Origin: France Period: 800 - 600 BC Dimensions: 15.2 cm (H) x 10.2 cm (W) x 5.1 cm (D) Magnificent sickle head used by Celtic druids in a ceremony: on the sixth night after the full moon of the winter[...]
Description of the Shinto katana: This Shinto katana features a ubu-configured blade with a single mekugi-ana, thus retaining its original integrity. The tempering pattern (hamon) is a gunome-midare, [...]
Wakizashi BladeLate Koto period circa 1500/1550The blade in Saki Zori shape and Shinogi Zukuri profile.Nagako (blade tang) in Kaku Ichi Monji shapeYakiba (tempering line) in Toran Ha typeThe Nagasa (b[...]
Strong double-edged fuller with a long, narrow fuller on both sides. A small corrosion hole at the lower end of the fuller. A circular cross inlaid in brass on one side.Widely projecting, straight, sq[...]
bronze sword, pistiliform blade with diamond-shaped section, handle with 7 rivets, label with remains of writing marked "Pont de Frans 1962" length: 70 cm, 4.5 cm at the widest point
Magnificent 15th-century textured iron war sickle head from Edinburgh, Scotland. Beautiful wrought iron, originally used in combat on a long pole. Now displayed on a contemporary stand.
This spearhead is old, it comes from an archaeological collection. My skills being unfortunately limited in this area, I have difficulty precisely situating this object in time and space, but asian or[...]
VERY RARE DAGGER KNOWN AS "CINQUEDEA" Italy late 15th early 16th century. Triangular blade, double-edged, iron blade, grooved in the middle, the central part with double fulling, an oval punch on a gi[...]
Japanese Katana sword, the blade mounted in shirasaya, unsigned, attributed to Osafune Tsuneie. Tsuka braided in brown silk on white shagreen. Menukis depicting a chillong. Tsuba marugata in wrought i[...]
Bactrian civilization, 3rd to 2nd century BCE. Rare and superb bronze dagger, with very elaborate relief decoration representing a seated deity (Gilgamesh?) at the end of the hilt and a lying chimera [...]
Incredible size and condition Luristan bronze dagger. Total length is 40,5cm. Very big round grip shape. No big damage. Blade in full size. Period: 1100 BC to 900 BC. – Iron Age I.
Spearhead
China, Han dynasty ?
Bronze
H. 34.5; L 7.5 cm
A foliate bronze spearhead, with a semi-plastic anthropomorphic Janus head in relief at the base and on both sides - two semi-circular [...]
Beautiful and unique bronze Renaissance piece with the addition of an iron ring with hook in a later period and thus converted into a counterweight for Roman scales (hand scales).
Height: 6 cm
MASTERPIECE - TACHI KOTO ZAIMEI “YUKIHIRA” FROM THE KAMAKURA PERIOD, MORE THAN 800 YEARS OLD, N.T.H.K CERTIFIED, WITH SAYAGAKI “KISHIN DAIYU YUKIHIRA”.
The swords are described according to current[...]
Splendid tanto whose blade dates from the Muromachi period (15th, beginning of the 16th century)
double-edged blade of about 22 cm
habaki in two parts with gold leaf
hamon of the Hitatsura type
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Rare wrought iron knife blade. The surface patina shows that the object has spent a long time in water. The fragile material handle has disappeared. French work, probably before the 16th century.
Incredible and ancient Tachi Koto blade, from the Kamakura/Nambokucho period (14th century) in calligraphic Shirasaya (Sayagaki) by Doctor "Honma Junji" known as Kunzan (1904-1991). (Grand Expert F[...]
TANTO
Japan, Kotō period (12th-14th century)
Steel, copper, gold, cotton
Long. total: 37; long. blade: 23 cm
Hira tsukuri Kashira and fuchi type blade with relief decoration and enhanced with g[...]
Very beautiful and old (15th century) blade of Wakizashi Bizen, Zaimei 備州長船勝光 "Bishu Osafune Katsumitsu" with its very beautiful Koshirae from the Edo period, Daimyo registration - No NBTHK or NTHK ce[...]
Very old Koto blade from Wakizashi in Shirasaya in very good condition, Zaimei (Signed) "Bishu Osafune Norimitsu" 備 州長 船 則 光 and dated "Kansho 6" 寛 正 ６ 年 二月 日, ie February 1465. (15th century)
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Rare dagger or dagger in bronze, lobed handle, ribbed triangular blade, from ancient Persia / Luristan (Lorestan) in the Near East, from the 1st millennium BC. This dagger is in good condition. It is [...]
Very rare and old Tachi Koto blade from the 15th century, long, very thin, very light, very beautiful, signed "Sukesada" and certified NBTHK, in its Shirasaya calligraphy by Hon'ami Kozon (Kao).
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