Rare, antique, 19th century, Central Asian Islamic Turkoman Tekke horse jewellery, silver-mounted leather, horse trapping Neckband. The upper surface decorated and constructed of 6 rows of small continuous interlocking silver plaques riveted to the leather, enclosed by silver bars at the ends...
Antique late 19th century Indo Persian Islamic helmet Kulah-Khud. A hemi-spherical steel skull formed of one steel plate surmounted by domed plate with the hole on the center for the spike (missing). Reinforced at the center with curved steel bar, flanked by two plume holders and adorned with four lobed medallions containing scripts in Arabic calligraphy and interrupted by floral ornaments...
Rare antique 19th century Turkish Ottoman Empire Balkan Style Islamic Bichaq Dagger knife with curved, single - edge, sturdy hand forged steel blade cut along the spine with slender fuller. Struck on the one face of the blade with a maker's mark in the form of the scimitar sword...
SOLD A very rare, museum-quality antique medieval pair of Avar iron stirrups from the 6th-7th centuries. Each with an arched crossbar, apple-shaped stirrups surmounted at the top with an elongated suspension loop pierced with a slot to receive a suspension strap. The concave footpad is ribbed at the bottom and pierced with triangular and circular holes for drainage...
A scarce antique 18th century Northern India, Mughal dynasty period, large Islamic Indo-Persian silver and gold Damascened steel reflex bow "Kaman" of recurved form composed of two hand-forged steel elements connected by a screw in the central rounded handgrip. The limbs of the bow with pronounced string notches.
MEASUREMENTS:
Overall length: 99.2 cm (39.06 inches)
CONDITION: Showing the age, with nice age patina, silver, and gold damascene inlay worn...
A scarce antique, Islamic, North African, early Berber dagger in the form of a 14th-century European medieval knight's quillon dagger with a crescent pommel.
The sword has a straight, double-edged blade that tapers to a point. The ricasso of the blade is decorated with an engraved ornament. The hilt is made of flattened bronze and has a sturdy cross-guard with a rectangular section. The cross-guard is incised in a geometrical pattern...
Antique 19th century beautifully executed with superb fine hand-chiseled details, bronze sculpture busts of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, mounted on column base, depicting the Emperor, wearing his favorite uniform of Colonel of Chasseurs Cheval de la Garde Imperial wearing the Order of the Legion of Honour, Iron Crown and the Order of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross Breast Star
CONDITION: in very good condition with nice patina, and good signs of age and usage
MEASUREMENTS: Height: ...
A superb quality antique 19th century Spanish hunting plug bayonet with sturdy, tapering, double-edged blade of a waving (flamboyant) form, with a finely engraved band of foliage on each side.
A turned hardwood grip of a tapering circular section surmounted by a brass pommel, brass ferrule below turned swelling handle at the base and a horizontal brass crossguard with elaborate quillons.
This plug bayonet was designed and used for hunting wild boars and bears...
Attractive Ceremonial Burmese Sword with continuous and attractive pattern engraved on blade. Scabbard (some silver) also with nice stylized motif. Condition: good, except tip/end cover of scabbard missing,
19th Century. Size: 67cm x 4cm
Description: A very well made example of typical form, the pommel and scabbard of figured hardwood, the mounts of silver and parcel gilt. The
handforged blade of straight, double-edged type with central grooves, highly polished. Late 19th century. Overall length 32.5 cm. and in great
condition.
Antique 18th-century circa 1730 A.D. Polish hunting sword (Cuttoe - Hanger) Blade superbly, engraved with the Crowned Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth coat of arms...
Rare antique 17th or early 18th century Islamic Mughal India Indo – Persian sword Indian shamshir...
This is an original WWII US ARMY AIR CORP A-2 FLIGHT JACKET, size 38, worn by C. E. STRIKE. Name written on a leather tag right below its Chinese Version of his name, also written on a leather tag. A Theater made 22nd Bomb Squadron, 10th Army Air Force Patch, right below the name tags, is a 4 ½ in diameter cotton patch embroidered on twill. There is a China Blood Chit sewn inside the right front of the jacket creating a large deep pocket, which is very fragile, because of its age...
Antique 16th century Central European large sturdy very well hand forged steel battle axe head with very sharp, oblique cutting edge, large oval eye, and flat rectangular poll. Struck on one side with a maker's mark and adorned with engraved pattern and stamped with circular eyes.
CONDITION: In its original condition, age and usage are showing, slightly pitted.
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 22 cm (8.66 inches).
Width: 20 cm (7.87 inches).
Antique late 18th-early 19th-century American gilt bronze and blackened desk letter wax seals handle in typical American federal style manner. The handle is composed of solid blackened bronze orb adorned with two American Bald eagles with large spread wings, clutching a bundle of arrows in its left talon, and an olive branch in its right talon, together symbolizing that the United States has "a strong desire for peace, but will always be ready for war...
Antique 16th century European large boar spear - pike head, extremely well made of hand forged steel, with a broad leaf-shaped blade with a strongly pronounced medial ridge on each side, extending down a tapered tubular socket and struck with the maker's mark on one side and pierced with two holes for the pins to be fastened to the wooden pole.
The boar spear name referred to a polearm with a broad leaf-shaped blade with a strongly pronounced medial ridge...
This is a great example of the British-Australian sword bayonet (Mark I), which was designed to be used with the short magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle...
Antique, Chinese Qing dynasty period (1644 -1912) large bronze processional elaborate polearm halberd head called a jǐ (戟) constructed of several separate bronze elements joined together.
A large, handmade, central leaf shape blade chiseled with a floral design and flanked by two crescentic blades is inserted and secured with solder in an elaborate socket.
The socket comprises two elements: a turned-on lathe baluster shape socket and the cast and hand-chiseled finial in the shape ...
A very good quality antique, late 19th century North African, Sudanese Islamic, Mahdist warrior, arm dagger with scabbard, from the Mahdist War period (a revolutionary insurrection against the British colonial rule in Sudan, which took place in 1881-1899). Fur / Nuba / Bedja / Barabra / Hadendoa.
It was called the Mahdist War since the Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (محمد أحمد ابن عبد الله) 1848-85 proclaimed himself " Mahdi of Islam" (the "Guided One").
SOLD Antique late 19th century Imperial German - the Kingdom of Württemberg, shoulder epaulet for a lieutenant in the field artillery regiment King Karl (1st Württembergisches) No. 13, location Ulm / Stuttgart. Copper half-moon, with elaborate copper "13" numerals, with woven metallic bullion edge "tape", padded red cloth base, and underside with stitched buttonhole.
CONDITION: Showing age and usage, upper side fabric stained, with wear, metal parts with old patina, underside cloth stain...
A scarce authentic antique 19th century Russian Imperial Army military braid trim lace with general zigzag pattern (Генеральский галун) used for trimming Generals’ Parade uniforms epaulets, shoulder boards, and hatbands. The lace is made of gold-plated real pure silver wire-bullion and is woven around a satin silk thread core.
The listing includes the associated pictures showing both sides of the braid.
CONDITION: Age and usage are showing. Has some patina and mi...
Antique, late 16th century, European gunpowder flask for matchlock or wheel lock gun in characteristic flattened form.
It is composed of a curved pressed cow horn body, fitted with a brass buttplate cut with scalloped edges and engraved at the bottom with floral scrolls. The brass upper mount is also cut with scalloped edges, pierced with hearts, and engraved with a wavy pattern at the top.
The tapered brass tubular pouring spout is engraved with rings and affixed with an iron turn-off cl...
Gilt brass Confederate Reunion General Service coat button, marked "R. E. Wilson, Winston, NC". Circa 1875, two piece, it has a domed front shell with "CSA". Appraised in 2006 for insurance purposes, see photo. This button is from the original family and is the first time on the market. Guaranteed authentic.
Antique, French Napoleonic from the beginning of the 19th century, around 1815, circular snuff box made of pressed burr maple and lined with a horn.
The detachable cover is decorated with an equestrian battle scene, depicting Prince Józef Poniatowski riding his horse into Elster River during the Battle of Leipzig.
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war, and army chief who became Marshal of the French Empire was killed while crossing the river El...
A vintage hand painted wartime (disarmed) 17-1/2" mortar bomb with the stamped identification SSE 42 1-1/2 LBT. It has caged fins for stability and it has a an eyehook from which it was suspended from wire for display. It is painted in white, black, red and white and it has the legend "The Brig" in script. We're not sure of the country or age other than it appears vintage. It is in very good condition with no major corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the expected minor scuffs and ...
Antique late 19th century Islamic, North African Maghrebi, "Arabic Moroccan dagger Jambiya Koummya." A curved tapering double-edged steel blade with, stamped on the ricasso makers mark in the form of the flower head. A wooden grip of characteristic form, enclosed in low-grade silver alloy chiseled with arabesques. low-grade silver alloy scabbard, chiseled with and foliage and arabesques.
REFERENCES:
1. A similar Moroccan koummya Jambiya is published in the book Les Armes Blanches du Mo...
Rare antique, 19th-century sword in the form of the Medieval 15th-century Islamic Spanish, Al-Andalus, Nasrid Dynasty, Hispano-Moresque, Emirate of Granada, Jineta swords.
The bronze hilt is characteristic of Moorish Al-Andalus Nasrid, featuring elaborate patterns and downturned quillons shaped like stylized elephant trunks. On the outer side of the pommel, there is a recessed center with a roseate, and the script is stylized in Arabic calligraphy.
The hilt is mounted with a good q...
Antique,18th century, Indo Persian Islamic Indian Mughal sword with pistol shape steel hilt, silver inlaid with foliage and chevrons. With sturdy serpentine-shaped steel blade, decorated on both sides of the blade with silver inlaid koftgari (worn out).
REFERENCE: Islamic swords with similar types of the serpentine blades are in the Imperial collection in the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Please see Islamic swords and swordsmiths by Unsal Yucel.
CONDITION: Showing age a...
Antique, 17th-18th century, Indo Persian Islamic Mughal India gold inlaid Indian aristocrat sword, Talwar-Tulwar.
DETAILS: A superb quality sturdy, slightly curved, single-edged blade hand-forged from the characteristic Indian mechanical Damascus steel with excellent quality watered pattern in the form of Mohammed's ladder.
Gold-inlaid steel hilt of Aurangzebi type comprised of a baluster grip, a cross-guard formed with beautifully shaped quillons and langets, a knuckle bow terminating ...
Antique, European gunpowder flask in a characteristic flattened form from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries for a matchlock or wheel lock gun.
It consists of a curved pressed cow horn body with beveled edges and a wooden buttplate fitted with an oval iron plate secured with a brass domed pin. The brass upper plate is attached to the horn body by four iron pins and equipped with a tapered brass tubular pouring spout with an iron turn-off closure.
This early form of closure system ...
Description: The horn body set with large brass mounts well-engraved in characteristic style. Mid 19th century. Stopper lacking. Overall length
33 cm. or 13 inches.
Antique 19th century Chinese or Vietnamese polearm trident halberd, spear, of a rare pattern. The head is hand-forged from a single piece of steel composed three blades; each blade is single-edged, tapering like a dagger's edge, and is triangular in cross-section.
The blades appear from a short tang, split into three branches, forming a trident blade. The branches are decorated with punched designs.
These types of Tridents of identical form were used in China and Vietnam. So, in many s...
A set of six matching 15/16" nurse's buttons (we think) from a World War I era uniform. Each is made of white metal and all have a black patinated finish - jewellery and metal were blackened so as not to reflect light or shine in the dark to avoid attracting the attention of the low-flying airplanes. The three of them have their retaining cotter pins. This set is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor wear to the surface showing...
Antique 18th Century Indo-Persian, Islamic silver inlaid mace, a skillfully hand forged entirely of steel mace with large pear-shaped head surmounted by a raised bud finial, facet octagonal in cross section haft enclosed by a rounded cusp. All richly decorated throughout in silver koftgari damascening with palmettes and foliage motifs.
These types of Islamic ceremonial maces were made in different styles, shapes and from various materials throughout of Muslim world, bared by Muslims co...
Exquisite gold damascened antique, 18th-19th century, Indo - Persian Islamic axe, entirely made of well hand-forged steel, including a large crescent-shaped blade, decorated on each side with hand-chiseled cartouches with Arabic "nasta'liq"calligraphy among scrolled arabesques and highlighted by a gold koftgari inlay including the edges of the blade.
The protruding rear-hammer and central block are also chiseled with calligraphic scripts and highlighted in gold koftgari (worn) and surmount...
Antique American Civil War "Staff & Field" officers’ sword with the owner's name "W. Taylor." engraved on the scabbard locket.
This sword pattern, known as the 1850 US Foot Staff & Field Officers Sword, was designed on the French Model 1845 Infantry Officer's Sword and was adopted by the US Army in 1850 as the standard sword for all staff officers and the field officers, infantry, artillery, and riflemen.
Although "frail" swords became optional in 1860, this model remained popular t...
