Solid silver handle and bolt for Kilij oriental sword, Turkey, Ottoman period. 19th centurySilverHandle: 16.5cm - bolt: 51cmHandle in the shape of a pistol grip. Cross with rhombus-shaped fittings and[...]
Three Bedja daggers of the nomadic Hadendoa people of the deserts of southeastern Egypt to eastern Sudan and northwestern Eritrea. From theAs Sahra ash Sharqiya desert.Late 19th to early 20th century.[...]
Nimcha saber - North Africa, 19th century Probably from the first half of the 19th century or a little earlier. Horn handle and steel guard with remains of gold damascene. The silver metal ring is dis[...]
Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, 19th century and earlier Beautiful double-edged blade with a wide central fuller on the first third. Given the quality of the forging and the steel, the [...]
Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, circa 1900 Leather-covered steel hilt and guard. Steel pommel topped with a pyramidal pile of brass and copper elements. Locally forged blade, straight with dou[...]
Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, 19th century Leather-covered steel handle and guard. Ovoid pommel. Locally forged blade with traditional markings. Well-made blade for a local blade, sup[...]
Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, circa 1900 Locally forged blade, of fairly poor quality but still manageable and flexible. Handle made of chiseled brass sheet, copper, leather and tinpl[...]
Rare short version of the Afghan jezail rifle (djezail) - Afghanistan, 19th century. Barrel made of wrought Damascus steel. English flintlock, missing the hammer. Wooden stock decorated with chiseled [...]
Rare Omani matchlock rifle with a 17th century Persian barrel - Oman, 19th century This type of matchlock rifle originates from Oman. It is locally called abu fathilah. Superb 17th century Persian bar[...]
Nimcha saber - Maghreb, probably Algeria, 18th-19th century Handle in bovine horn with different natural colors. Chiseled steel guard with two quillons and a guard branch. Curved blade, single-edged, [...]
The "Kindjal" or "Khandjali" is a type of double-edged dagger found primarily in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Depending on its origin, the "Kindjal" is often decorated with precious metals such as i[...]
Rare Omani battle shield called terr - Oman or Zanzibar, 19th century Shield made from a single, very thick piece of compressed and shaped animal skin. The skins generally used were those of the rhinc[...]
Syrian dagger called magdali - Syria, circa 1900 A superb example of this type of Syrian dagger. Handle made of a complex construction of accumulation of horn and bone elements inlaid with silver, bra[...]
Nimcha saber from the Maghreb - Probably Morocco, 18th-19th century Horn handle, silver ferrule and steel guard with remains of gold damascening. European blade with half-moon and Santiago cross marki[...]
Arab matchlock rifle - Probably Southern Arabian Peninsula, 19th century Possibly from Yemen or Oman. Barrel probably Indian and made before the rifle itself. Wooden frame decorated with engraved silv[...]
Moroccan nimcha saber - Morocco, 19th century Very nice workmanship probably from the middle of the 19th century. Horn handle. Very discreet old indigenous restoration. Single-edged blade of European [...]
Superb Moroccan nimcha saber - Morocco, 19th century Superb workmanship probably from the second half of the 19th century. Handle in beautiful honey-colored horn. Guard inlaid with gold. Single-edged [...]
Nimcha saber with 800/1000 silver scabbard - Morocco, 19th 1st half of the 20th century Silver scabbard (800/1000) of very fine workmanship (approximately 1100gr). Numerous Moroccan hallmarks (ram's h[...]
Spanish dagger in the Nasrid style - Toledo (Spain), 1882 The dagger is in the Nasrid style but takes the form of the Moroccan koumya. Handle and scabbard in finely engraved steel and remains of gildi[...]
Flintlock rifle called tüfek shishana - Ottoman world, Turkey or Balkans, 19th century Collectors and museums call this type of rifle tüfek (it is simply the Turkish word for rifle) and shishana refer[...]
An Indo-Persian shamshir saber - Northern India or Central Asia, 18th-19th century Handle made of two plates of bovine horn with gold damascened steel elements (koftgari). Curved single-edged shamshir[...]
Ottoman flintlock rifle called tüfek shishana - Ottoman Turkey, 18th-19th centuryAn Ottoman tufek shishanarifle (gun) - Ottoman turkey, 18th 19th century Collectors and museums call this type of rifle[...]
Engraved silver mount with a horn handle forming an H. Blade of European origin, with some engraving at the beginning and the number "1314" is marked. Velvet-lined wooden scabbard. The fittings are al[...]
Large and beautiful powder horn, made of a bovine horn and richly chiseled copper and silver trim. It has its leather strap to secure its equipment, the stopper is missing. It belongs to the oriental [...]
Persian Kadjar: highly crafted round shield in damascened steel. On a black background, a beautiful finely crafted fish decoration. This one iridescent slightly when lit up close (see photo). In its c[...]
Dagger called Kindjal
Caucasus, North of Dagestan
19th century
Steel, nickel silver, wood, leather, brass, gold
Total length: 53.2 cm; Blade length: 40 cm
Curved handle with two plates, two pol[...]
Pair of Spurs
Algeria, circa 1900
Wrought iron, silver and coral
Length: 26.5 cm
(wear from use)
Pair of wrought-iron spurs with long tapering shafts, rectangular strap loops and round and t[...]
Cedar wood barrel, traces of tools, all studded with iron, circled with cut and engraved brass, which rests on a horizontal foot. On each side, bronze medallions, and bronze foliage on the front. Fill[...]
Handle and scabbard entirely covered with finely engraved silver. Pamor steel blade. Good condition. Pronounced scratch on the front of the scabbard. Total length (without scabbard): 40 cm, with scabb[...]
Handle entirely covered in silver with excellent central braiding. Pommel in the shape of a bird's head "Cockatoo". Broad, straight and double-edged blade. Very good preservation. Some stains. Total l[...]
Wooden handle with a decorated brass base. Slightly wavy blade perfectly highlights the PAMOR, a manufacturing technique by forging various metals, such as steel, iron and nickel, creating a magnifice[...]
Wooden handle with a decorated brass base. Wide blade with a dark PAMOR, the result of a manufacturing technique by forging various metals, such as steel, iron and nickel, creating a magnificent decor[...]
Pair of flintlock pistols for the oriental market
19th century European work
Steel, wood, brass.
Total length: 51cm - Barrel length: 33.3cm - Muzzle diameter: 14.5mm
Round barrels, engraved in [...]
All visible parts of the flintlock are decorated with engraved and openwork silver leaves. Signed on the lock and on the bottom of the spring. Mounts and ramrod entirely decorated with silver inlays. [...]
Dagger called Kandjar
Persia
19th century
Steel, silver, damascus, horn
Total length: 34.7 ; Blade length: 22.1 cm
Curved, double-edged damascus blade with central edge.
Hollowed-out brown ho[...]
Large Afghan knife called SALAWAR - KHYBER, originating from the Khyber pass, pass at the junction of INDIA and Afghanistan, 19th century, 19th century. Handle with bone and horn plates with a parrot'[...]
Rare Moroccan dagger, called Koumya. Wooden handle, pommel, covered with a silver metal sheet. The blade is slightly curved with a median edge. The scabbard is made of silver-plated copper and brass. [...]
Indo-Persian or Ottoman "Kulah Khud" helmet and its shield (Rondache), acid-etched decoration, Arabic texts, plant and animal motifs, Ottoman Empire, Persia or India, 19th century.
North African Brass TROMBLON Rifle
Algeria, 19th century
Wood, steel, silver, bone, wood and iron
Overall length: 95; Barrel length: 57 cm
Bronze barrel, fluted then round, blunderbussed at the [...]
SABRETACHE called Choukara
Algeria
19th century
Leather, silk, iron
H. 37.5 cm, W 30.5 cm
Brown leather sabretache, embroidered with yellow, blue and green silk thread.
Brown velvet appliqué a[...]
Meeting of elegant 19th century daggers, of North African origin, perhaps Tuareg or Berber. They have very pretty handles. One, curved blade, carved in bone threaded with copper and ending with a grim[...]
Rare and beautiful Khanjar dagger India 19th.
Handle in carved nephrite jade representing a horse's head, eyes certainly in ruby.
Very beautiful blade in damascus and gilded steel.
Very beautif[...]
This is a long Berber cutlass, which could even be called a short sword. This weapon is related to the "sboula" family, but here, more precisely it is a "Sekkin Bouri" (according to "Moroccan Archives[...]
Flissa Sabre Kabyle XIXeme Very beautiful piece XIXeme, traces of rust in places but good general condition The Flissa (in Kabyle: ⴰⵊⵏⵡⵉ1 ajenwi2) is a traditional saber made in Algeria, originating f[...]
This nice little khandjar is of Persian origin, from the Qajar period, 19th century. Without being of exceptional quality, it remains pleasant, at a very reasonable price.
BLADE: It is curved, double[...]
Beautiful Turkish saber called Yatagan, walrus ivory eared handle, curved blade in engraved and gilded steel, with its original wooden scabbard covered with black leather and chiseled silver. In good [...]
This "weapon" is rare, since it is a Kabyle ritual knife intended for circumcision. The decoration leaves no doubt about its origin, it is the type of handle with chiseled brass decoration that is fou[...]
Two brass powder horns (or pears) finely engraved with tribal geometric decorations.
Originating from Morocco. In good condition to very good condition.
From the end of the 19th to the very beginnin[...]
Flintlock rifle called "moukala" with wooden stock and breech and bone inlays. They are richly decorated with silver plates cut into red niello scrolls. The barrel, the lower part of which is made of [...]
Japanese armor from a mid-nineteenth-century Samurai student, in painted iron with connecting curbs. Decorated on both sides with a red circle on a black background within a mannequin for exhibition.[...]
Berber oriental dagger circa 1880 in wood and brass. The handle is decorated with silver wire inlay. The brass scabbard is decorated with engraved patterns. Length 30cm
Traditional Jambiya knife (Yemen) horn handle, metal sheath (silver?) embroidered fabric belt. Steel blade (traces of rust) Jambiya length 33cm, with sheath 39.5cm, belt length 93cm, belt width 9cm. C[...]
Ottoman ceremonial dagger circa 1860. The blade and scabbard are slightly curved. The copper scabbard is decorated with silver wire and an acre plaque. The handle ends in the shape of birds and is als[...]
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