AUCTION 45: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

The gently curved head of this axe is decorated with floral motifs in silver-inlay throughout its entirety, with most of the decoration still visible.

Entirely of steel, with a crescent-shaped Damascus steel blade finely decorated with gold inlay forming floral scrolls. The round shaft is decorated w

Imperial German Prussian M1889 Cavalry sword. N II cipher denoting that it is KAVALLERIE DEGEN M1889 KD89 Nicholas II Unit. The nickel-plated hilt is

This Austro-Hungarian sabre, known as a 'szablya' in Hungarian, is beautifully decorated with bronze fittings and mother-of-pearl grips. The...

With a wide single-edged blade decorated with etched Quranic verses on both sides, polished wood grip scales and a sheath with metal mounts. Probably

A rare US Civil War-era bannerman sword. European blade of unknown origin, 19th century. No markings or ornamentation. The curved blade has a wide ful

A French model of 1874 bayonet designed for use with the Fusil Gras which was the standard issue rifle of the French Army at the time. The back of the

A late Renaissance long rapier, complete with a clamshell guard and 'S' curved quillons and a copper wire-wrapped grip with metal Turk's...

A 17th-century Italian rapier with a cup-hilt guard that has been decorated with cutouts and engraved foliate designs all over. Inside the cup are two

A 19th century Victorian facsimile of a medieval sword, bearing a wooden grip set below an iron guard of two flared quillons ending in button shapes a

A western European two-handed sword made in the renaissance style. The blade has decorative engraving on both sides, and is inscribed with the name ...

A German two-handed sword in the renaissance style with a large guard consisting of two oval rings from which emanate two straight quillons that end i

A hand-forged halberd from 16th century Switzerland with a decorative head. The axe head is crescent shaped and has decorative protrusions. The fluke

A wooden shaft decorated with iron rivets, which still has the remains of red velvet. Pierced blade with a crescent-shaped double-edge. L: 63 in. (16

A Renaissance-style halberd, probably of Swiss origin. The axe head, fluke, and spike are shaped decoratively and are in good condition. The haft has

A utilitarian partisan with spike instead of blade consistent with the style of the mid renaissance in Western Europe. There are maker's marks o...

Mexican Naval dirk was issued to cadets with the Universidad Militar Latinoamericana, Mexico, ca. 1914. L: 23 3/4 in., (60 cm.) Good with a small cr

Civil War M1852 US Naval officer's sword and scabbard by Horstmann & Sons, PA. The blade is etched for two-thirds of its length with naval s...

A smallsword in typical 18th-century style with rounded pommel and clamshell guard, probably manufactured in the 19th century. The metal fixtures are

A 19th century French court sword inscribed with the maker's mark ''L. Carre a Paris'. The handle of the sword is finely decorated w...