Rare Antique 17th century massive combat Mongol -Tatar wicker shield (Kalkan). A circular convex body formed of a spiral construction of rattan – bound wicker, and fitted with a large central iron boss of convex form, and reinforced with elaborate iron fittings. The inner face set with three iron rings for suspension...

Antique 19th century Turkish Ottoman dagger Bichaq. DETAILS: A slightly curved single – edged steel blade cut with fullers, a hilt encased in silvered brass, with applied ornaments repousse with scrolling foliage and rococo pattern and flowers.
In its original velvet – covered wooden scabbard with large locket and chape, decorated en suite with the hilt with applied repousse ornaments...

Antique 18th century Turkish Ottoman Kurdish dagger Khanjar – Jambiya. A curved double – edged Damascus steel Wootz blade, formed with a medial ridge, with a solid Rhino horn hilt, decorated with a white metal domed button (a later addition). In its original wooden scabbard, elaborately tooled in a traditional Kurdish design, mounted with a brass chape and locket.
MEASUREMENTS: Overall length with the scabbard: 39.5 cm (15 1/2 inches)...

Antique 19th century Turkish Ottoman Balkan dagger Kard.
Details: A solid cast brass hilt profusely decorated in low relief, with flowering foliage and scrollwork, a straight single – edged steel blade, a forte encased on each side with shaped brass panels, chiseled with scrolling foliage. In its original cast brass scabbard, decorated en suite with the hilt, with a loop and chain for suspension...

Antique 19th century Islamic North African dagger with a slightly curved single – edged steel blade, incised with Arabic inscription. The hilt is in a typical North African fashion, with bone grips-scales retained by two brass rivets, with a black horn cross-guard, and pommel in the shape of elephant trunks, with notched ornament. In its original wooden scabbard, encased in brass, embossed in tribal design...

Antique 17th - 18th century Ceylonese Sinhalese nobleman dagger (piha-kaetta)...

Antique 18th century Afsharid Dynasty period time Persian Islamic dagger Kard DETAILS: A sturdy tapering single–edged Damascus steel Wootz blade with a ridged spine, decorated around the forte on both sides with lobed cartouches, containing calligraphic Arabic script...

SOLD Original Antique Imperial Russian Military Shashka sword Model 1881, from the period time of Emperor Nicholas II, trooper's issue. Details: A slightly curved single edged steel blade, with a wide full-length fuller edge stamped, on one side of the forte by the Zlatoust Arms Factory dated 1891, the other side is stamped with the inspector marks...

Antique 19th century Abyssinian sword (SHOTEL) with Rhino horn hilt of characteristic form with broad curved fullered blade stamped on one two sides of the forte with the marker marks , retained at the top by a domed washer. The sword is in its original hand stitched leather scabbard.
CONDITION: The rhino horn hilt with small crack and chipped on the edges. Leather very dray and scabbard shrunk so the blade does not exactly go to the end...

Antique 18th century Turkish Ottoman Sword Yatagan-Yataghan with a rare style of hilt shaped in the Karabela manner. Formed of two pieces of brown horn scales enriched on the pommel with minute brass nails, retained by three iron rivets, and enclosed by metal straps, with silver facing decorated in repoussee scrolling foliage...

An extremely rare museum quality authentic antique Polish Napoleonic Military Hat Rogatywka, most likely a hat of an officer of the Pospolitego Ruszenia Wojewodztwa Sierackiego. The second known example of this particular model of hat is in Museum of the Polish Army (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego) in Warsaw, and is published in the book-catalog of the exhibition, “Napoleon i Polacy” by Macyszyn Jacek, Page 91...

An authentic antique Polish officer sword Model 1917 known as the Legionowka, as the swords were used by the officers of the Polish Legions (Legiony Polskie), a Polish armed forces created in 1914 in Galicia, as the independent formation of the Austro – Hungarian Army.
DETAILS: A brass stirrup hilt deeply stamped on the outer side of the crossguard in an ellipse, MORAWSKI Ska w Warszawie, a leather-covered ribbed wooden grip, with an integral backpiece, decorated with the Polish crowned ...

SOLD Authentic antique 19th century circa 1860 Civil War period American Bowie Knife. A spear point double edged blade, with diamond section etched over one side against a mat ground, with foliage and the motto's “THE PRIDE AMERICANS”, “EQUAL RIGHTS”, “EQUAL LAWS”, “AND JUSTICE”. With a characteristic brass hilt comprising an elaborately shaped handle, embossed with rococo foliage, with an oval guard...

SOLD Antique 18th century Polish infantry officer sword. Details: A typical 18th century Polish hussar style gold gild brass stirrup hilt, merging into shaped langets, with a back-strap rising up to form a maned lion head pommel, a wooden grip with its original sharkskin bounding, retained on both sides by three domed brass rivets...

SOLD Antique 19th century Islamic Arab Yemeni Sword Saif in the form of a Russian saber Shashka.
An extremely long and broad single edged Damascus steel blade, cut with three long fullers, with a silver hilt decorated on the outer side with deeply hand chiseled and pierced traditional Yemeni Arabian motifs, and adorned at the top with coral. The other side of the hilt is engraved with calligraphic Arabic script.
CONDITION: The sword is in good condition considering its age of ov...