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

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...

This is a fine example of a British 1786 pattern infantry officer's sword. The first quarter of the straight blade is blued, and bears gilded de...

A French cavalry sabre of the early 19th century with a wide-fullered Damascus blade. The forte of the blade was blued, but the finish has mostly dark

A French-style cavalry sabre with a Damascus steel blade bearing the inscription 'Manufacture de Solingen', indicating creation in the famou...

Georgian (Caucasian) blunderbuss saddle pistol, mid-19 c. with a fine barrel decorated with chased steel. The Miquelet lock is in working order. The w

With a long 12-inch round smoothbore barrel decorated with engraving at the breech. An English-type flintlock with an engraved lockplate. Engraved bra

A 19th-century Caucasian flintlock pistol with a round smoothbore barrel, the breech features three stamps with the gunsmith's mark. The lock is...

A Turkish flintlock pistol of the early 19th century with a variety of decorative elements. The handle is set with a lighter colored brass-alloy medal

The stock has been decoratively shaped with oblong protrusions along the portion affixed to the barrel. The backstrap has a decorative brass insert af

The stock of this Balkan pistol is decoratively carved throughout but especially at the grip which is inlaid with silver in swirling and zigzag patter

This Turkish flintlock pistol is likely from the first quarter of the 19th Century. It has been engraved with curving, flowing lines throughout the st

A Middle-Eastern silver-mounted flintlock pistol. The trigger guard and grip mount are made of hammered silver. The barrel from breech to the muzzle i

A Turkish flintlock of the late 18th century with a decorate barrel engraved with delicate geometric designs set within a wooden stock with many diamo

This is a well-crafted Turkish tufek with a brilliant dasmascus steel barrel. The bore is rifled and is about 15mm in diameter. The muzzle and the bre

This Ottoman Trans-Caucasian Tufek has a Damascus steel barrel with a strikingly beautiful pattern and is inlaid with gold at the breach and muzzle. T

A finely decorated smoothbore Tunisian Moukahla of about .75 caliber, with silver mounting along the length of the stock and a fine silver band around

This is a late 18th-century Trans-Caucasian rifle-musket with a 23mm rifled bore. The lockplate is by D. Moore, a British gunsmith active from at leas

Indian matchlock musket/toradar, 18th cen. Provenance: Islamic Weapons Maghrib To Moghul By Anthony C. Tirri. L: 72 1/2 in., (183.5 cm.) Good with e

The barrel and part of the stock of an Indian matchlock gun. The barrel is made of steel and has some relief decoration near the breech and by both th

"Jezail" Afghan flintlock rifle, ca. 1800. The stock is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays and style-typical curved stock. The flintloc...

A circa 1816 Afghan Jezail gun with a miquelet flint lock. The lock was produced by the East India Company as indicated by their lion rampant maker&...

A British-style Martini-Henry carbine made in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. The wood stock is brilliantly inlaid with mother of pearl. L: 38 in.,

A fine sporting musket from the famous gunsmithing city of Eibar in Spain. The red-brown wood stock of the gun is nicely crafted, with a tapered butts

Lane & Read, Boston, c. 1834, percussion musket (converted), caliber: .69., lockplate is marked Lane & Read/Boston. L: 57 3/4 in., (146.5 c...

A .69 cal. musket converted from flintlock to percussion ignition. The musket has a 42-inch long smoothbore barrel held to the full-length stock by tw

12-bore side-by-side shotgun by Jean Baptiste Missillieur a Vienne signed on the lock plate and the breech. Round rifled bores. Engraved lockplate, br

Fine German percussion shotgun, 1870-80. Made in Soemmerda, Germany by Franz von Dreyse. The barrels are made of Damascus steel with a beautiful patte

Gastinne-Renette, Paris percussion shotgun. The breech is marked "RENETTE A PARIS" with fire-gold. The lock plates and engraved and the ha...

A 19th century European side-by-side pinfire 'howdah' pistol, possibly Belgian. It is a smoothbore gun with a bore diameter of 15mm. The smo...

Derringer muzzleloading pistol .45 caliber, with a 3" brown checkered walnut stock, engraved trigger guard, lockplate and hammer. Fixed front a...

A 19th-century percussion officer's pistol by Baker of London with sighted 15cm. octagonal barrel, engraved on the barrel "London" eng...

A magnificent single-shot, rimfire, American presentation target pistol. The pistol is chambered in .22 calibre and has a rifled bore. The breech is d

The pistol is a Belgian percussion pistol originally circa 1775, later converted to percussion circa 1840, as attested by an old archival sticker set

The pistol has a heavy browned-steel octagonal barrel with a rifled bore. The stock is of curly maple and is inset with a bright brass shield on the b

An early 19th Century Dutch sea service pistol, likely created in Liege. Liege is known as part of Belgium now, but at the time was part of the broade

This is a Spanish flintlock pistol of the mid to late 18th century with a well-made cannon style barrel with an octagonal breech section, cylindrical

An attractive European flintlock pistol of the 18th century with an interesting twisted steel barrel. The barrel is affixed with a copper front sight

Marlin No. 32 Standard 1875 Single Action Revolver, .32 rimfire caliber, 3-inch blued barrel with fixed front and rear sights. Blued and nickel-plated

An American-made brass-knuckle trench knife from 1918. The handle is marked 'L. F & C 1918' indicating manufacture by Landers, Frary &am...

The blade of this K-98 Dress Bayonet is beautifully inscribed with the phrase "Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit" literally meaning "...

A complete WW2 Nazi Germany M1933 SS dagger by Böker. All parts are tight. The blade has been cleaned. The grip is in good condition, and the e...

This Nazi German K98 Dress Bayonet is in fantastic shape. The scabbard and the leather frog both exhibit signs of wear consistent with use and age, bu

World War II Italian Fascist Youth Dagger / Knife with original scabbard. Gilded brass hilt with eagle head pommel and ferrule, red stones inset for t

The sword is a Nazi design inspired by the European cruciform swords of the Middle Ages. The hilt is made up of a winged guard with a swastika medalli

A steel 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" ship was Probably made for Commander Otto Gille. Footnote: Herbert Otto Gille (8 March 1897 –...

Prof. Otto Poertzel (German, 1876 - 1963), a cast bronze sculpture of an eagle with spread wings. Inset with a beak carved of natural material. Covere

Heer M40, original decal, untouched split pins, original liner marked size 57. The shell is stamped 6413. Paint thinning on top. No chin strap. Size:

A Nazi German 'Totenkopf' cufftitle of the 3rd SS Panzer Division in very good condition. This example retains its RZM tag. L: 18 in., (45....

Armband of an SS unit Regiment "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler". The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Le...

A pair of Nazi German 2nd Lieutenant's shoulder boards in near mint condition, made of aluminum Russia braid. L: 4 1/2 in., (11.5 cm.) Near mi...

Rare 3rd pattern 'Großdeutschland' (Greater Germany) cuff title of the Panzer Grenadier Division in good condition. L: 16 1/2 in., (41...

The "Kreta" (Crete) cuff title was introduced on October 16th, 1942, to personnel who took part in the assault on the Greek island of Cret...

A pair Nazi German 'Mannschaften' Enlisted Man shoulder boards in near mint condition. L: 4 3/8 in., (11 cm.) Near mint.

SS Party Member cotton armband in its original condition. L: 18 7/8 in., (48 cm.) W: 4 3/8 in., (11 cm.) Very good.

The belt is comprised of ten silver panels brilliantly adorned with gilt-silver filigree work and sky-blue spherical stones, nine of which are rectang

A riding crop of the type used throughout Central Asia, this particular one possibly being from the important Silk Road city of Bukhara. The head of t

A decorative silver tray which has been modeled in repoussé after the Diego Velázquez painting 'La Rendición de Breda' known ...

A decorative silver tray which has been modeled in repoussé after the Francisco Pradilla Ortiz painting 'La Rendición de Granada' ...

Agostino Marazzani is a highly detailed bronze sculpture of an Arab hunter on horseback holding a rifle. The artist signed and dated it on the side ...

This late 19th century horse-whip is adorned with beautiful floral ornamentation on the handle and a similarly styled end cap at the tip of the red-st

Late 19th-century Chinese carved-handle walking cane. The shaft is round with a metal tip. Ca. 1900. L: 35 in., (89 cm.) Good with several cracks on