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Historical Swords and Blades

A collection of historical swords, featuring ornate designs and historical significance, embodying craftsmanship from various periods.

Drumsticks, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 2000 musical instrument. elements (of musical instruments). percussion instrument. beater. drumstick - Replica Tromstok of a 17th or 18th century tromks. - Replica Tromstok of a 17th or 18th century Tromstok, the Netherlands, 20th century. Netherlands wood (plant material)
Drumsticks, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 2000 musical instrument. elements (of musical instruments). percussion instrument. beater. drumstick - Replica Tromstok of a 17th or 18th century tromks. - Replica Tromstok of a 17th or 18th century Tromstok, the Netherlands, 20th century. Netherlands wood (plant material)
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Hunting cordlasCord with tassels, Medium: metallic thread, pailettes, glass stones, Lond cord of metallic thread terminating at each end in a ball-shaped tassel, curled, looped and heavily studded with pailettes and glass stones., Italy, Europe, late 16th-early 17th century, trimmings, Cord with tasselsKnife probably Eastern European 19th century View more. Knife. probably Eastern European. 19th century. Silver, steel. Metalwork-SteelFork, Agate, steel, silver, (a-e) Eight-panelled agate haft with scalloped and engraved ferrule below two tines with partly twisted stem., London, England, late 17th century, cutlery, Decorative Arts, ForkDrum 19th century () Zulu people South Africa. Drum 501153Curved Ear Ornament (Kapeu). Culture: Maori people. Dimensions: H. 5 x W. 1/2 in. (12.7 x 1.27 cm). Date: 18th-early 19th century.Highly prized ornaments such as this pendant carved from greenstone were markers of wealth and status (mana) for Maori. Fashioned and shaped by specialist carvers known as tohunga tarai pounamu, these experts aimed to reconcile the natural forces of the stone both within and without. This style of pendant is known as kapeu due to the subtle curve of its rounded lower tip. Thin and flattened in cross section, it has emerged from a section of dark green, yet translucent stone which has been polished and smoothed by meticulous grinding with natural abrasives. Given the extreme mobility of Maori, small items of value were often perforated and worn as a safeguard until they were next needed. This was particularly true of the nephrite blades used in small chisels but chips or offcuts of greenstone might also be shaped and polished before beinBreech-Loading Flintlock Gun, anonymous, 1790 flintlock gun Flint rifle, rear loader. The long, partly octagonal loop can be screwed away from the room, turning in a brass bracket and sliding forward with a brim in a brass sled in the drawer. The room can then be loaded. The pandel is kept closed by the steel spring, the pan is loaded at the front along a specially applied hole. Netherlands iron (metal). brass (alloy). wood (plant material)Alter Anker Old rusty boat anchor isolated on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.xSandvikx 1258871Shoe Horn; silverQanbūs late 19th century Syrian. Qanbūs 502220Child's bow -Meat tenderiser on white background, close upTweezers. UnknownBladder Pijp, 1700 - 1800 An iron blowpipe. iron (metal) An iron blowpipe. iron (metal)Alto Slide Trombone mid-19th century () British. Alto Slide Trombone. British. mid-19th century (). Brass. United Kingdom. Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / tromboneHairpin 1870-75 American. Hairpin 117764Sceptre with Iron Core 8th-early 10th century Indonesia (Java). Sceptre with Iron Core. Indonesia (Java). 8th-early 10th century. Gold with iron core. Central Javanese period. MetalworkCandlestand 1700-1750 American. Candlestand 1168nipple on the wheel on a white backgroundHaakbus.Hookbus with octagonal walk that is going to the mouth. Bent rod with button, tapping with gaffel, zundgat on top. The original hook has been demolished and the bus is now equipped with surrounded ring with horizontal tapping and fork. At the top of the loop, for the zund hole, a sock offensed decoration of a coat of arms with six balls. In the back of the room 2 unreadable suits.Vase. Roman; coast of Syria or Palestine. Date: 101 AD-200 AD. Dimensions: 14.6 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm (5 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.). Glass, blown technique. Origin: Syria. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Levantine.The fragrant vanilla isolated on a white backgroundBlade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi) blade, 1819; mounting, 19th century Japanese. Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi). Japanese. blade, 1819; mounting, 19th century. Steel, wood, rayskin (samé), textile (silk), lacquer, red coral, copper-gold alloy (shakud), silver. SwordsObject ID #18319103; silver; L x W x D: 20.6 x 3.3 x 0.3 cm (8 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/8 in.)Baluster mid-18th century British. Baluster. British. mid-18th century. Oak. WoodworkSword (Yatagan) with Scabbard 19th century Turkish. Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard. Turkish. 19th century. Steel, silver, wood, lacquer. SwordsPsychrometer.Humidity meter of the psychrometer type, with two thermometers in a standard, incomplete. The scale of both thermometers goes from -12 ° to + 44 ° Celsius. One thermometer has a joker to the mercury bulb, which is moist. From the temperature difference between the two thermometers caused by the evaporation of the moisture, the humidity of the air can be read. The foot of the standard is weighted with lead.Spoon late 17th century Swiss, Saint Gall. Spoon 192295Xiao 18th-19th century Chinese Bamboo is the typical material for end-blown flutes, but special decorative ones have sometimes been produced. This molded porcelain tube, marked "Lin Chao Jing," mimics bamboo and is decorated at each end with a vegetal meander, a "Greek key" pattern, and a leaf design. That the instrument is playable is remarkable, as probably only one out of two hundred fired would sound correctly.. Xiao 503938old boiler with scale on white backgroundLong flint hunt rifle, Jan van Solingen (II), 1735 - 1740 flintlock gun Long flint hunt rifle or geese rudder. The lock is signed and marked on the inside of the lock plate with a wide arrow, the so -called Broad Arrow. The very long run has a gold -lined Zundgat and is stamped with a reversed weapon of Amsterdam with a cross and a non -identifying writing letter or monogram; Two of the three loading stickers have been soldered hard on the bottom. The flask with half frontade is easily cut with, among other things, leaf work. The gold -plated batter of yellow buyer includes a heart -shaped thumb plate; The loading stick is made of wood. Amsterdam gold (metal). brass (alloy). gilding (material). wood (plant material) engraving / cutting / soldering / gildingFlute.Flute of palm wood with a valve. Signature: Martin.Mystery Flute (Tohono O'odham style) late 19th century Native American (Apache). Mystery Flute (Tohono O'odham style) 501189Tool; wood, steel, brassgolden vintage microphone isolated on white backgroundGreen beautiful tall palm tree isolated on white backgroundAbklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 36. Page 37 from a sketchbook with 24 sheets.Studio lighting isolated on the white backgroundCandelabra 14th century Spanish. Candelabra 468015Close-Up of Threaded Needle Pestle ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Pestle 323193Wrist Rest in the Shape of aZitherCane (USA); malacca cane, gold handle and dark wood tip.Close up of vanilla on white background, studio shotChopstick, 918-1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.).Balancing of razor, blade, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotoxRed Wine Glass silhouette Black BackgroundKandelaar, Hendrik Boshart, 1789 - 1790 Oval candlestick of silver. The foot and fat catcher decorated with a pearl edge. Middelburg silver (metal). voet: wood (plant material). velvet (fabric weave) Oval candlestick of silver. The foot and fat catcher decorated with a pearl edge. Middelburg silver (metal). voet: wood (plant material). velvet (fabric weave)Kitchen spatula, illustration, vector on white background.Field Ensign (Sashimono) 18th century Japanese Field ensigns (sashimono) served as personal identifiers on the battlefield and were mounted on the back of the cuirass (d). Typically, a sashimono comprised a banner or personal flag attached to a bamboo rod. This unusual example features wooden balls attached to flexible baleen shafts that, when in motion, would have knocked against each other to create a cracking sound.. Field Ensign (Sashimono). Japanese. 18th century. Wood, lacquer, copper, gold, whale bone (baleen). MiscellaneousHandle-Shaped Jade 2000 BCE-750 BCE China. Jade .Basting Spoon. Thomas Cory; English; London, England. Date: 1685-1686. Dimensions: L. 37 cm (14 9/16 in.). Silver. Origin: London. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.CDK unknownRolling pinEar Ornament or Pendant (Kuru) 18th-early 19th century Maori people This small, elongated oval greenstone ornament was worn variously suspended by a length of cordage from the pierced lobe of the ear or around the neck as a pendant by prominent Maori men and women. Greenstone (pounamu) was highly prized and ownership of such ornaments marked the wearer as a person of wealth and status. The ornament is thin and flat in cross section and made from translucent light green stone, polished by grinding with natural abrasives to a matte surface. There is a suspension hole at the upper end, created by drilling a separate, conically shaped hole into either side of the object so that the two holes met in the middle to fully pierce it.. Ear Ornament or Pendant (Kuru). Maori people. 18th-early 19th century. Greenstone (nephrite). New Zealand. Stone-OrnamentsFeather pen isolated on white backgroundEarring or girdle pendant China. Earring or girdle pendant 42963Wheellock Birding Rifle (Tschinke) Made 1650-1660 Silesia. Steel, fruitwood, staghorn, bovine horn, mother-of-pearl .Military saber with vaginaVignette with a scepter, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper vignetteSoprano 'Duytse Schalmey', Richard Haka, c. 1680 Soprano Duytse Schalmey from Bruin Buxushout with brass edges. The pirouettes and the cup pins have been lost. Marked between the third and fourth gap: R. Haka in a role with a lily. Amsterdam boxwood (hardwood). brass (alloy). silver (metal) Soprano Duytse Schalmey from Bruin Buxushout with brass edges. The pirouettes and the cup pins have been lost. Marked between the third and fourth gap: R. Haka in a role with a lily. Amsterdam boxwood (hardwood). brass (alloy). silver (metal)Tweezers and ear spoon (part of a set) 1848-49 Russian The firm of Nicholls & Plincke was founded by members of the relatively large community of English silversmiths and craftsmen working in Saint Petersburg. After 1840 it was one of the most important retailers of luxury items before Carl Fabergé overshadowed all competitors. Several contemporary Saint Petersburg newspapers praised the high-quality products of the magasin anglais Nicholls & Plincke.According to the donor's family tradition, this rare set with more than fifty items bearing the monogram CMI was "originally made for and used by Colin Macrae Ingersoll 1819-1903, when he accompanied his father, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll 1788-1872, to the Court of Czar Alexander II of Russia, where the latter served President James Knox Polk 1795-1849 as Minister Plenipotentiary from 1846 to 1848.. The family story has always been that the set and case were made for stagecoach travel in Russia."Plain silver objects—like the ewer andBaluster mid-18th century British. Baluster. British. mid-18th century. Deal. WoodworkHand drawing old street lantern in black color isolated on white backgroundArrow. Dimensions: L. 73.8 cm (29 1/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.RapierNight Light (The DuraCandle)Falconer's Horn 18th century German. Falconer's Horn 503946Model or Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear. Model of two fire skirts on a launcher or chair, for use to land. Made from dark wood. The missiles themselves consist of a punished cylinder to which the side is a long stabilization stick. The seat consists of a ladder-shaped frame that forms a tripod together with two legs; A running ring is applied to the frame, which can be beaten around the pre-mast of a slop and there is the movement of the frame when lifting and lowering for aiming and loading, and for which the light is equipped with a fall. A metal room with flint slot is mounted on every leg of the frame. The flint locks have tractors with holes for a traction rope; The locks are also each other's mirror image, the left-handed, the other right handed. The heads of the missiles are placed under two brackets in the rooms, the stabilization rods inserted by brackets on the legs of the frame.Vintage Photograph. Slide rule sitting on solid surfaceCrucifix of the Warsaw Merchants Guild; 2 after. XVII century (1651-00-00-1700-00-00);Knitting sewing symbol needlework icon vector pin needle barretteGouge and knife for picking asparagus, vintage engraved illustration.Axe with wooden handle isolated on white background Axe with wooden handle isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/OleksandrxKostiuchenkox 10031047swords. 3D swords. 3D Copyright: xZoonar.com/SerhiixPavlovx 1506777Sopranino Clarinet in G Charles Mathieu French ca. 1890Uncooked soba noodles Uncooked soba noodles isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergheixPlatonovx 21134001Pipe case depicting geese amid reeds, c. 1890s, Nohara Teimei, Japanese, 1858 - 1924, 8 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 11/16 in. (20.64 × 2.86 × 1.8 cm), Wood, lacquer, gold, Japan, 19th centuryEngraving depicting a plug drain - used in clay soils. Wooden plug as placed in the bottom of the newly excavated drain, clay was replaced and pounded down. The plug was then withdrawn, leaving a drainage hole. Dated 19th CenturyHair comb or comb of plain fine turtle and horn, with a long row of narrow teeth, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899 Hair comb or comb from plain fine turtle and horn, with a long row of narrow teeth. Netherlands (possibly) horn (animal material) sawing / filing / polishing Hair comb or comb from plain fine turtle and horn, with a long row of narrow teeth. Netherlands (possibly) horn (animal material) sawing / filing / polishingPoppy headraw heliodor crystal isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - raw heliodor crystal isolated on white background from Transbaikalia, Sherlovaya Gora Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467455Sewing utensils on a black background - Sewing Supplies on Black Background Sewing utensils on a black background - Sewing Supplies on Black BackgroundKey ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Key 323261Guanzi (子 ) Chinese 19th century This double-reed pipe is most frequently played for funerals, weddings, regional opera, temple and folk music. The simple cylindrical hardwood tube has a wider melodic range and is a much older instrument type than the conical suona. The guanzi is often replaced today by the saxophone.Ornate Steel Sword.Knife ca. 1730-50 possibly Saint-Cloud factory The gift of the Hans Syz Collection in 1995 endowed the Museum with nearly three hundred examples of European and Asian ceramics meticulously acquired by Swiss-born collector Dr. Syz (1894-1991) to chart the migration of models and patterns from East to West. Documenting a continuous process of influence and adaptation, these pieces provide a discriminating review of the nuances of stylistic change resulting from three centuries of trade.. Knife. French, possibly Saint-Cloud. ca. 1730-50. Soft-paste porcelain. possibly Saint-Cloud factory (French, mid-1690s-1766). Ceramics-PorcelainPin from the wreck of the East India Flying Heart. Copper pin with cup. Pin.Old samovar and teapot isolated on white background. Retro objects. Free space for text. Wide photo .Silver candlestick with candle isolated on blackFlat lay sketchbook object for painting, writing and sketching. Notebook mock up for artwork with paint brushesAncient weapon, shooting with arrows from bow, old historical device or appliance, archery sports or hobby. Hunting and battles, aiming and targeting with accuracy and precision. Vector in flat style. Bow with arrow, ancient weapon for battles warsChopsticks, close-upMetallic business pen isolated on white backgroundIvory and gold pin 2nd-3rd century A.D. Roman With gold covered head.. Ivory and gold pin 249031Papyrus roll different papyrus rolls with ink barrel and spring copyright: xzoonar.com/simonevoigtx 3446865Basset Horn in F Italian or German early 19th century View more. Basset Horn in F. Italian or German. early 19th century. Wood, ivory, brass. Italy or Germany. Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindricalWheellock Birding Rifle (Tschinke) 1630 Teschen. Steel, brass, walnut, horn, and mother-of-pearl .Double Recorder in A-flat 18th century possibly German. Double Recorder in A-flat. possibly German. 18th century. Wood. Germany. Aerophone-Whistle Flute-recorderCouse of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand III of Austria (1578-1637) 1600-1615 German. Couse of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand III of Austria (1578-1637) 26788