AUCTION 45: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

The blade of this sword dates from the 18th century and is typical in shape for a yataghan. Both sides have been inlaid with silver along their entire

A yataghan with the characteristic horizontal eared pommel of the Zeybek people. The blade is of the characteristic yataghan shape and bears an Arabic

A matching pair of Chinese jian swords held in a single scabbard. The swords are detailed only on the outwardly facing side, while the reverse lacks s

This is Ottoman 'kilij' sword's blade is undecorated but has an interesting, rounded spine for most of its length with the last 6 3/4 in...

An Indian talwar of the 19th century, possibly from the time of the 'Indian Mutiny'. The handle is decorated with engraving on each side, on...

A Russian officer's shashka with an 18th-century blade and the cipher of Nicholas II on the pommel. The blade is a European sabre blade engraved...

A shashka with a lightly decorated wood handle, bearing gilt-silver wire decoration and a niello plate at the pommel. The blade is engraved on either

Shashka with scabbard, East Transcaucasia, 1850s-1860s. These types of swords were ordered by officers of the Russian Imperial Army serving in the Cau

This is an 18th-century Caucasian shashka with a very well-preserved double-fullered blade. On both sides of the base of the blade, set below a depict

This Imperial Russian shashka is unusual in that the blade is younger than the handle that it is set within, implying a loss of the handle's ori...

A Soviet M1927 Shashka with scabbard and tassel made at the Zlatoust Tool Plant. This is a rare export version without factory stamps on the visible s

With a wide double-edged pointy blade decorated with etching at the forte, carved bone handle and steel pommel. Germany, 18th century. L: 28 5/8 in.,

A Chinese Jian sword with a double-edged straight diamond-shaped blade, decorated C-shape embronzed metal handguard, wooden grip, and pommel dressed w

A larger Burmese Dha sword of a traditional form with a slightly curved single-edged blade decorated with silver inlay. The pommel and scabbard are ma

A yataghan with the characteristic horizontal eared pommel of the Zeybek people. The blade is of the characteristic yataghan shape and bears a faint d

This pair of 'dah hmyaung' daggers is highly decorative with interesting, patterned steel for the blades, which have been damascened with si...

An Ottoman Turkish kilij of the 19th century with an attractive horn handle in the characteristic kilij style, a brass guard with upturned quillons, a

A traditional style of spear used by the Maasai people of East Africa to hunt lions and protect cattle. The spearhead is a long spatulated steel blad

A beautifully decorated Tabar axe with gold damascene swirling designs around the edges of the axe head. In addition, there are two engraved sections,

This is a steel Indo-Persian Tabar battleaxe of the Qajar period in Iran. The head of the axe is beautifully engraved with large Farsi inscriptions. T