5 result(s) found.
...M.S. Rau Antiques ARMSARMOR Maximilian Field Armor Item 29-3973 Mameluke Sabre
Sword Item 29-4589 Ancient Luristan Bronze Spearhead Item 29-6006 17th-Century Hungarian Hetman Mace Item 29-6009 Persian...
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...workmanship in the West is extremely rare.
Swords, daggers, kindjals and the myriad other forms of side arms are extremely collectible pieces. They excite the eyes as much as the imagination. Click here to learn...
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[from Glossary]
.... shagreen A leather created from various species of sharks, rays and dogfish, particularly the stingray. This nodule-laden leather was commonly used during the 18th and 19th centuries to add decorative features to items such as jewelry boxes, needle cases,
sword handles and opera glasses...
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[from Resource Library] 04/23/2009
.... Combatants used wooden staves and leather shields, or if the matter was one of chivalry,
swords and lances. The judicial duel eventually lost favor but those fought for the sake of honor remained quite fashionable....... The Duelling Pistol For hundreds of years duels were fought with
swords. The introduction of the duelling pistol, however, levelled the playing field greatly...
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[from Resource Library] 04/24/2009
.... More than 1500 patents for these wonderful canes were applied for ranging from
sword canes, to physician's canes, to fishing pole canes and even to canes that converted into bicycles....... In France, during the civil unrest of the 19th century, canes were often prohibited in public places or during public gatherings as they often concealed deadly weapons such as
swords, spikes and guns....... This category of canes consists of those with a dual or hidden purpose, such as a
sword, a whiskey flask and glass, or a walking stick carried by physicians containing scalpels and syringes...
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