Knives, Bayonets, Swords, & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa mid-late 1930s Romanian Air Force officer sword with a very cool King Carol II cypher. The sword comes in its original leather scabbard with beautifully engraved copper-plated bands bearing winged propellers. The end of the...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Austrian Bundestaat Model 1935 Air Defense officer dagger. Established in 1934, the Bundestaat (Federal State of Austria) was a short-lived government run by the "Fatherland's Front", which advocated independence from...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare and fabulous Austrian Bundestaat Model 1935 Air Force pilot dagger with a portepee. Established in 1934, the Bundestaat (Federal State of Austria) was a short-lived government run by the "Fatherland's Front", which...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 United States Marine Corps blade marked utility/fighting knife by Camillus Cutlery Company. Camillus of New York, one of the oldest manufacturers of knives in the United States, operated from 1876 until folding in 2007, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful World War II "Carlson's Raiders" United States Marine Corps type combat knife by Collins & Company. "Carlson's Raiders" was the familiar name of the 2nd Raider Battalion, a group that landed on the Pacific island of...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II fighting or knuckle knife made in New Zealand: it is rare for a knife such as this to have a maker mark. This comes in its original leather scabbard, upon which the name of the original owner, D. Dixon, United States...

ARTIFACT: Nice Showa Period WWII Japanese Naval / Army Officer Sword Tassel from the Showa Period (1926 Ð 1989). After WWI and during WWII there was much conflict between China and Japan. Oil, available only in the Dutch East Indies helped to escalate...

ARTIFACT: Nice Showa Period WWII Japanese Naval / Army Officer Sword Tassel from the Showa Period (1926 Ð 1989). After WWI and during WWII there was much conflict between China and Japan. Oil, available only in the Dutch East Indies helped to escalate...

ARTIFACT: Minty WWII Japanese Naval / Army Officer Sword Tassel from the Showa Period (1926 Ð 1989). This unissued example is blue and brown and remains untied. After WWI and during WWII there was much conflict between China and Japan. Oil, available...

ARTIFACT: Lovely Japanese brass tanto tsuba. A tsuba (aka guard) has two functions, to contribute to the balance of the weapon, and protection of the hand. Tsubas were made by highly skilled Japanese craftsman devoted to making nothing else, most were...

ARTIFACT: This is an aikuchi ("fitting mouth") dagger in a delicate lacquered mount and sheath. The dagger dates from the Edo (Samurai period), which came to a close in 186The aikuchi style of knife is made without a hand guard (tsuba). The handle of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese fireman's axe/hook from the Edo period, also known as a "tomiguchi". The blade is triangular and used as a pick. The long oaken handle is ringed at intervals with steel, reinforced with rods of the same, and capped off at the...