With an iron basket hilt and bronze pommel with high relief contorted face motif. The typology of the Schiavona is best set forth by Oakeshott who identifies this form as Type 2.
Blade length: 36 7/8”
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This example is based in form on the previous two, but utilizes a hilt simplified and undecorated. The radially fluted guard supports a hilt basket of swelled medial bars.
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89 3/4 length. Heavy forged iron head with opened socket, fastened to the heavy wood haft with two spikes. Surface shows glossy black patina from forging and age.
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Iron blade, 5 1/8 length with double pivot holes and original forged suspension ring. Showing Mediterranean influence and styling. Grips perished and surface rusted as above.
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This example bears a chiseled iron hilt modeled as a man with the body of a boy in an awkward stance and speculative duel gesture.
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This sword is distinguished by its particularly finely chiseled and pierced iron hilt.
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The hilt is heavily encrusted in high relief silver foliage and classical portrait heads. The grip is wrapped in silver wire. The result is a lovely weapon which, in hands schooled to it, was the match of any on the street. Blade length: 28
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This sword is from a well known group studied by A. V. B. Norman. Evidently all were made in Munich and among others, served the the Munich Town Guard.
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This dagger was used to parry with a rapier in the right hand.
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This is an example of a purely English rapier of the English Civil Wars period and the years which led to them.
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37 double edged blade with broad central fuller at the forte etched each side with Prudentia et Constantia, and crowned Georgian royal cipher with the GR obliterated both sides.
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The grip is wrapped with copper wire. An earlier rapier blade is utilized as is virtually always the case. It is 35, diamond section with deep fullers marked with an indistinguishable motto. In well preserved condition for the period with a little scaly
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The Ricasso provides a thumb rest on the reverse and blade catching apertures and flutes. The Grip is characteristically Spanish with vertical bars over wire wrap.
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This rapier is an early example of the response to the mid 17th century movement toward greater agility in combat, the benefit of which was learned at great cost from the Ottoman Turks.
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The stiff asymmetrical blade served equally well for slashing and thrusting and would have been very formidable in its period before the evolution of full plate armor.
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Original blackened haft. With no comparables known, this example has puzzled experts for decades. The suggestion that it was used to lead the procession of aristocrats to the gallows is very plausible.
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The sword with 29 7/8 hollow triangular blade etched with a figure holding an Irish harp and military trophies. The clothing in excellent condition for the period but the waist coat with two angular stains, evidently transferred from a treated leather be
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The blade is German and bears the Passau wolf mark inlaid in copper, as well as a makers mark at the forte, each side. Double edged blades are far less common than single edged examples. Blade length: 34 1/2
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This rapier dates precisely to the period leading up to the English Civil War of 1642. It was a time of polarization and expression of political opinions and loyalties.
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27 1/4" curved blade chiseled with the running wolf mark. Two swords with very similar hilts are recorded. The first is illustrated in Arms & Armour in Stuart and Tudor London, Holmes Pl. XVIII (Museum of London Coll.) and the second in Swords & Daggers,
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9 blade, belongs to a group of daggers with similar blades and guards, decorated in silver as is this one, many of which bear Jacobite mottos. They have spatulate profile reeded bog oak grips.
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This charming dagger incorporates a fluted shell guard above the conventional ring guard in a deceptively pleasing arrangement.
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This left hand fighting dagger is representative in form of its type but distinguished by its particularly fine inner guard guarda polvo which would show prominently when the dagger was worn sheathed.
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The blade is in three stages with rounded hexagonal ricasso stepped to a flattened diamond section with a further step reducing the section slightly.
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This fascinating weapon was made by a master sword smith for a boy of about 10 years old who would have had several years of training by the time he owned it.
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C.1540 In the first half of the 16th century, the Italian runka retained the simple elegance of its Gothic roots.
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AUSTRIAN M.1861 INFANTRY OFFICERS SWORD. 31 broad fullered curved blade of heavy fighting form shows smooth brown patina, about 60% plating intact. Plated hilt of standard pattern with about 70% plating intact and smooth patina to the balance.
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Brass hilt with slotted P form guard and ribbed rolled quillon. 33 curved broad fullered s.e. blade shows medium patina with scattered light pitting and crisp makers marks to the forte. Brass hilt with wire wrapped sharkskin covered grip exc. throughout
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26" curved blade with narrow back fuller, unmarked, retains its original blade seat. Mostly smooth dark patina mixed with scattered light and medium pitting. Hilt excellent with lovely patina. Very rare form.
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