WW2? Perhaps that’s why it’s all chromed? That would make sense, huh? I took the phrase “original era of manufacture” to mean earlier. What I’m looking for is a real period fighting sword that I can use for training and occasional cutting. My concern with the chrome primarily was that it would interfere or prevent such use, but if this is a parade sword, then I’ll look elsewhere. I had gotten a little turned around...thought it was an Elizabeth Regina marking, but it appears to be an Edward Rex marking as Emperor of India (Edward VIII) based on the font and the crown design...so a little older than I thought, but still "modern", from a time when swords had been relegated to ceremonial/dress use. Edward was King in 1936 for 11 months. Maybe someone else can answer for sure, but I believe that Wilkinson continued to make their swords as fully heat treated steel swords and did their bend testing in that time frame....and yours is marked with a W in a double triangle, which indicates one of their higher quality swords as I understand it.
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Post by vmathes on Jan 14, 2024 23:28:24 GMT
Thanks for the insight, Madirish, I’m new to this & have much to learn about the order of monarchs and such. Since it was for Indian Artillery, I assumed that it would be late 19th/early 20th C, not realizing that Britain was in India until when, 1948? IF Wilkinson was still making “real” swords in this time period I might still be interested in it, though it might be a better plan to wait and see what else comes my way. Would the chrome plating interfere with its utility in terms of being sharpened (obviously sharpening would remove the chrome from the edge) or its flexibility for cutting? Would sharpening a “modern” saber be a bad plan in terms of treating an antique?
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