AUCTION 43: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

Austrian M1905 Dragoon Officers' helmet. Black enameled metal body with brass trim and stamped-brass comb with a vignette of a lion in combat wi...

An M1845 helmet for officers of the Life Guard Infantry. Black leather body lacquered (brittle). Gilt fittings, the emblem with frosted gold plating (

A fine example of a military helmet made of iron shells and plates. The helmet consists of a hemispherical skull made from multiple panels riveted tog

A ceremonial carved giltwood mask of Buddha's face. Has a paper label on the inside. Late 19th century. Good with a few chips.

A Persian arm guard (Bazuband) of the Qajar period, 18 c. Finely etched and engraved human figures in cartouches featuring a mythological figure on th

A remarkably preserved Ottoman chainmail shirt from the 17th century. The chain links have a light patina and still articulate well. Leather fasteners

A full set of Indian Char-Aina "mirror" armor, including the helmet and two bazubands. The armor is in excellent condition, with only very...

Five plates of Chahar-aina armor, Qajar Period, Iran, 19th-century. The armor plates are known as "with four mirrors" made of etched steel...

Hiatt steel handcuffs with broad arrow mark, stamped "Hiatt, Warranted, Wrought, Hard", # 4, with original key stamped "HIATT # 4&quo...

This pair of gauntlets is based on the German, 15th-century Nuremberg-made gauntlets for a child. Decorated with engraving. Good with minor traces of

The front of the tsuba refers to the five traditional oriental elements that originate from China and are called 五行 (wu xing). The

Embellished with a carved geometrical pattern, 17th or early 18th century Scottish, Jackobite period powder horn. The metal spout is missing. Tow orig

An Indian powder flask formed entirely of steel, with a long slender tapering body formed as a stylized fish, fitted with spring cut-off and a single

A green khanjar dagger dark-green jade hilt with a lotus bud on the pommel, carved with two symmetrical flower leaves on each side. India, 18-19 cc.

18th-century Persian powder flask with a tip cast as a bird head. The bird's eyes are set with turquoise. The spring is in working order. Iran, ...

This item is probably a Victorian-era reproduction of a 17th-century-style German powder flask. The piece as a whole is in fine condition. The brass i

A pair of beautifully hand painted shields in the Ethiopian style depicting Biblical scenes. Probably 19th century. The handles on the back are in goo

Circular, convex, iron hand-forged shield. At the center is a brass mount depicting the moon, four brass studs, and other brass mounts depicting tiger

Made of tin-plated metal decorated with cut-brass hammered overlay, four medallions featuring a bird. Large central lotus-shaped dome boss and four sm

It is unusually large in comparison to the rest of the similar shield we would offer in the past. Of a round convex form with four domes and a hammere