ANTIQUE INDOPERSIAN SWORD INDO PERSIAN

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1800: item #773214
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This is a genuine IndoPersian war sword, dating to about 1750, the period of the great colonial wars. It has a 29 inch single edge blade with a false back edge and iron hilt.

ANTIQUE EUROPEAN DAGGER RAPIER

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1700: item #772177
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This is a antique dagger dating to about 1600. It is a “left hand dagger” which was used in conjunction with a rapier in the right hand. It was used to catch the other fighter’s blade to allow a thrust, or to stab when the rapier was disadvantaged. They were made with the rapiers and sold together, though many more rapiers survive, than daggers. That is because daggers of all types were often relegated to use as knives when their use as weapons was outmoded. Thus, they were sharpened until ... Click for details

SPANISH BILBO BROADSWORD C.1750

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1800: item #771661
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Classic example as served in Colonial America, the Caribbean and the Spanish Main. As illustrated in all the standard texts including Neumann 296.S and Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America pl. 146-8 and the original regulation drawings, pl.145. Iron hilt with line edged double lobed bowl guard. Angled recurved cross guard and mushroom form pommel. Wire wrapped grip with four vertical bars. 35 1/8” d.e. blade with maker’s or arsenal mark of tongs to the reverse. Untouched condition with o... Click for details

ANTIQUE INDO PERSIAN ARROWHEAD ARROW HEAD

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1800: item #771655
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This is a rare 18th-century arrowhead from an Indo Persian siege arrowhead. The dates to the period of consolidation of India under British rule. Until that time it comprised city states separately ruled and protected by massive fortifications like the Red Fort at Agra. War sometimes consisted of laying siege to those forts, which were defended by archers who used special siege arrows. It is crescent shaped and just over 7 1/4 inches total length. Condition is as shown. ind36

GENUINE ANTIQUE 700 YEAR OLD EUROPEAN ARROW

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1492: item #771419
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This iron arrowhead dates to about 1300 A.D. and the time of the crusades. At that time warriors wore leather and some chain mail armor. This is a transitional form arrow with the ability to penetrate leather or an unprotected part of the body and well as pass through the links of mail. Later arrows had the ability to penetrate armor but only the thinnest plates such as on the extremities. Those later arrows are of a completely different form. This arrow head would have been used with the l... Click for details

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARROWHEAD

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre AD 1000: item #771319
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This is a flint arrowhead from ancient Egypt dating to the predynastic period, before 3200 BC making it over 5000 years old. It was purchased at Phillips auction house in London about 1990. Size and condition are as shown. ea10

ANTIQUE GENUINE 5000 Y O EGYPTIAN ARROWHEAD PREDYNASTIC

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre AD 1000: item #771311
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This is a genuine flint arrowhead from ancient Egypt of the Predynastic Period dating before 3200 BC. It is flaked in the same manner as was done by the American Indians and virtually all other cultures. The mottled gray/brown flint is characteristically Egyptian and has an archologists field identification number. It was purchased at Christies in London about 25 years ago. It is just under 1 inch long. Condition is as shown. OZ61p

ANTIQUE JAPANESE SAMURAI DAGGER KOZUKA BLADE

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1900: item #771293
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This is the small dagger called a kozuka which is kept in the scabbard along with the samurai long and shorts swords. It had a beautifully fashioned handle which matched the sword mounts, from which it is removable for use without the handle. This is the removed blade. Years ago, we found a collection of these from a “fitting” collector who removed the blades and displayed the handles alone in kiri wood boxes. That was often done and because the blades are plain far fewer than handles have survi... Click for details

INDO PERSIAN SPEAR OF THE MAD MAHDI WHIRLING DERVISH

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1900: item #770936
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One very interesting period in history is the Mahdist War of 1885 when the English fought the followers of the "Mad Mahdi" in the Sudan. They were known as the whirling Dervish because they would dance in a trance with their billowing robes fanning out in a circle. Their weapons were very distinctive. The spears were of a particularly vicious form with barbs in a variety of configurations. This is a good example, 55" long on its original haft. The has a pair of opposing barbs which could be used... Click for details

ANTIQUE IGOROT HEADHUNTER'S SPEAR ARMOR

Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Edged Weapons Pre 1900: item #770926
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This is an especially flamboyant example of an Igorot headhunter’s spear from the Philippines. It was part of a collection formed by a famous personage over 100 years ago which won first prize at an international exhibition. It was also part of a museum display within the last decade. Details upon request. It is 75" overall with wood haft embellished with dyed and woven rattan. It has a forged iron ferule and iron head. This type is shown in Stone’s Glossary, figure 278. Like many headhunters, a... Click for details