Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

A JAPANESE SWORD (TACHI), UNSIGNED, KOTO PERIOD the blade with ridged cross section (shinogi-zukuri), koshi-zori curvature, straight (suguha) temp...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), SIGNED IZUMI (NO) KAMI FUJIWARA KUNISADA SAKU, 1620-1640 the blade with ridged cross section (shinogi-zukuri), irregula...

A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), SIGNED KIYONDO, DATED 1866 the blade with ridged cross section (shinogi-zukuri), straight (suguha) tempering pattern (h...

A JAPANESE SHORT SWORD (WAKIZASHI), SIGNED YAMASHIRO DAIJO KUNITSUGU, PROBABLY EDO PERIOD the blade with ridged cross section (shinogi-zukuri), st...

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KOPIS), PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY, THAVANJOUR, TAMIL NADU with recurved single-edged blade with rounded back edge over most...

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN COPPER ALLOY SWORD (KOPIS KADUTHALA), PROBABLY 18TH/19TH CENTURY, KERALA with recurved blade recessed and with medial ridge ov...

A MASSIVE INDIAN PROCESSIONAL HEADMAN’S SWORD (TEGHA), 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved wide blade fullered along one side and back-edged at the clip...

AN UNUSUAL INDIAN SWORD, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER with flamboyantly recurved blade single-edged towards the bellied point and reinforced along the ...

A FINE INDIAN TALWAR WITH PERSIAN BLADE, EARLY TO MID-18TH CENTURY with curved russet blade of finely watered wootz steel double-edged at the poi...

AN INDIAN FIRANGI, 17TH CENTURY with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point and cut with three fullers along the back on each side, ...

A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER (BAWANI), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KERALA with slender tapering double-edged blade, copper alloy hilt comprising long langets ...

AN INDO-PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 19TH CENTURY ◉ with curved single-edged blade, iron hilt encrusted with gold scrollwork, and ivory grip, in late...

AN INDIAN TULWAR, THE HILT 18TH CENTURY with associated artificially watered waved double-edged blade, characteristic hilt decorated overall with ...

A LARGE OTTOMAN QAMA, TRABZON, BLACK SEA COAST, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade cut with converging central fullers over most of its le...

A PERSIAN DAGGER, QAJAR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY ◉ with slightly curved sharply tapering double-edged blade of wootz steel with slender medial ridge ov...

A NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED KUKRI, LATE 19TH CENTURY with characteristic single-edged blade engraved with a differing mask on each side, the back-ed...

A TURKISH YATAGHAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slightly recurved single-edged blade cut with a double narrow fuller along the top on each side, both ...

A VERY RARE INDIAN FLINTLOCK SILVER-MOUNTED POWDER-TESTER (EPROUVETTE), LATE 18TH CENTURY of flintlock pistol form, with large pierced and engrave...

AN INDIAN HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED BHAGUAN KHOOSALOA, AHMEDABAD of concave form curved outwards at the brim, the outer surface lac...

AN INDO-PERSIAN CIRCULAR SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY of steel and of convex form, the outer surface embossed with a gold-damascened sun-in-splendo...

A FINE PERSIAN KULAH KHUD, DHAL AND BAZU BAND, QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY of finely watered wootz steel, the first with domed skull chiselled in bas-reli...

A RARE ALGERIAN 18-BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY ‡ with three-stage barrel (old pitting) retained by a replacement e...

A SOUTH EUROPEAN BROADSWORD, CIRCA 1500-20, POSSIBLY SPANISH ‡ with associated broad double-edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section, with a pai...

A HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, CIRCA 1600-20, PROBABLY AUSTRIAN ‡ with broad tapering blade formed with a short shallow fuller on each face, border engr...

A GERMAN HAND-AND-A HALF SWORD, CIRCA 1600-20 ‡ with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped ‘IX’ twice with a cross on each side with...

A NORTH ITALIAN BROADSWORD, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY VENETIAN ‡ with broad tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section (tip bent),...

A NORTH EUROPEAN BASKET-HILTED MILITARY BACKSWORD (TESSAK), LATE 16TH CENTURY ‡ with tapering double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section and ...

A SOUTH GERMAN BACKSWORD, CIRCA 1550 ‡ with straight single-edged blade formed with a curved edge at the point, struck with a latten-inlaid runnin...

A NORTH GERMAN MILITARY SWORD (TESSAK), LATE 16TH CENTURY ‡ with broad curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long broad fu...

A GERMAN MILITARY SWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY ‡ with curved single-edged blade formed with a hatchet point, struck with the letter ‘E’ at the forte o...

A GERMAN MILITARY SWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY ‡ with broad curved single-edged blade formed with a hatchet point, incised with a series of lines, dou...

A NORTH GERMAN MILITARY SWORD (TESSAK), CIRCA 1600-20 ‡ with tapering double-edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section, incised with patterned li...

A STYRIAN MILITARY BACKSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY ‡ with tapering blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long slender fuller along t...

A NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD RAPIER, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ENGLISH OR GERMAN ‡ with broad tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal sec...

AN ITALIAN INFANTRY SWORD, CIRCA 1600 ‡ with broad straight 18th century blade of flattened-hexagonal section, struck with a mark, ‘B’ crowned for...

AN AUSTRIAN INFANTRY SWORD, CIRCA 1600 ‡ with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section, struck with a crowned serpent mark, perhaps for Milan, o...

A GERMAN MILITARY SWORD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY ‡ with broad flat double-edged blade struck twice with a series of four alternating dots and lines on ...

A NORTH EUROPEAN MILITARY SWORD, CIRCA 1620 ‡ with curved blade double-edged towards the point formed with a slender fuller along the back on both...

A GERMAN SWORD RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY ‡ with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section struck with three decorative marks within a slender fu...

A NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, CIRCA 1610, PROBABLY GERMAN ‡ with broad tapering blade of flattened-diamond section with a slender fuller over its lower...

A GERMAN RAPIER, CIRCA 1620 ‡ with broad tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section stamped with ‘Yesus’ within a slender fuller on each face (...

A NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, CIRCA 1620, PROBABLY GERMAN ‡ with slender tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, border engraved rectangular ricas...

AN ITALIAN MULTI-RING RAPIER, CIRCA 1630-40, ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR THE PAPAL GUARD ‡ with long tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section struck...

AN ITALIAN MULTI-RING RAPIER, CIRCA 1630-40 ‡ with long tapering blade of flattened-diamond section struck with the sacred trigram ‘IHS’ in a shor...

A NORTH EUROPEAN PAPPENHEIM RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 ‡ with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, rectangular ricasso stamped with the bladesmith...

A RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ITALIAN OR SPANISH ‡ with slender tapering blade of flattened rounded section formed with a slender ...

AN ENGLISH PROTO MORTUARY SWORD CIRCA 1630-40 ‡ with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, stamped ‘ME FECT’ and ‘SOLINGEN’ within a pair...

AN ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, CIRCA 1650-90 ‡ with straight blade (areas of pitting) double-edged towards the point, stamped ‘ANDREA FARARA’...

A RARE SAXON PALLASCH, CIRCA 1650-1700 ‡ with broad straight blade double-edged towards the point etched with celestial motifs and with traces of ...

AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HUSSAR SWORD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY ‡ with curved blade formed with a long fuller on each face and double-edged towards the point...

A RARE CENTRAL EUROPEAN SWORD, 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY POLISH ‡ with straight single-edged blade formed with a long shallow fuller on each face and...

A SWEDISH MILITARY SWORD, CIRCA 1660 ‡ with broad straight blade incised ‘1414’ between two crosses within a short fuller and with a running wolf ...

A SWEDISH MILITARY SWORD, CIRCA 1670 ‡ with broad straight blade struck with a series of letters between crosses within a slender fuller on each f...

A GERMAN MILITARY SWORD, LATE 17TH CENTURY ‡ with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of long slender fullers along...

A NORTH EUROPEAN MILITARY SWORD, CIRCA 1650-80, PROBABLY GERMAN ‡ with tapering blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a two long sl...

A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY ‡ with straight double-edged blade stamped '1414' divided by a series of mullet...

A NORTH EUROPEAN MILITARY SWORD, CIRCA 1640-60 ‡ with broad straight double-edged blade formed with a near central uneven slender fuller on each f...

A SWISS MILITARY SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY ‡ with broad curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a shallow full...

A MILITARY SWORD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, AUSTRIAN OR GERMAN ‡ with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long ...