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 war mace is of a fairly unusual model. It comes from an old collection of the Swiss branch of a noble family. We can therefore assume a Swiss origin. It is therefore part of the very long traditi[...]
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[...]
Very rare Renaissance shield. This clipeus, an ancient form of the Roman shields of the Republic, which later became an honorary shield (clipeus virtutis), is inspired by the Greek shields called Aspi[...]
War hammers are rare on the market, and their price is always relatively high. This can be dated to the end of the 16th or the first half of the 17th century. These weapons, often unknown to the gener[...]
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[...]
Weapon hammers, or war hammers, are rare on the market, and their price is always relatively high. This can be dated to the end of the 16th century, or the early first half of the 17th century. These [...]
This large stiletto probably originated from southern Germany or northern Italy, the decorative motifs of the blade being found more on Germanic weapons, while the rich decoration of the guard would r[...]
This type of weapon was quite common on the battlefields of the 16th century, but very few have survived the centuries until today. This is exactly a "coutiller's" sword, sometimes modestly called a "[...]
This is a quality halberd point. The model is called "birds" or "parrots", "ibises", or even "hawks" depending on the authors.
The dating of this type of halberd is generally from the second half of [...]
An italian (probably Brescia) cabasset
dating: Late 16th Century One-piece skull, ribbed at the center and with the top turned backwards, with a round of rivets featuring brass rosettes at the base[...]
This rapier is typical of military rapiers from the very beginning of the 17th century. The blade is probably older, since it is comparable in shape to that of a rapier of Charles V dating from 1550-[...]
A cabasset is a type of helmet used in Europe by infantry and light cavalry from the first half of the 16th century until the 17th century. The name comes from the Spanish word capacete, meaning "litt[...]
The typology of this sword poses no problem: It is a Katzbalger, Lansquenet's short sword.
The shape of its handle, which differs from the models considered typical, is a rather reassuring thing, as [...]
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, DIFFICULT TO DATE, RARE PIECE AS IS, FROM CARCASSONNE APPROXIMATELY CITE LENGTH 32 CM, VERY NICE PATINA FREE DELIVERY, FOR FRANCE, BY RECOMMENDED COLISSIMO WITH PERSONAL COLLEC[...]
Renaissance powder flask in deer antler engraved with a nude Diana in the bath holding a palm and a tree trunk on the back. Two silver chains complete it.
Steel spearhead, mounted on gilded bronze incised on one side with a large animal, certainly a bear, overthrowing a mosque in flames (the overturned building is surmounted by a crescent). The other si[...]
HACHE
Eastern Europe, 15th - 16th century
Wrought iron, wood, silver and brass
Length : 55,5 ; L. : 13,5 cm
(old missing)
The axe iron can be dated to the 15th or 16th century and its style d[...]
It is a rare spear for wolf hunting, of clearly superior quality to the rare other specimens encountered.
The iron has 2 teeth, like all the forks made for wolf hunting.
They are of square section, [...]
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