Arms & Armor Through the Ages

Group of 3 Canaanite Bronze Duckbill Axe Heads

1960s West German Border Wall Metal Mine Warning Sign

Chinese Ming / Qing Dynasty Iron Three Barrel Cannon

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Arms & Armor Through the Ages

Artemis Gallery

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All's fair in love and war - and especially fair is our pricing! Join us for a specialty auction featuring axes, mace heads, swords, spears, various types of armor, and more! Many different cultures of all price ranges. Great for first-time buyers, seasoned collectors, and dealers alike. Of particular interest is a 1960's West German border wall metal mine warning sign, a 350 year old Chinese three barrel cannon, a Mexican painted wood military trunk, and an Indian steel bagh nakh. All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping!

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17th C. Chinese Iron Hand Cannon w/ Wood Pole: East Asia, China, Late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable cast-iron hand cannon with a lengthy wooden pole secured with the hammered sides of the socketing shaft. The iron

0030A: 17th C. Chinese Iron Hand Cannon w/ Wood PoleEst. $1,000-$1,500

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17th C. Chinese Iron Hand Cannon w/ Wooden Pole: East Asia, China, Late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A hefty cast-iron hand cannon with a lengthy wooden pole secured within the conical socketing shaft. The iron cannon has a

0030B: 17th C. Chinese Iron Hand Cannon w/ Wooden PoleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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17th C. Chinese Iron Eight Barrel Hand Cannon: East Asia, China, Late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable cast-iron hand cannon with a lengthy wooden pole secured with the hammered sides of the socketing shaft. The iron

0031: 17th C. Chinese Iron Eight Barrel Hand CannonEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Chinese Ming / Qing Dynasty Iron Three Barrel Cannon: East Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. mid to late 17th century CE. A fine forged-iron hand cannon with a conical socketing shaft, a trio of stocky arms, and three cylindrical cannon

0032: Chinese Ming / Qing Dynasty Iron Three Barrel CannonEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Japanese Edo Tanuki Scrotum & Burl Wood Powder Flask: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. An intriguing gunpowder flask formed from the tanned scrotum of the Japanese Tanuki (also Japanese Raccoon Dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides

0032A: Japanese Edo Tanuki Scrotum & Burl Wood Powder FlaskEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

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Japanese Edo Period Steel Samurai Mask: East Asia, Japan, late Edo Period, ca. 1860s. A carbon steel samurai mask or face guard known as a Happuri as it protected the forehead and the cheeks. The form is open around the eyes and mouth and

0032C: Japanese Edo Period Steel Samurai MaskEst. $500-$800

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Japanese Edo Wood Nacre Naginata w/ Staff & Sheath: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A beautiful example of a lengthy polearm known as a "naginata" (literally "mowing down sword" or "reaping sword"). The slender wooden pole is

0033: Japanese Edo Wood Nacre Naginata w/ Staff & SheathEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Japan Edo Lacquered Wood Samurai Jingasa (War Hat): East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. 19th century CE. A black, lacquered wood jingasa or camp hat of a shallow circular form with a gilt circle on the brim. The interior is lacquered red with

0033A: Japan Edo Lacquered Wood Samurai Jingasa (War Hat)Est. $400-$600

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Japanese Edo Lacquered Iron Samurai Chin Guard - Hanpo: East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A wonderful example of a forged-iron face mask (menpo) in the half-mask style (hanpo) that covers the front of the neck as well as the cheeks,

0034: Japanese Edo Lacquered Iron Samurai Chin Guard - HanpoEst. $550-$800

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Japanese Edo Period Iron Grappling Hook - Kaginawa: East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A fine and large example of a forged-iron grapping hook called a kaginawa (kagi meaning "hook," and nawa meaning "rope") with a lengthy rod-form

0035: Japanese Edo Period Iron Grappling Hook - KaginawaEst. $500-$750

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Japanese Edo Wood & Iron Sodegarami Fragment: East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. An intimidating fragment from a polearm known as a sodegarami ("sleeve entangler") used by the samurai class in feudal Japan. This tool consists of

0036: Japanese Edo Wood & Iron Sodegarami FragmentEst. $500-$750

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Japanese Edo Bamboo Arrows w/ Wood Arrow Rack (25): East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A fine gathering of twenty-five arrows with slender bodies formed from bamboo, conical iron tips meant for piercing armor and hide alike, and

0039: Japanese Edo Bamboo Arrows w/ Wood Arrow Rack (25)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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18th C. Chinese Iron Tiger Trident (Hu Cha): East Asia, China, later Qing Dynasty, ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. A fine, well preserved example of a "tiger trident" or "tiger fork", known in Chinese as "hu cha". It is made from a conical

0040: 18th C. Chinese Iron Tiger Trident (Hu Cha)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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18th C. Chinese Steel Battle Axe w/ Halberd Head: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A forged-steel battle axe formed from the top section of a traditional halberd. The slender body is surmounted by a spear head with slightly wavy

0041: 18th C. Chinese Steel Battle Axe w/ Halberd HeadEst. $550-$800

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19th C. Japanese Iron Trucheon / Jitte, Lacquer Handle: East Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji period, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A forged-iron truncheon known as a jitte (also jutte, literally "ten hands") with a segmented wooden handle

0042: 19th C. Japanese Iron Trucheon / Jitte, Lacquer HandleEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

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Japanese Edo Period Steel & Wood Jumonji Yari - Polearm: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, probably later in the period, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. A handsome example of a jumonji yari, a trident-shaped version of a traditional Japanese blade

0042A: Japanese Edo Period Steel & Wood Jumonji Yari - PolearmEst. $600-$900

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Japanese Edo Period Wood Bokken (Training Sword): East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, probably later in the period, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. A wooden bokken, known as a bukuto in Japan, or training katana. It features a thin wooden handle

0043: Japanese Edo Period Wood Bokken (Training Sword)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Japanese Meiji Wood, Iron, Leather & Brass Kusarigama: East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. An intimidating two-handed weapon known as a kusarigama (also kusari-gama, literally "chain scythe") with a forged-iron sickle blade extending to

0043A: Japanese Meiji Wood, Iron, Leather & Brass KusarigamaEst. $500-$750

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19th C. Japanese Brass Chain Whip Weapon / Kusari-Fundo: East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. An interesting example of a brass whip weapon known as a kusari-fundo with lengths of chain (kusari) that are traditionally linked to weights or

0044: 19th C. Japanese Brass Chain Whip Weapon / Kusari-FundoEst. $400-$600

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19th C. Chinese Iron Flail w/ Wooden Handle: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. An interesting example of an iron flail with a sturdy conical head hanging from the end of a chain. The flail portion of the weapon is attached to

0045: 19th C. Chinese Iron Flail w/ Wooden HandleEst. $450-$650

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19th C. Chinese Iron Flail w/ Wooden Handle: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. An intriguing flail with a beater head formed from a thick wooden dowel that is reinforced with semicircular riveted iron panels. The stocky head

0046: 19th C. Chinese Iron Flail w/ Wooden HandleEst. $450-$650

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19th C. Russo-Japanese Steel Kyu-gunto Sword: East Asia, Japan, later Meiji Period, ca. 1883 to 1945 CE. A kyu-gunto, also known as a Russo-Japanese sword, used by Japanese officers in the Army, Navy, and Cavalry for over fifty years. This

0046A: 19th C. Russo-Japanese Steel Kyu-gunto SwordEst. $800-$1,200

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20th C. Japanese Steel Abumi / Stirrup: East Asia, Japan, World War II period, ca. 1941 to 1945 CE. A wonderful example of a carbon-steel abumi (stirrup) cast in three parts that include a shallow foot well, a curved front panel with a

0047: 20th C. Japanese Steel Abumi / StirrupEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Maya Knapped Chert Projectile Points, Group of 3: Pre-Columbian, Belize, Preclassic Maya Period, ca. 250 BCE to 250 CE. A trio of chert spear points, each knapped into form to have sharp edges and terminate at each end in a point. One is much

0048: Maya Knapped Chert Projectile Points, Group of 3Est. $1,000-$1,500

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