This European ca.1790 iron-hilted light cavalry sword is mounted with a 85 cm long blade, and is 98 cm. long overall. Blade has a single wide fuller on each side, running...

This miniature muff pistol bears the Liege proof-mark, initials SP, and letter L on the barrel. There are no other marks that I see. Only 14 cm-long from the butt to...

  This European, possibly Bavarian foot soldier's sidearm is hilted in the manner of the French Model 1767 grenadier hanger. I would date it circa 1790-1810, American Revolutionary War to Battle...

his European hussar-hilted saber hails from the late 18th or early 19th centuries. Massive 67 cm long, 4 cm wide blade is in the shape of the so-called "Madonna" blades of...

This steel-hilted officer's field sword dates to the last quarter of the 17th century. It is mounted with a nice 77 cm. stout blade with gold-filled incised decorations on both sides...

 This European officer's boat-hilted fighting sword dates ca.170-1780. Swords with this style of hilt were in favor with officers of several European armies. For instance, Kulinsky, in his book on Russian...

This late 1600s - early 1700s officer's small-sword was recently found in an old house in Connecticut. It looks to have been made into a hunting implement, probably by a peasant...

This officer's small-sword dates to the mid-1700s and is mounted with a fine colichemarde blade which is 85 cm long. Blade is decorated on both sides of the forte with military...

This hunting sword dates from the American Revolutionary War period, ca.1780, or thereabout, and bears a 49 cm-long curved blade with a 13 cm false edge. Blade was at one time...

This hilt of this mid-18th c. small-sword is silver-washed hand-chased bronze. The quality of the decorative work is quite good, featuring classical figures, hunting motifs and florals. Every aspect of the...

This European iron-hilted small-sword dates to the first third of 18th century. Plain iron hilt in very good shape, with functional pas de ane. Pear-shaped pommel is quite elegant; the cross-bow...

This well-balanced, light early dueling type sword dates ca. the last quarter of the 17th c., and is mounted with a 69 cm long tri-fold blade. Sword is 85 cm long...