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(9-1185) PRESENTATION SWORD TO J. EDGAR HOOVER
from Colonel Frank Hyatt on the occasion of the FBI director receiving an honorary Doctorate of Law degree from the Pennsylvania Military College on June 6, 1936. Very attractive with full nickel plating on the blade, highlighted by gold gilted decorative floral scrolls. One side of blade etched in gold: ‘John Edgar Hoover’, other side marked ‘U.S.’ in gold gilting. Scabbard is generally VG; considerable amt of orig nickel and gold gilting remaining; some deterioration from bad storage. Marked on both sides of the scabbard: ‘Presented by the Corps of Cadets, Pennsylvania Military College, June 6, 1936’. Accompanying this piece is a leather sheath painted in black and red with the monogram of ‘J.E.H.’ on the top flap; shows some wear and deterioration but generally in VG cond. Very interesting and definitely an authentic collectible piece of Americana. e
A $ 4,500
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(9-938) PARKER VHE DOUBLE BARREL DAMASCUS SHOTGUN IN .12 GAUGE
30” barrels choked F & M, excellent bores, and near excellent overall with lustrous barrel finish, considerable case colors intact on the frame; the balance thinning and turning. Excellent checkered pistol grip walnut with virtually all original varnish remaining, 14” pull to the end of hardrubber buttplate. e
M $ 3,875
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(EXM-2061) MINATURE LETTER OPENERS
Three available. #1: Italian souvenir dagger marked ‘Firenze’. 5” blade, crossguard dated 1966, serpent hilt. #2: 5-1/2” overall, miniature Japanese Tanto. #3: Russian miniature souvenir Kinjal, 4-3/8” blade. VG condition with some wear. e
#1. $ 45 / #2. $ 55 / #3. $ 60
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(EXM-2060) NETHERLANDS NAVAL CADET DAGGER
9-1/2” stiletto blade finely etched with traditional Naval motifs. Ricasso etched E.F. Horster/Solingen. Gold plated cross guard with embossed anchor motif. Round one piece ivoroid grip lathed with double four ribbed bands. Coned pommel with coined edge. With non-correct scabbard which is in excellent condition. Light wear. e
$ 375
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(EXM-2057) SLOVAKIAN MILITARY DRESS DAGGER
9” tapered blade, diamond section,. Nickel plated, somewhat crudely cast hilt with mother-of-pearl scales. Nickel plated steel scabbard with integral hanger loops. Dagger is in good condition with just some light scabbard wear and minor flaking to the scabbard and the grip. e
$ 475
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(EXM-2055) SPANISH AIR FORCE OFFICER’S DAGGER
14-3/4” blade, Ricasso marked ‘F/N Toledo’. Gold plated hilt and scabbard, cross guard with Spanish crest and copper appliquéd wings. Yellow wire wrapped spiral ivoroid grip with dome shaped pommel. Scabbard with 2 ring mounts. Excellent overall condition. e
$ 675
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(EXM-2054) POLISH HUNTING ASSOCIATION DAGGER
13-1/4” bayonet style blade marked 'Inoxydable/Wlaszlovits/Stos'. Gold plated clamshell guard with rampant lion coat of arms. One piece stag grip with ovoid pommel marked ‘SLS’. Brown leather scabbard, gold plated mounts, unmarked brown leather frog. Excellent condition with very light wear and minor spotting to blade. e
$ 1,550
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(EXM-2052) SWEDISH HEAVY DUTY LETTER OPENER DAGGER
7-1/2” blade inscribed ‘Andereken am Kronenberg/1940’. Integral recurved cross guard. Walnut grips. Good used condition. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 165
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(EXM-2046) HUNGARIAN A. F. DAGGER
8” Stiletto blade, eagle crossguard, ribbed wood grips, blade latch, eagle head pommel. Nickel plated brass (mostly worn off) with Hungarian crest, hanger rings. In good to very good condition with an aged patina coloration. e
$ 775
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(EXM-2045XXX) RUSSIAN MILITARY DAGGER: NAVAL, AIR FORCE AND ARMY OFFICER’S DAGGERS
All of these daggers are of the same pattern with markings for each branch of service. 8-3/8” polished steel blades, gold plated fittings with yellow or white celluloid grips. Slight variations of the same dagger. All have black leather covered scabbards with gold plated mounts. Dates on each blade vary from 1945-1957. All are in very good to excellent condition with light age wear showing overall. e
#1, #2 & #3. $ 225/ea; #4. $ 195
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(EXM-2036) ITALIAN FASCIST DAGGER
6-1/4” unmarked blade, brass guard, wire wrapped black wooden grip. Back edge and pommel in the form of an Eagle. Brown leather scabbard. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 475
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(EXM-2035) RUSSIAN DAGGER
8-1/4” blade marked ‘NA 0753’ and dated 1955; also ‘3NK’. Dark yellow celluloid grips, brass crossguard and fittings, blade latch, Soviet hammer and sickle, leather scabbard. VG to excellent condition; light wear. e
$ 275
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(EXM-2029) ROMANIAN MODEL 1930 ARMY DRESS DAGGER
6-3/4” tapered blade of diamond section. Marked Carl Eickhorn/Solingen. Standard pattern grip with single quillon, Royal cipher, eagle head pommel with lanyard ring. Nickel plated scabbard with brown leather frog. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 475
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(EXM-2028) YUGOSLAVIAN MODEL 1939 ARMY DAGGER
9” diamond section blade, brass crossguard, wire wrapped grip, crown pommel, brown leather scabbard. Condition is fair showing moderate wear overall with an aged patina coloration. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 195
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(EXM-2025) VERY RARE ITALIAN MODEL 1903 NAVAL ACADEMY CADET DAGGER
With 8” unmarked tapered straight blade, original ribbed mother-of-pearl grip, original brass crossguard with lion’s heads finials, brass scabbard. Marked 1169. Very rare. e
$ 1,175
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(EXM-2024) ROMANIAN ARMY OFFICERS DAGGER
8” straight diamond section, ricasso numbered 29818, gold plated recurved crossguard, simulated mother-of-pearl octagonal grip, gold plated pommel cap, push button latch. Gold plated scabbard with floral mounts and Romanian Army crest. Blade condition is excellent; overall dagger is in VG condition with an aged patina look. e
$ 550
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(EXM-2023) SWEDISH AIR FORCE DAGGER
9-1/4” straight blade. Gold plated hilt with wire wrapped grips. Gold plated chain hanger with bullion wire portapee. With scabbard. e
$ 425
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(EXM-2022) SWEDISH AIR FORCE DAGGER
9-1/4” straight blade marked ‘WKC Solingen’. Gold plated hilt with wire wrapped grip. Comes with scabbard. e
$ 475
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(EXM5-186) LARGE ENGLISH BOWIE KNIFE
9-3/4” blade marked ‘Walton and Orwin Sheffield, England’. Big, sturdy with wood handle. Near excellent condition with no blade abuse. Big and Bad! e
$ 425
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(EXM5-510) GERMAN HUNTING DAGGER WITH 10” BLADE MARKED SOLINGEN, GERMANY
Acorn tipped crossguard with clamshell stag handle and leaf motif on pommel. Black leather sheath with dark green tip and hilt protector. Excellent condition. e
$ 275
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(EXM5-509) ANTLER HANDLE LARGE KNIFE WITH 12-3/4” CURVED BLADE
Bronze guard with animal hair grip. Probably made by a private knife maker; unmarked. Comes with old leather sheath. Condition is VG with some freckling and staining on the blade. Missing some hair on the handle. Strange and neat. e
$ 175
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(EXM5-511) CROCODILE DUNDEE STYLE “THIS IS A KNIFE” BOWIE KNIFE
Quality jumbo size with 12-1/2” blade made by Solingen, Germany. The top of the blade has a very aggressive staggered and sharp saw tooth pattern. Light freckling on blade, some scratching from sharpening. Comes with leather sheath. e
$ 275
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(EXMN-64) U.S. SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1880 BRASS GUARD HUNTING KNIFE
These were made in 1883 for the military. Serial #2202. Wood handle and brass are in near excellent condition; blade is good but has been ground on. No scabbard. e
$ 195
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(EXM5-512) MEDITERRANEAN DAGGER/RIDING CROP
Very clever and well done with round sheath having a 20” leather woven crop on the bottom. Sheath is delicately inlaid with hardwoods and cut stones. Dagger has an 8” square blade with ornate relief cuts that screws into the sheath. Leather woven handle. Shows very slight usage. e
$ 395
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(5-921) SPEAR POINT BOWIE
5” blade, 9” overall. German silver end cap and handguard, ivory handle, marked ‘George Wostenholm’ I.X.L.’ on the blade. Blade shows some signs of abuse and has been sharpened somewhat erratically but still an interesting item. Early handmade leather scabbard. Good looking early frontier item. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 475
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(5-920) CLIP POINT BOWIE KNIFE
Of medium weight, marked ‘J.E. Middleton & Son, Rockingham St., Sheffield’. 9” blade; 13-1/2” overall, bone grip, leather scabbard, of contemporary manufacture. Very high quality knife in excellent condition with just a few light freckling marks on the blade. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 395
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(5-919) BOWIE KNIFE MARKED ‘G. WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND’
Marked ‘I.X.L’ on the blade. Clip point blade measuring 6”, 10” overall length, stag handles with brass handguards. Nice little outfit, complete with plain leather scabbard. e
$ 475
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(5-918) CLIP POINT BOWIE KNIFE
Marked ‘J.E. Middleton & Son, Rockingham St., Sheffield’. Approximately 10” blade, 15” overall with a simple leather scabbard, stag grips. Somewhat contemporary manufacture but still excellent quality. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 475
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(5-916) SPEAR POINT BOWIE KNIFE
With an 8” flat ground blade by ‘A. Taylor, Sheffield’ with his animal logo stamp toward the top edge of the blade. The knife is mounted with a cuttery style handle that shows a plain brass guard, no scabbard. In VG condition with light corrosion just starting to appear-very minor salt and pepper type pitting. Good looking outfit from a well known collection. e
$ 875
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(5-912) SPEAR POINT SMALL SIZED BOWIE KNIFE
Of the Civil War Era. Brass handguards, stag handles, blade shows evidence of some crude sharpening. Scabbard is of the Civil War period with brass corners-neatly done. Interesting outfit. e
$ 775
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(5-911) SPANISH MACHETE MADE OUT OF A BAYONET
The 12” blade has been sharpened to a bolo type appearance, ‘S’ shaped handguard. In VG condition overall. e
$ 50
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(5-910) 19TH CENTURY J. ROGERS, SHEFFIELD, CLIP POINT BOWIE
Very interesting knife possibly used by someone who at one time served the sea. The reason I say that is because of the outstanding macramé type braid work on the handle. The blade is marked ‘A. Rogers & Son, 6 Northfolk St, Sheffield’ and is approximately 7” long and is in excellent condition. German silver handguards are excellent, original sheath in fine condition with German silver tip point and fine leather condition. Nice looking outfit. e
$ 975
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(5-909) VERY EARLY UNMARKED BOWIE KNIFE
8-1/2” clip point blade with offset ‘S’ shaped handguard, a spiral carved bone handle, German silver ferrules, missing the buttcap. The blade, once highly ornate, now just has traces of orig pattern and shows signs of some rather poor sharpening having been done. Other than that, the metal is a grayish patina coloration. The carved bone handles have a few minor cracks but are still sound and serviceable. Not a bad looking early Bowie with orig sheath which is in VG condition and retains German silver engraved parts. e
$ 1,195
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(5-907) ORIGINAL G. WOSTENHOLM & SON CIVIL WAR ERA BOWIE KNIFE
Marked ‘I.X.L.’. Blade approximately 8”; 12-1/2” overall. Stag grip, semi-clip point blade. VG condition, period leather scabbard. Good example of a Civil War Bowie Knife by a great maker. e
$ 1,075
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(5-903) SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE
by M.C. Booth & Co. Straight 6-1/2” single edge blade which is marked ‘M.C. Booth & Co, Northfolk Works, Sheffield, England’. German silver crossguards molded with ‘C’ scrolls, horn grip scales, German silver pommel mounts embossed with Mexican eagle and a snake motif. Near excellent condition overall. Quite unusual little knife. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 1,850
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(5-902) VERY FINE ENGLISH BOWIE KNIFE
Marked midway on blade ‘Marsh Brothers & Co, Pondsworks Sheffield’. Excellent overall with horn handle and mother of pearl inlay, German silver hilt. Complete with 8” blade and 14” overall length.
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A $ 1,275
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(5-900) VERY NICELY MADE, HUGE, THREE BLADE FOLDING JACK KNIFE
21” overall with the largest blade measuring 9”. Marked on the blade, ‘Wild Turkey Handmade Surgical Steel’. Very nicely done with rosewood grips, brass bindings, nickel plated furniture. High quality, handmade knife. e
A $ 475
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(5-898) U.S. MODEL 1860 STAFF & FIELD OFFICERS SWORD
30” etched blade, quite decoratively done. The shark skin and wire wrapped handle has a highly decorated cast brass with gold gilted folding clam shell counter guard; considerable traces of gold gilt remaining. Blade is absolutely untouched-could stand a little cleaning. The completely untouched scabbard has two mounting rings. Retains a considerable amount of gold gilt on the brass parts. Very interesting and highly decorated item. e
$ 950
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(5-896) AMERICAN EAGLE OFFICERS SWORD
Circa about 1820. Broad curved 30” blade with broad shallow fuller, engraved with floral and marked on the spine ‘Sold by C & IC Wolfe, New York’. Brass stirrup hilt with eaglehead pommel, reeded bone grip, no scabbard. Very nice-some light gray patina developing on the blade, very light pitting; hilt is in VG condition. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 875
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(5-895) AMERICAN OFFICERS SABER
Circa about 1820. Curved 31” blade, broad shallow fuller, brass stirrup hilt of simple form. Bone grip carved with ribbed, fluted and diagonally reeded panels. VG condition with light pitting; grip chipped below pommel, cracked down one side-otherwise fine condition. No scabbard. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 650
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(5-894) AMERICAN EAGLE POMMEL INFANTRY OFFICERS SABER
27” curved blade, 7-1/2” panel at the base engraved and etched with conventional florals and one rudimentary panoply. Single silver brass stirrup hilt; knucklebow slotted for the sword knot. Black leather scabbard in fine condition with silver finish over the brass parts. Overall VG condition with mottled gray metal showing some very minor pitting. Base of the blade retains just slight traces of blue and gilted finish, hilt retains 60-70% silver plate; fine grip. Scabbard is scuffed but sound, mounts retains much silver plate. Very fine old sword. e
$ 1,250
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(5-893) AMERICAN MOUNTED ARTILLERY OFFICERS SABER
30” curved blade, 12” blued and gilted panel with broad leafy terminal, engraved with floral patterns and single panoply featuring a Phrygian cap and Federal shield. Gilted brass stirrup hilt with simple guard and ferrule with central roped band flanked by fluting. Birdshead pommel, bone carved grip. Black leather scabbard is very sound with brass parts and gold gilting still intact. Overall sword is in excellent condition with 90% bright blue and gilt decoration. Hilt and scabbard mounts retain 90% gilt finish; grip with vertical crack on one side but still sound and solid. Beautiful blade in fine condition. Very well done. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 1,875
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(7-1131) VERY UNUSUAL PROMOTIONAL CASE BROTHERS KNIFE
Made of wood with tin clad extended blade; I believe it’s intended to hang outside in front of a store or something. Measures 7-1/2 to 8 feet long. Well done and very attractive. Marked on the blade: ‘Case Brothers’. The only one I’ve ever seen. e
$ 1,750
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(6-1275) U.S. MODEL 1860 STAFF OFFICERS SWORD
With a narrow 30” blade of diamond section; marked ‘Made in Germany’. Brass hilt of standard form, leather & wire wrapped grip, nickel plated scabbard. Blade is an aged patina coloration, scabbard retains 50% orig nickel finish-the balance having flaked off. The wire wrapping on the handle is somewhat loose but still sound & not apt to come apart. Not a bad looking outfit. e
A $ 350.
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(6-1274) MODEL 1840 N.C.O. SWORD
31¾” blade marked ‘Ames Manufacturing Co. Chicopee, Massachusetts-U.S.-FHC 1863’. Excellent condition with a nice patina to the brass handle, sharp blade; missing the scabbard. e
A $ 425.
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(6-1273) MODEL 1840 N.C.O. SWORD
26” blade; complete with scabbard. Overall VG+ condition with a wire wrapped handle. Leather scabbard is in fine condition with a nice patina, brass has turned a nice pleasing patina coloration, excellent leather. Blade is in VG+ condition with just a few areas of light tarnish; excellent brass hilt. Very clean little item; seems to be harder to find these all the time. All original. e
A $ 550.
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(6-1272) AMERICAN MILITIA STAFF OFFICERS SWORD
Circa 1850. Straight 31” blade etched with florals, panoplies above a panel inscribed ‘W.H. Horstmann & Sons, Philadelphia’. Gilted brass hilt comprising mameluke-form crossguard with acorn finials, cast with scroll work of low relief, two strand chain guard, ivory grip incised with simple shell panels, banding & feathered panels flanking the languets. Brass scabbard engraved with banding & panoply, suspension mounts cast with leafage & fitted with 3 rings. Reversed scabbard affixed with copper plaque inscribed ‘Horstmann & Sons, Philadelphia’. Retains 90%+ gold gilt overall, old grip repair-sound & solid, traces finish on scabbard with a very slight dent in the middle. Beautiful condition; very fine, fancy piece of Americana. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
$ 2,250.
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(6-1271) U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICERS SWORD
Pre WWII. 30” single edge fluted blade-bright steel etched with floral scroll & Marine Corps insignia; ‘U.S. Marines’ within the cartouche. Six pointed star on right hand side with ‘S.N.C.O.A.’ and ‘43-89’ markings. Left side marked ‘Stainless’ and ‘G.M.S.’. Cast & gilted hilt, pierced scroll motifs. Leather covered wood grips with twisted brass wire wrapping. Metal lined leather scabbard with a brass mounting at the tip. Overall fine condition with a nice deep patina to the brass, blade is exc+. e
A $ 500.
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(6-1277) ENGLISH BANDSMANS SWORD.
19th Century. Straight 19” blade, 8” central fuller. Brass hilt w/straight quillons & lionhead pommel, jaws are pierced for a large ring. Fairly unusual & interesting sword; exc cond-just a few very minor frecklings of bad storage. e
$ 450.
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