INDIAN 18TH CENTURY FIRANGI SWORD - GIGANTIC 105 CM-LONG BLADE
This heavy and tremedously long Indian firangi sword dates to some time in the 18th century, perhaps earlier. 126 cm-long overall, it is mounted with a whopping 105 cm or 41"...
INDIAN RAJASTAN KATAR CA.1795
This wonderful steel katar shows excellent workmanship. The elephant vs. the tiger scenes are on both sides of the blade. Both sides of the protective langets are decorated in hand-chiseled lotus...
INDIAN TULWAR FROM THE SEPOY REBELLION OF 1857
This 18th-mid-19th c. tulwar is mounted with a 74 cm long, 4 cm wide tri-fullered blade still retaining its razor-sharp edge. The obverse ricasso is marked with a maker's or ownership...
INDO-PERSIAN CHAIN MAIL ARMOR SHIRT CA.1800
Dating this chain mail armor is not easy for me; eighteenth, perhaps nineteenth century would be my guess. Size is roughly 100 cm wide x 50 cm long; rather heavy at...
INDO-PERSIAN SHAMSHIR-E-TULWAR SWORD WITH DAMASCUS BLADE
This 17th/18th century Indo-Persian shamshir-e-tulwar is mounted with a 77 cm. blade with yelman. Blade is of wootz watered steel, decorated with fine gold koftgari on both sides at the forte....
INFANTRY UNIFORMS OF BRITAIN 1742-1855
ROBERT & CHRISTOPHER WILKINSON-LATHAM - INFANTRY UNIFORMS, INCLUDING ARTILLERY AND OTHER SUPPORTING CORPS OF BRITAIN AND THE COMMONWEALTH 1742-1855. 200p., fully illustrated in color, well-annotated and well-researched. Long out of print....
ISLAMIC NORTH AFRICAN POWDER FLASK CA.1800
This powder flask is from the Maghrib region of North Africa, Morocco or Algeria, and dates to some time in 19th century. It measures about 22 cm from the tip of...
ITALIAN 1855 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD WITH SUPERB BLADE ETCH
This Italian SCIABOLA DA UFFICIALI ADOTATTA NEL 1855 is mounted with a superbly etched 84 cm long blade, with a 30 cm long yelman, and a clipped point. A wonderful Italian...
ITALIAN ARTILLERY TROOPER'S PORTRAIT CA.1915
This wonderful hand-colored photo portrait of a World War I Italian mounted artillery trooper shows the regimental designation as the 27th battery on his kepi. He is holding a Modello 1900...
ITALIAN GENOVESE REPUBLIC OFFICER'S FIGHTING SWORD CA.1790
This rare SERENISSIMA REPUBBLICA DI GENOVA officer's fighting sword is in superb original condition. It is mounted with a beautifully-forged 83 cm-long blade, which features an unusually long ricasso, decorated in...
ITALIAN HOUSE OF SAVOY BANNER "FERT FERT FERT"
This rare banner was among other Italian WWI period items were purchased from a family in Worcester, Massachusetts, and appears to have been rolled up and dormant for many decades. The...
ITALIAN KINGDOM OF SARDINIA INFANTRY SIDE-ARM CA.1790
This Sardinian foot trooper's hanger is mounted with a massive, 61 cm long, 4 cm wide, 8 mm wide blade, inscribed on the obverse side VIVE LE ROY DE SARDAIGNE, and...