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