This large left-hand dagger is most likely Italian and can be dated to the 1580s. The hilt mount is unusual, as instead of the usual wire binding, there is a dark green leather covered grip, which is [...]
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FROM THE 16TH CENTURY, THESE POLE WEAPONS WERE FORMIDABLE, THEY ENDED AT THE END OF THE 16TH CENTURY, THIS MODEL WITH THE LANTERN IS NOT COMMON, VERY BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS. LENGT[...]
This is a very particular type of sword that we call a "estoc" (or tuck). The weapon is intended, as its name indicates, to give mainly point blows.
All the characteristics of this one allow us (acco[...]
Rapier in Taza, SPAIN, 17th - 18th century. Iron frame in the shape of a shell with one branch. Wooden fuse and pommel in urn with sides and rivet button. Straight quillon. Strong straight blade with [...]
This esponton point, which is in fact an artillery match holder, looks great, with its considerable size, clearly larger than the match holders used by infantry non-commissioned officers in order to k[...]
A nice armet helmet , Italy , XV century
nice shape , all original a part the check plates remade and restored by Christopher Dobson .
H: 12 in., (30.5 cm)
Gilded bronze medal representing on one side Saint John the Baptist with the inscription S IOAN . BAPTIST and on the other the holy house of Nazareth carried by two angels SAN. CASA ROMA. This type of[...]
This enormous sabre is outside any norm. It is clearly an oversized version (121 cm) of a Hungarian-Polish Szabla, of the type worn by Stefan Batory's relatives, in the 2nd half of the 16th century. T[...]
This helmet is possibly of Italian origin and is of a later design. The visors and chin guard are connected to the same joint and separated from the skull piece, which was a design originating in Engl[...]
Very beautiful and important bronze medal representing Henri IV king of France signed by G DUPRÉ and dated 1606 high quality of chiseling beautiful patina cast from the 17th century
Decoration of the Order of the Holy Cross. Bronze cross with gold leaf, jointed to be sewn on the cloak. Object of great charm and rarity. The four arms of the cross show four small flower crosses, a[...]
Beautiful old style sword, made in Toledo, Spain. 20th century. Acid-etched blade, multi-branch guard, filigree steel handle. Good general condition. Blade still very straight. More photos on request.[...]
An engraved stag antler powder flask with iron mounts.
Probably German, late 16th century.
Measures 26 x 15cm.
The front is intricately engraved with scenes of boar and stag hunting set in l[...]
Authentic iron Halberd or spear from the 15th or 16th century (wrought iron work) SDB20LAN001 Dimensions 41 x 11 cm approximately Symmetrical model Very solid, a beautiful achievement, strictly old. N[...]
This duelling rapier is very unusual. It is a so-called "flamberge" rapier of Toledo origin, which dates from the early years of the 17th century. The blade bears the prestigious signature of Francisc[...]
This dagger comes from Italy (or Spain) and can be dated to the beginning of the 17th century. It can be classified as a "left hand" dagger because of the guard ring, although the blade also suggests [...]
Powder flask in horn and wrought iron, nicely engraved with a biblical or antique scene (knowledgeable welcome I'm stumped...) probably Germanic work from the beginning of the 17th century. Dated 1621[...]
VERY RARE DAGGER KNOWN AS "CINQUEDEA" Italy late 15th early 16th century. Triangular blade, double-edged, iron blade, grooved in the middle, the central part with double fulling, an oval punch on a gi[...]
Exceptional halberd iron Viollet le Duc period 19th century. Height 1.13 m. Good general condition.
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Late 16th or early 17th century
EXCEPTIONAL CARVED WOOD JALET CROSSBOW (fruit wood, maybe cherry?)
ITALY (Lombardy?) around 1600
The jalet crossbow or so-called "bullet" projected not arrows b[...]
Templar amulet with the Cross Patent engraved and the inscription 'ETIOT'. A transverse hole allowed the object to be hung around the neck as an amulet.
Interesting esoteric symbolism on carnelian. [...]
Exceptional Ring - Seal of Knight Templar in silver with the Templar symbol of the two Knights on a Horse. Around the motto 'SIGILLUM MILITUM XPISTI'. (SEAL OF THE KNIGHTS OF CHRIST).
This very rare[...]
COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL BELGIUM
BRONZE
GERARD MERCATOR (1512-1594)
Engraved by: F. SIMON
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Dimensions : Diamètre : 4.6 cm
Condition: Very good condition, original box, all visible [...]
A unique antique bronze sword or hilt pommel with 4 carved images: 2 grotesques, one of a woman and a cherub and one yet to be defined (it looks like two people are involved). An addition in the form [...]
This weapon is a "Falchion" or "Fauchon" in the 14th-15th century style but made in the 19th century. The shape of the blade corresponds to type 3C of the Elmslie typology. This blade shape was found [...]
It is a esponton, that is to say a polearm carried by low-ranking officers or non-commissioned officers under the Ancien Régime (old monarchy), but here we are before the first regulatory models of th[...]
Iron sword with reversed trefoil quillon and large guard ring of the 17th century type, more probably made around the 19th century. Primitive rapier model sword with reversed guard ring and crossguard[...]
This is an impressive spearhead with its unusual dimensions. It is a little difficult to date, because if the double-edged section with two faces separated by a central ridge on one side and a flat fa[...]
This spearhead is very curious by the shape of its blade.
THE BLADE is made up of 4 steel edges arranged in a cross. They join to form the point, which is a very strong square section, intended to pi[...]
Left-hand dagger in the 17th century, produced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Triangular blade with hollow sides and a median edge. Iron mount with an inverted conical and fluted pommel wi[...]
This sword is impressive. It is a weapon such as some landsknechts carried. It is said to be of the "one and a half hand" type, that is to say with a blade length halfway between the short sword calle[...]
Decorative part of a horse bit from the 17th century, gilded bronze. An archaeological find for sale with a 17th century Delft tile. Diameter: 7.5 cm. Height: 3.2 cm.
This left-hand dagger is called "sail" because of the triangular part protecting the hand, which is similar to the sail of a ship.
The style is very clearly 17th century, but the patterns used for th[...]
This is a large stiletto, larger than average in size.
The handle and blade are solid, and the hilt is heavy to give force to the blow: we feel that we are in the presence of a weapon and not a simpl[...]
This weapon is a "Storta", which is a short saber of Italian origin from the Renaissance era, deriving from the medieval falchion of the first half of the 14th century, with which it is sometimes conf[...]
This sword can be classified as war rapier, or cavalry sword, depending on the authors. It is fromGermanic manufacture, and dates from the first quarter of the 17th century.
BLADE: It has a lenticul[...]
A beautifully designed sword hanging hook. The acorn at the top like the fruit of the oak; for this reason, she was considered a symbol of latent strength. The belt would have passed through the folde[...]
It is a so-called "pillow" rapier which, strictly speaking, was placed at the bedside to allow its owner to have a weapon on hand in the event of a nocturnal attack. In a broader sense, the so-called [...]
Rare large bronze Saint-Benoit medal. On the obverse, we can see Saint Benedict face-on, his right hand outstretched and his left hand holding his saint's toga. Inscriptions: SP BENEDICTUS On the reve[...]
grand modèle de canon de vaisseau du XVème siècle, le corps est en bois et fer forgé, tandis que le canon est en bronze lourd, petits défauts, possibilité d'être utilisé comme canon de signalisation, [...]
This fine left hand ring dagger has a very unusual shaped hilt. It can be dated to the first half of the 17th century, or even the last quarter of the 16th century. it is probably Italian .
BLADE: A[...]
Old pencil case dagger, 18th century work.
The spindle or handle is made of bone.
The silver ferrule is decorated with plants.
The steel quillon ends with a tassel.
The cover of the scabbard as we[...]
Dossière de cuirasse que je pense étrangère et de type XVII ème de manufacture incontestablement ancienne , sans doute XIX ème voir avant...
Elle se compose de 3 feuilles de métal épaisses , le bas d[...]
Bronze ring with a square front divided diagonally as if it were a coat of arms, and with in the upper part two war crosses composed of axes and a silver bead engraved with the hexagram, probably the [...]
Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648 & English Civil War 1642-1651) XVII°. Capeline called lobster tail or Lobster tail pot Helmet. Riveted pointed visor with sliding nose bar bearing “M” hallmark, fixed by[...]
Strong cavalry sword with Walloon type mount, probably from Central Europe, from the 17th - 18th century. Brass frame with pommel in the shape of a lion's head with short mane. Guard with 2 branches w[...]
Pistol, rifle or arquebus lock.
Entirely in wrought iron.
Very decorated.
Length: 25.7 cm
Height of dog up: 16.9 cm
Height of dog down: 13.1 cm
Weight: 840 g It is not seized, everything that [...]
On the obverse is the cross Patente composed of four war axes, symbol of the Knights Templar. On the reverse in the center is the 'Magic Square' with the Cross in the center within other squares with [...]
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