A pair of antique, 18th century,circa 1700-1800 A.D. Islamic Turkish Ottoman Tombak Stirrups, comprising two stirrups, each with the convex and flaring rectangular base with foliate sides and arched cross bar with elliptical suspension loop, the exterior side panels chased and engraved with a floral wreath...

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...

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...

Antique 19th century small bronze half relief sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte in a standing pose with crossed arms, wearing his famous hat and a uniform of the Colonel of Chasseurs Cheval de la Garde Imperial...

Civil War Union General staff button by Scovill of Waterbury, CT. In the 2006 appraisal there is an attached note that read, "Josephine, a button from the Confederate uniform from father S. A. Ashe." This Josephine was Sam Ashe's (S. A. Ashe) sister. William Shepard Ashe, whose button this belonged to, was Secretary of Transportation for the CSA. Appraised in 2006 for insurance purposes, see photo. This button is from the original family and is the first time on the market...

Antique circa 1900 A.D...

Antique 18th century large silver pendent or order? Extremely well made of fine filigree work in the form of the crowned double headed imperial eagle (possibly Russian or Austrian) with an integral suspension loop, the obverse adorned at the center with a small gold medallion depicting the charging Knight (Saint George?)...

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...

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.

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Antique Islamic, Yemeni, Arab dagger, Khanjar Jambiya with a belt, 19th century, Yemen.

A tribal pattern is engraved on a shaped hilt made of two sheets of low-grade silver alloy, which are bounded in the middle by an embossed brass strap.

The outer side and the pommel are ornamented with embossed brass rosettes, and the base is mounted in the embossed iron ferrule...

A very rare and important antique, circa 1850 -1920 AD, museum-quality Islamic Middle Eastern - Arabian, Arab sword "Saif" in the form of the Indo-Persian saber shamshir in a characteristic Arab style...

Antique 18th -19th century, Chinese or Vietnamese, large combat polearm partisan in the form of the spear or lance.

A leaf-shaped blade made of hand-forged iron with a visible forge layered lamination structure, engraved on both sides with scrolled decorations. The long stout tang with a faceted block is fitted into its original red lacquered bamboo pole (shortened) with a large, ribbed bronze ferrule.

These types of spears of identical forms were used in China and Vietnam...

A very important Royal Islamic Indian personal short sword, Talwar - Tulwar, owned by King Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah (1769-1827), the Nawab of Oudh (Awadh), early 19th century (circa 1818).

Link to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi-ud-Din_Haidar_Shah

The right side of the blade is decorated with an intricate and exquisite gold inlay at the base, depicting the Royal Emblem of The Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah, the Nawab of Oudh (Awadh)...

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...

An exceptional antique 19th century circa 1840 A.D. French Romantic dagger – stiletto in the Neo-Renaissance style with an ornate gold gilt bronze hilt and scabbard...

Authentic Ancient Luristan bronze Sword circa 1200 -1000 BC. A flanged hilt and blade finely cast in one piece. A very fine example of an authentic Ancient Luristan bronze dagger, of elegant form, from the Bronze Age circa 1200 -1000 BC. A tapering double-edged blade, a shaped hilt with an elliptical pommel, hollowed on each face for a pair of grip-scales. In the period when the sword was used, the handle would have had a bone or wooden insert, but these never survive three thousand years of t...

Pair of antique 18-19th century Islamic Ottoman North Africa, Arab iron prick spurs, entirely formed of hand forged iron with U-shaped heel bands with slotted rectangular terminals formed with a tall rectangular loop in the center, moulded necks and characteristically long spikes, surface inlaid with silver koftgari interlaced scrolling foliage.

Approximate measurements: Overall length: 29.5 cm (11.61 inches) and the second spur measure 28 cm (11.02 inches).

CONDITION: Showing age an...

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 19th century Turkish Ottoman Kurdish dagger Khanjar – Jambiya.

The Jambiya features a curved, double-edged blade accentuated by a prominent medial ridge that adds to its overall strength and durability. The hilt is crafted from a high-quality horn and boasts a typical design that provides a comfortable grip and excellent control. The blade comes with a scabbard that is made of wood and covered in leather. The scabbard is elaborately incised with traditional design.

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Antique late 19th-century silver mounted North African Islamic tribal Tuareg dagger.

Details: The dagger has a straight, double-edged, tapered iron blade with an engraved silver plate surrounding the ricasso. The intricately profiled silver handle is engraved with a geometric pattern.

The dagger is a stunning work of craftsmanship. Its straight, double-edged iron blade tapers to a fine point, making it both sharp and deadly. The blade's ricasso is surrounded by a beautifully engrav...

Antique 19th century, Civil War period, American N.C.O. or Sergeant's militia infantry officer's sword & scabbard. They were carried by sergeants who led in battle. At the onset of the Civil War, the U.S. standing Army comprised 16,000 men only. A defense force of 75,000 was created by calling up the militias. It was the militias that formed the Northern defense and response to the Southern attack. This sword dates among the earliest of these and surely saw service in the Civil War. Used also by...

Antique Javanese Indonesian Islamic short sword - dagger Kris – Keris with old 17th–18th Century blade in 19th century mountings. The blade is hand forged with beautiful Pamor Pattern, mounted in the 19th century fittings including hilt (hulu) made of dark brown wood trembalo, in Yogyakarta style with the typical carvings. A Silvered ferrule or mendak well ornamented with granulated pattern.

Warangka: Ladrang cagok type with nice flamed Timoho wood pattern. Wears a brass, half open p...

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 19th century Cretan Greek dagger Bichaq in the Islamic Turkish Ottoman form. DETAILS: A sturdy single – edged blade cut with short fullers mounted with ear shaped bone grips-scales retained by three brass rivets with incised circles and dots decoration, in its leather –covered wooden scabbard.

The engraving on the blade depicting map of island Crete with Greek writhing and the date 1951 is a leather addition.

MEASUREMENTS: The overall length in the...

Antique 19th century American Confederate large fighting knife - dagger from Civil War Era (1861–65 A.D.) handmade by a Confederate blacksmith with a massive, hand-forged, tapered, sturdy double-edged steel blade with visible forging and finishing marks.

The hilt consists of an S-shaped iron crossguard with flattened, twisted terminals, a shaped bone grip with an iron ferrule, and a pommel cup.

CONDITION: The crossguard, the ferrule, and the pommel cup have a matching patina. The b...

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.

A hilt of unusual and rare form, consisted of a "pistol" grip with carved scales, rising to a bulbous pommel in a characteristic Turkish Ottoman style, with a hole for the suspension tassel, bounded by pairs of sil...

Antique 18th -19th century, Chinese or Vietnamese, large combat polearm partisan in the form of the spear or lance.

A leaf-shaped blade made of hand-forged iron with a visible forge layered lamination structure, engraved on both sides with scrolled decorations. The long stout tang with a faceted block is fitted into its original red lacquered bamboo pole (shortened) with a large, ribbed bronze ferrule. These types of spears of identical forms were used in China and Vietnam. So, in many sou...

Antique 18th-century circa 1730 A.D. Polish hunting sword (Cuttoe - Hanger) Blade superbly, engraved with the Crowned Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth coat of arms.

Straight, sturdy, thick, tapering blade, double-edged towards the point, cut on each side with a shallow and slender fuller along the back edge.

The blade is hand-chiseled on each side at the forte with a royal heraldic shield depicting the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth coat of arms; Polish Crowned Eagle, and on the o...

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: ...

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 very unusual silver-mounted antique 19th-century Southeast Asian, Burmese, or Thai dagger (Dha, Daab, Dah).

The scarce type blade is hand-forged from Damascus steel with an excellent quality watered pattern. The blade is sturdy, tapered, and double-edged, with a waving (flamboyant) form reminiscent of the Indonesian keris–kris.

The hilt of a rare form features an ornate solid silver guard engraved with intricate scrolls and a three-stage tubular grip made of solid silver with engra...

A Rare pair of antique 18th – 19th century Japanese samurai kozuka knife handles, each made of darkened copper alloy exterior adorned with a hand chiselled in relief and highlighted with gold raised bouquet of flowers in takazogan on a shakudo jitta with a ground of fine nanako, and a silvered kabutogane.

CONDITION: Age and usage are showing; with its original patina

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An exceptional antique 17th century Spanish Toledo dagger - stiletto with a beautifully and extremely well hand-forged, sturdy, tapered steel blade of a diamond section cut with a central fuller, incised on both sides with the maker's mark. The blade is inserted into a turned brass hilt consisting of a baluster grip, a bulbous pommel, and a rectangular quillon block with knobbed terminals.

The wooden scabbard is bound in dark green velvet trimmed at the middle with finely braided gilt br...

Antique,18th -19th century, Chinese or Vietnamese, large combat polearm, halberd, trident, spear.

The massive trident is made of hand-forged iron with a visible forged structure of layered lamination. It consists of two elements: a sturdy central tapered spear-shaped blade of diamond cross-section and a crescentic cross blade with recurved terminals.

The crescentic cross blade is engraved on both sides with scrolled decorations.

The long, stout tang with a faceted block is fitted to...

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.

An exceptional 19th-century Jambiya dagger from the Ottoman period in Southern Iraq, adorned with silver mounts and jewels, originating from the Khanjar of Basra region.

The dagger has a long, curved, double-edged, sturdy steel blade with a medial ridge.

The hilt is made of one piece of horn and has an elegant design. It is carved with a central knob and a typical hooked pommel that is decorated with a silver domed rosette. The base is mounted in a low-grade silver ferrule set with fiv...