Knives, Bayonets, Swords, & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare late 1930s French Air Force non-commissioned officer pilot dagger with a portepee, or sword knot. The dagger and all its components have a squared-off design, including the pommel. The bright blade bears a maker mark. The dagger...

ARTIFACT: Nicely maker marked French Model 1831 Artillery Short Sword by Talaret & Cie in Paris. The ridged brass grip shows the number: "1831" with a line struck through and above the scratched out numbers: "477". On the opposite...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940 (early World War II) Chinese Army officer's dagger in its original scabbard. The dagger's handle is made of faux tortoiseshell encased in gilt brass embellished with flowers, flags and the Chinese sun. The dagger has a...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce Chinese Naval Officer's dagger with enameled cloisonne details. The grip is fashioned from faux tortoiseshell and has Chinese sun and crossed Naval Ensign and National flags in enamel on the end cap. The blade is narrowly...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful example of a high quality pre-War Chinese Air Force officer's dagger. The grip is fashioned from sharkskin and capped with a fantastically detailed golden eagle with red eyes. The crossguard is decorated with an eagle in...

ARTIFACT: This is a Chinese Army officer's sword dating to the 1930s or World War II. The sword is slightly curved, and has a handle decorated in pebbly sharkskin and brass with a lovely embossed floral design. There are two crossed Chinese flags at the...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and early circa 1930s Chinese Army officer's dagger. The dagger is decorated in pebbly sharkskin and gilt brass with a lovely embossed floral design. The dagger comes in a gilt brass capped sheath. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: 1930's Chinese Army Officer Dagger with knot and unique leather scabbard. The grip and pommel feature an ornately embellished brass plate with a floral motif and the grip is coiled with bullion and shows painted Chinese characters. The brass...

ARTIFACT: This is the companion sword bayonet to the Modelo 1891 Argentino Mauser rifle made in Germany. The sword has a straight, single-edged blade, a hooked quillion, and its serial number matches that of the scabbard (L4844). The scabbard is of...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1963 copy of the Victoria and Albert Museum "Swords and Daggers" by John Hayward. The book covers swords and daggers in the Museum's collection, treated as weapons as well as part of the masculine attire, from the very end...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Cut and Thrust Weapons" by Eduard Wagner, with many beautiful and detailed illustrations, several in color. The volume covers the different types of cut and thrust weapons, as well as how to wield them and...

ARTIFACT: This is an African tribal dagger from the 1920s made from bronze. The dagger has a wooden grip with a perpendicular disc near the end. The blade has a smaller silhouette of itself etched out at center on each side. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s...