Help selling my dad's collection

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Varga Knives

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Hello all,

My dad said he needs the funds and wants to sell his sword collection. I am a knife guy and have little idea as to any value or where to start. He is really interested in selling the whole thing in one shot but there is a lot of junk in the mix. I took some pics of the ones which may have some value and I'd be more than happy to take more detailed pics if anyone asks. I guess my goal is to see if anything is worth getting appraised.

Thanks!!








I think I took the last two pictures upside down and believe it says VIVE LE ROY (long live the King).

ETA: I also know the second sword from the top is a 1906 U.S. Calvary Trooper sword.
 
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The truly old sword, the schiavona, would have much more value individually. While some might be willing to buy the whole lot for the one item, there are other items there that would suffer from lumping them into a lot.

http://myarmoury.com/feature_spot_schia.html

The other saber appears to be a WWI or earlier artillery/train/police type. The letters and numbers on the gaurd will id the unit.

I see an Argentine 1909 artillery bolo, complete with scabbard and frog. A Nazi dagger which may or may not be worth a lot of money. A 19th century fascinemesser. Many I don't have a clue of but the sciavona might fetch thousands.

Cheers

GC
 
Thanks GC, very interesting. I'm learning a bit and having some fun trying to figure out their origins. The second one down appears to be a 1906 U.S. calvary saber and the large one below it looks like an 1811 Prussian saber (feels good in the hand). I'll definitely have to do some more research on the Schiavona and the Nazi dagger. You gave me a lot of info to pick through. Can't wait to find out what the "frog" refers to.
 
The brass handled yataghan bayonet could be 1 of several. Pics of any stamps or marks would be needed to ID which one.


The "frog" is the leather "scabbard holder". The frog holds the scabbard and a belt passes through the loop on the frog.
 
A frog is the belt attachment that carries the scabbard, with a stud or button that keeps the scabbard from slipping through the frog.

The Prussian saber had its origin in the 1811 Blucher, however the sword shown is several models removed in time. First in the 1830s, again later on. The single ring scabbard attests to that later period.

The wide bladed short sword with scabbard I believe is an Austrian 1853/89 Pioneer sword..

Cheers

GC
 
The top sword and the German WWII dagger should be properly appraised. They can be worth significant money. The rest would bring around $1000.

Are there any markings on the two sabers?

n2s
 
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