A very rare early 17th century Italian crab claw dagger.
DETAILS: A tapering double-edged blade with a central fuller on each face stamped respectively with the letters NH INTA NH and struck with a small round maker's mark. The iron hilt is comprised of slender double 'crab claw' quilllons, a large upturned crab shell guard pierced with crescents and circles forming a central Knight cross with engraved radiating lines forming a rising sun...

A very rare pattern antique 18th century Russian sword 'Shashka'. Details: An extremely long slightly curved single edged steel blade cut with a pair of fullers. The hilt is with a characteristic hooked bifurcated pommel with grips made of dark brown horn retained by two brass rivets and applied on the pommel with a crescent moon. A solid brass cross-guard comprised of a pair of down-turned arms with langets...

Extremely Rare Antique late 18th early 19th century 1798 pattern Imperial Russian hussar officer’s sword. (Period of Emperor Alexander I reign). Used throughout the Napoleonic Wars.
DETAILS: A brass stirrup hilt of typical Russian hussar form with a solid knuckle bow with a pair of langets, downbend rear quillon, and a plain back-strap rising up to the form of a rounded button finial ,retaining its original leather-covered wooden grip bound with copper ribbon and twisted wire...

Original Antique Russian Cossack's Soviet sword Shashka model 1927 -1942
Details: A slightly curved single edged steel blade, with a wide full-length fuller stamped on one side of the forte by the Zlatoust Arms Factory in Cyrillic letter “ZIK” and dated 1942; the other side is stamped with the letter M.
A regulation hilt with a spirally carved wooden grip and brass fittings, the pommel struck with the letter M, the guard struck with the letter M with number 37...

Russian Cossacks sword Shasqua dated at forte 1903, together with sundry military and arsenal stamps. The brass mounted spiral wooden grip is struck with arsenal marking. The slightly curved fullered blade is pitted. The entire length of the sword is 39 ½ inches in a straight line. Length of the blade is 34¼ inches.

Antique 17th century German executioner’s axe, iron head deeply stamped with three maker's marks and decorative pellets, integral facetted socket with shortened oak haft.
CONDITION: in good condition with nice age patina.
MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: of the axe is 55.5cm (21 ¾ in) in a straight line...

Antique 18th century Indo Persian Islamic armour arm guard (Bazuband) of characteristic form made of hand forged steel profusely chiselled in low relief with three medallions containing Persian figures, heightened with gold-damascened borders on a floral and vegetal ground deviated by lobed panels depicting various animals.
MEASUREMENTS: Length 31 cm (12 1/4 in). Width at the widest point: 10 cm (3 7/8 inches)...

SOLD--Antique 19th century Arab silver –mounted dagger Jambiya with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver hilt of open wire fine filigree bead work with raised knobbed pattern., silver scabbard with wooden insert decorated en suite with the hilt and fitted with a belt loops for suspension.

Overall length with the scabbard: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 inches).

Condition: The Jambiya is in good condition and shape considering its age with signs of age and usage patina.

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Antique late 19th century Nepalese knife kukri with hardwood grip and good quality hand forged re curved very sharp single edge blade with a large shallow fuller. Original black leather covered wooden scabbard with a companion small knifes in leather casing.
MEASUREMENTS: Overall length with the scabbard: 43 cm (17 inches).
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Islamic African dagger of the Tuareg tribe from the Sahara desert, 19th century. Very long, double edge blade, the hilt is covered by woven leather and ends with a flat iron pommel. Throat of tooled leather scabbard is missing. Overall length with the scabbard: 27 ¼ inches (89.2 cm). References: “Armes Blanches de Islam” page 26.

SOLD An exceptional antique 18th century Indo Persian Mughal shield (Dhal Separ). Made of well hand hammered solid steel of circular convex form, hand chased in low relief, damascened in silver koftgari with foliage, and adorned with six cartouches containing six figures armed with guns, swords, war maces, and two cartouches enclosing antelopes and elephants. An extreme edge reinforced by an applied brass band...

Antique 19th century massive silver mounted Arabian DHARIA dagger Jambiya, from the Western regions of Arabia, Hijaz, and Asir.

Details: A rhino horn grip richly decorated with silver filigree and bead work, a long double edged curved blade with median ridge, a leather covered wooden scabbard, with silver locket decorated en suite with the hilt, and set with a red oval stone, a silver chape with a brass band decorated with chevrons.

References: a) "The Arms and Armour of Arab...