FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOR SALE

The steel gauntlet with applied scalloped border, engraved with the monkey god Hanuman and two warriors mounted on elephants. The broad, doubled edged

A superior example, featuring a one-piece elephant grip with rounded pommel, the mounts wrought entirely in finely-embossed and engraved silver involv

Rarely encountered, comprising a massive two-piece buckle and six large mounts, all of solid silver; each pierced, profiled, engraved, nielloed and gi

Of characteristic form, carved from a single large section of wood with raised central ridge, and strengthened at either end with three bands of ratta

The grip finely carved, with rolled pommel and lotus motifs in relief. The recurved, single-edged blade forged of actively-patterned wootzdamascus ste

The handwrought head of characteristic form with forged-in central panel showing traces of pattern-welding. Retained to the well-patinated bamboo haft

The head forged of steel with profiling and punchwork, with folding brass haft likewise punched and profiled, terminating in a handle with bone grips

The gilt brass hilt with stand of arms and American crest on folding counterguard with black sharkskin grip. The straight, double-edged blade elaborat

Maguindanao work, the elaborate junggayan hilt typically carried by a datu or noble, with kakatua-form pommel and silvered mounts with okir engraving.

A rare type of classic form, probably Ottoman Court Workshop. The dark horn grips inlaid with engraved and profiled geometrical silver plaques, the gu

With waisted, symmetrical steel grip inlaid in silver vine motifs and broad, curved double-edged blade with central ridge, forged of granular wootzdam

Of bronze, well-patinated, chiseled with dragon's heads; each with delicately engraved detail.Early 19th century or earlier.Height 14.5 cm. Condition

With solid silver grips and profiled steel bolster, the single-edged blade forged of finely patterned Kara Taban Persian wootzdamascus steel. In its l

A form endemic to the Bhil people of Central India, the steel head forged with multiple points, the socket engraved and wrought with a pronounced flan

Comprising a pair of straight, double-edged blades forged with a central ridge on the obverse and flat on the reverse, the hilts symmetrical, with bra

A massive weapon with well-forged branched guard and leather-covered grip with double twisted brass wire wrap; the broad, flat quillon marked in diffe

A fine example of the type, the walnut stock with elaborate carving and silver wire inlay at the butt. With French-style flintlock mechanism and massi

A rare example, wrought in steel and superbly chiseled at the center in flowering vines issuing from vases, together with five circular cartouches, th

Raised from a single plate and pierced overall in Qur'anic inscriptions in cartouches, backed with red velvet. Traces of later etched borders.Latter 1

A fine example of the armorer's art, a burgonet wrought entirely of heavily-silvered copper in Neoclassical style, with characteristic visor, comb and

A rare type, the well-forged steel head of leaf-form with chamfered edges and swollen lug, with expanded socket, retained with finely-woven bands of r

The hilt with flared, hemispherical pommel, elaborately embossed, engraved and heavily gilded overall. With broad, lightly curved and double-edged bla

A highly sought-after variety, Ottoman or Imperial Russian work. The well-forged head of characteristic elongated form, fixed to the haft at the socke

A massive weapon with heavy brass hilt and leather grip with brass wire wrap, long straight blade with two fullers marked on the spine in Russian, ZLA

An archetypal example, with large Indian basket hilt, the long backspike designed for two-handed use. Elaborately inlaid in gold overall, the grip wit

The straight, double-edged blade of flattened diamond section, the hilt of characteristic symmetrical form, with brass pommel, ferrule and guard engra

The hardwood stock with elaborately-inlaid silver bud and vinework throughout. The fine flintlock mechanism and massive barrel likewise deeply inlaid

The horn with good age patina and original cord, retaining its circular woven rattan ball- holder, the opening closed with wool also used for patching

Lightly-domed and composed of thick cording on a metallic weft in yellow with prominent geometrical designs in blue, with iron rim and four steel boss

Of willow-leaf form, the iron mounts comprising a circular, flanged guard with rectangular ferrule and pommel, all pierced, chiseled, and silver inlai

Probably Cossack work, the hardwood stock elaborately inlaid with mother of pearl lozenges and disks between lineal bone or antler divisions. With cha

Wrought entirely of silver, finely engraved and nielloed overall. The grip formed as a saber hilt with the characteristic pommel a fully-modeled leopa

Model of 1798, German-made as is typical. The gilded hilt with elaborately-embellished pommel and quillon terminal and double-clamshell guard, the out

The well-carved hardwood stock with finely-engraved flintlock mechanism, the octagonal barrel with flared muzzle a superior example of Ottoman pattern

The elephant grips with highly-arched terminals characteristic of Eastern Anatolian work, the elaborately-filigreed and gilded silver tangband set wit

An earlier than average example, with engraved iron mounts and elaborately-carved walnut stock, the butt with silver wire inlay work and filigreed sil

An exceptional example of Polish, Hungarian or Russian workmanship, finely wrought in steel with characteristic visor, ear guards and neck guard, supe

Of typical form with flared pommel, the entire hilt inlaid in delicate bands of flowering vines in gold, the single-edged blade forged of actively-gra

Of characteristic form, with grip mounted in filigreed silver, the ferrule of suassa.The hardwood scabbard with silver bands, the deeply-bellied blade

With large, stepped horn grips typical of Balkan work, the gilded tangband and reinforces embossed and engraved. The massive, single-edged recurved bl

Straight, double-edged blades forged with a central ridge, each inlaid with the Mao Xiu or Pleiades, in brass. The hilts symmetrical, with brass pomme

A rare form, stocked entirely in finely-engraved steel, the butt covered in profiled and chiseled brass plaques containing panels of mother of pearl a

With graceful horn grip, the handforged, single-edged blade fullered and recurved.In its wooden scabbard with flared locket, fitted with silver bands.

A massive example with elegantly-wrought iron grip terminating in a finely-modeled parrot's head, inlaid overall in heavy gold with flowering vine mot

Of characteristic circular form, constructed of oxhide and bound with handwrought iron mounts, consisting of inner and outer rings, cross-straps, a re

The broad steel blade with integral straps and convex cutting edge, engraved with a spray of flowers and an Arabic inscription, BISMILLAH AL RAHMAN AL

The straight, single-edged blade with slightly upswept tip and back-edge. The hilt with brass pommel, ferrule and circular guard engraved overall, the

Forged entirely of steel, the hilt with oval guard with scalloped edge and bud-shaped quillons, the baluster grip with recurved leaf-shaped pommel wit

The body formed of a large, polished sea snail shell, the upper section and spout formed of additional profiled shell plaques. The suspension ring of

A superior example, the pommel, guard and suspension bands heavily inlaid en suite with flowering vine motifs in gold, grips of walrus. The massive, s