Antique Arms, Armor and related items
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A FINE GERMAN RAPIER C.1660
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Pre 1700 item# 956650 (stock# 08-276)
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A fine example of a type which evolved about 1645 in response to changing social customs and swordsmanship and remained popular for about a generation. Called by collectors, pillow swords in recent years, they were more likely known to their owners as scarf swords. Norman discusses this and the method in which they were worn in The Rapier and Smallsword 1460-1820, page 186. Its contemporaries in Northern Europe were the transitional rapiers and occasional dish hilt rapier. Somewhat smaller than ...click for details
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ITALIAN CABASSET C.1580-1600
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Pre 1700 item# 956635 (stock# 09-919)
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The cabasset was used throughout Europe but the vast majority were made and used in Italy. It combines a design which was relatively easy to manufacture and eminently suitable for its function. As a group, they are distinguished from other helmets by their heavier construction which provided protection against virtually any form of attack. The Papal Wars and adventurism of the Italian states provided a steady demand for foot soldiers in partial armor. Traditionally, it was thought that it re ...click for details
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AN ENGLISH RAPIER C.1660
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Pre 1700 item# 956641 (stock# 09-922)
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The events of the first half of the 17th century, including the proliferation of firearms, the Thirty Years War and the English Civil Wars brought great changes in weapons. Heavy rapiers were replaced by lighter rapiers including the slender thrusting cup-hilts and the so called transitional rapiers which mounted cut and thrust blades to lighter hilts. This is an example of that last form as it evolved in England. The symmetrical hilt without knuckle bow was used as early as 1635 and popular b ...click for details
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A SPANISH OFFICERS RAPIER C.1800
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Pre 1800 item# 956647 (stock# 09-592)
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This sword is a good example of the individuality and stylistic expression which influenced Spanish sword design in the colonial period. It is a rapier with its roots in the European officer’s smallswords of the period. The boat form guard was widely adapted to the Spanish taste but seldom as faithfully as here. The wire wrapped horn grip has a distinctively colonial flavor. It likely was made as part of the armament in anticipation of Spain’s involvement in the Napoleonic Wars and may have ...click for details
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AN ENGLISH PLACKART BREASTPLATE C.1630
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Pre 1700 item# 956655 (stock# 08-700)
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This plackart or reinforcing breast-plate is made to fit over an armor to provide additional protection against firearms. This allowed protection when needed and a lighter more maneuverable armor when it was not in place. A number of such reinforcing breastplates were produced for the Tower of London in the 17th century though surviving examples are rare. See European Armour in the Tower of London, Pl CXXI, c for an similar example and, Pl CXXI, d, for an example as mounted to the armor. Item #6 ...click for details
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A SWISS RING POMMEL DAGGER C.1400-1
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Pre 1492 item# 956659 (stock# 08-110)
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Ring pommel daggers were first used by the Celts and evolved in southern Europe to the form seen here. Its form with a slightly turned down guard is characteristic of the Helvetic League and is particularly associated with the town of Basil. The stiff asymmetrical blade served equally well for slashing and thrusting and would have been very formidable in its period before the evolution of full plate armor. Like most surviving examples, this evidently was a river find.
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AN EXTREMELY RARE TILTING LANCE C.1600
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Pre 1700 item# 956657 (stock# 09-601)
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This lance, made of a single piece of wood, finely fluted, with forged iron tip was used for tilting at the quintain, a revolving target simulating an opponent and tilting at the ring, which emphasized accurate placement of the lance point. Both were used as practice as well as warm up exercises prior to the main tournament. Those exercises carried on into the 17th century as primary events. GC.166
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SWISS VOLGUE OR HALBERD C.1400
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Pre 1492 item# 956663 (stock# 08-282)
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Very similar to Stone fig. 835 #1 but varying with the back formed as a single conical socket. Heavy iron blade of profile nearly identical to the Stone example. Slightly angled axe with cusped transition to the tapered point. Wood haft shows dark patina with minor abrasions and wear. Head shows some original hammer finish but mostly smooth with bright surface. 87 1/2 length.
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