EUROPEAN VEST POCKET PISTOL WITH DAMASCUS BARREL CA.1840
This petite 12.5 cm-long percussion Liege-proofed vest pocket pistol is a cut above average in workmanship. Frame is nicely engraved in scrolled motifs, 3.5 cm-long barrel is beautifully damascened, and the...
EUROPEAN WALLOON-HILTED SWORD CA.1680
This European walloon-hilted trooper's broadsword is mounted with a rhomboid 82 cm long unmarked blade. Sword is 98 cm long overall. Dating to the second half of the 17th c., the...
FINE ARMS AND ARMOR - TREASURES IN THE DRESDEN COLLECTION
JOSEPH SCHOBEL - FINE ARMS AND ARMOR: TREASURES IN THE DRESDEN COLLECTIONAn important book on one of the top three European arms and armor collections in the world. Profusely annotated and...
FINNISH PRESENTATION LEUKU KNIFE OF SUPERB QUALITY
This presentation Leuku knife from Lapland is easy to date, as it is inscribed with the date 27.09.1694 and presentation to Claude M. De Vorss. The recipient of the knife is...
FINNISH PUUKKO KNIFE: HAND-CRAFTED, DATED 1991
Made by an artisan knife-maker, this traditional Puukko is 15 cm overall, with a 6 cm-long blade. Blade has a faint remnant of a stamp, with letters K J E. The...
FOUR US DEPARTMENT OF ARMY MANUALS FOR M1, M14 RIFLES
Four original US Army field and technical manuals for the M1 and M14 rifles. In pristine condition.TM 9-1005-223-12 - Operator and Organizational Maintenance Manual, 7.62-MM Rifle M14 and Rifle Bipod M2FM...
FRANK LESLIE - THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR 2 VOL. SET
This outstanding and complete revered deluxe 2 vol. set was printed in 1893 by subscription only, and is in fantastic overall condition, with minor blemishes to the decorative covers. Over 1000...
FREDERICK STEPHENS-THE COLLECTOR'S PICTORIAL BOOK OF BAYONETS
FREDERICK J. STEPHENS - THE COLLECTOR'S PICTORIAL BOOK OF BAYONETSLong out of print, 127 p., 280+ photos of bayonets from the earliest 17th c. examples through WWII, thoroughly annotated. Book and...
FREDERICK WILKINSON - ANTIQUE GUNS AND GUN COLLECTING
Another great book by Frederick Wilkinson on the subject of the early small arms, with a special emphasis on the flintlock period. Quality of the large photos is outstanding.Out of print...
FREDERICK WILKINSON - SMALL ARMS
This excellent book is a treasure trove of the information on the early European, particularly English pistols, and particularly of the flintlock period. 173 annotated photographs, 255 pages. Condition is very...
FRENCH AN XI STYLE LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD ca.1840s
This light cavalry officer's fighting sword is mounted with profusely decorated blade, nicely etched with the martial motifs and floral embellishments. Blade is 90 cm long, 33 mm wide at the ricasso. Single wide...
FRENCH AN XII NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD CA.1803
A beautiful French late Consulat to early Napoleonic period naval officer's Modele AN XII sword , with a bright bronze hilt of exciting quality, decorated with the seated Neptune and his...