GIGANTIC EUROPEAN FOLDING NAVAJA KNIFE CA.1890
This French-made[?} navaja-type knife dates to the second half of the 19th century into the early 1900s, and measures 48 cm long overall, with a 21.5 cm long blade. Stag handle...
GOLDEN AGE OF RUSSIAN ARMS-MAKING:17TH CENTURY SMALL-ARMS
THE GOLDEN AGE OF RUSSIAN ARMS-MAKING ART: XVII CENTURY SMALL ARMS AND HORSE TACK OF THE CZARS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE RUSSIAN STATE ARMORY, Moscow, 1993. The dust cover shows...
GREEK MIQUELET PISTOL CA.1810
This Greek miquelet pistol is in excellent original condition. The lock functions perfectly, and the strike of the main spring is very powerful. Pistol is of tradional Greek form, with both...
GREEK WORLD WAR ONE CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD
This is a rare find - Greek officer's World War One era sword. I have not seen another one, ever. The hilt is closely patterned after the British 1821 Pattern heavy...
GYMNASIUM TRAINING CUTLASS CA.1895
This gymnasium training cutlass dates ca.1890-1910.Often incorrectly attributed as the US Navy training boarding cutlass by unscrupulous dealers and the lemmings that follow them. Without proper USN markings this is just...
HAMMERCLOTH ARMORIAL OF JOHN ERLE-DRAX
A gorgeous gilt bronze hammercloth armorial with the arms of John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax of Olantigh, Kent, Ellerton Abbey, Yorkshire and Charborough Park, Dorset. Measures 13x18 cm framed. The detail...
HAROLD HART - WEAPONS & ARMOR
WEAPONS & ARMOR: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE OF WOODCUTS & ENGRAVINGS. Publ.1978, 192 p., 24x31 cm., hundreds of examples of ancient armor and weapons presented with concise annotations. The main purpose of...
HAROLD PETERSON - ARMS AND ARMOR IN COLONIAL AMERICA 1526-1583
The title of this classic book is somewhat of a misnomer. It doesn't deal with American-made arms per se, but is an all-encompassing study on the European arms and armor of...
HAROLD PETERSON - ARMS AND ARMOR IN COLONIAL AMERICA 1526-1783
HAROLD L. PETERSON - ARMS AND ARMOR IN COLONIAL AMERICA 1526-1783350 pp.300+ illustrationsBramhall House, New York1956A must-have volume on the European firearms, armor and edged weapons of the 16th-18th centuries. The...
HAROLD PETERSON - DAGGERS & FIGHTING KNIVES OF THE WESTERN WORLD
HAROLD PETERSON - DAGGERS & FIGHTING KNIVES OF THE WESTERN WORLD FROM THE STONE AGE TILL 1900An excellent book on the history of European and American knives, dirks and daggers by...
HAROLD PETERSON - DAGGERS AND FIGHTING KNIVES
HAROLD PETERSON - DAGGERS AND FIGHTING KNIVES OF THE WESTERN WORLD.A nice soft cover book referencing history and development of the fighting knives, daggers and naval dirks. Over 100 photos of...
HAROLD PETERSON - THE AMERICAN SWORD 1175-1945
After so many years, this book is still as valid as it has been all these decades. THE reference book for the American sword collectors. This is the 1983 edition, hard...