Firearms & Militaria - Day 2 Auction on Sep 16, 2026 by Dan Morphy Auctions in PA
Firearms & Militaria - Day 2
EXCEPTIONAL, RARE, UNTOUCHED, LARGE ENGRAVED HAVANA MAP POWDER HORN DATED JULY 7TH, 1763 AND
RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD BEADLE FAMILY OFFICER’S EPAULETS WITH FAMILY NOTE
MASSIVE BILL MORAN MARYLAND CAMP KNIFE.
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Denver, PA, United States
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Firearms & Militaria - Day 2

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18TH CENTURY BRITISH SERGEANT'S HALBERD WITH ORIGINAL HAFT.: Halberd head with a threaded detachable spike. Fluke with simple designs cut into the edges, while the concave blade measures 5" across. With a raised ring at the base and two languettes with rivets
Est.
$1,000
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$2,000
$500
(1 bid)
MAKER MARKED BILL POLEARM: Of classic early form, with a 14 - 3/4" central flat spike with projection at rear. Base with a deeply impressed maker's mark with "...SON" he only legible portion. Mounted to a modern haft with a
Est.
$800
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$1,500
$400
BILL-GUISARME POLEARM.: Of classic form with a cruciform spike measuring approximately 9", characteristic hook, and protrusions at socked and halfway up the spine, decorated with 4 impressed stars. Socket affixed to haft by
Est.
$800
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$1,200
$400
AN ACID ETCHED PIKE WITH HAFT.: Head measures approximately 11" with a sharply raised medial ridge, acid etched with florals and a stand of arms. Socket affixed by four screws at the perimeter. Thick haft with numerous rivets
Est.
$1,200
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$2,400
$600
FINE ENGRAVED HALBERD WITH HAFT.: Central cruciform spike that measures approximately 20" before transitioning to a square base with incised designs of florals and a deeply impressed poincon; likely a maker's mark, but difficult to
Est.
$1,000
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$2,000
$500
VERY ATTRACTIVE PIERCED HALBERD WITH HAFT.: Late 17th to Early 18th Century. Central spike of 13 - 1/4" with a gently raised medial ridge, while cutting head measures approximately 6" across concave edge. Pierced through with designs of
Est.
$1,500
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$2,500
$750
RANSEUR WITH DECORATED HAFT.: Measures approximately 20" with a low profile medial ridge and a pair of prongs that measure approximately 4" along the concave edge. Traces of lightly incised designs mostly polished away. Faceted
Est.
$1,000
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$2,000
$500
A GERMAN SHIELD AFTER THE CELLINI SHIELD.: Probably circa 1900, when electrotyping allowed for near-perfect duplication of famous armor pieces for commercial sale. This example is after the Cellini shield, which depicts several scenes from
Est.
$1,000
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$2,000
$500
(1 bid)
GERMAN SHOULDER ARMOR, LIKELY PISAN: All elements of 16th and 17th century armor are rare and desirable. This pauldron for the right shoulder is etched with floral and likely Pisan. Well articulated with roped comb, this pauldron was
Est.
$300
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$500
$150
(1 bid)
ATTRACTIVE FULL SUIT OF ARMOR ON STAND.: On a square display plinth with a raised section for one leg, giving the suit a heroic pose. Helm in the form of a sallet, with the balance of the armor decorated with embossed linework and pierced
Est.
$3,000
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$6,000
$1,500
A COMPOSITE HALF SUIT OF MAXIMILIAN ARMOR.: The skull formed in one piece with a raised, roped comb with fluting in the Maximilian taste. Pierced visor retained by a riveted spring, one for the upper visor and one for the ventail. Nape defense
Est.
$6,000
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$12,000
$3,000
(1 bid)
GLAIVE HEAD WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ETCHINGS.: Measures approximately 19" long and 4" wide with serrated edge, etched throughout its length. The left side of with a standing figure of Judith holding the head of Holofernes in her left hand, her
Est.
$400
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$800
$200
AN ATTRACTIVE LONGSWORD.: 37 - 1/2" blade with a softly raised medial ridge, decorated with 11 graduated piercings towards the base, flanked by a pair of prongs. Crossguard with open ring designs and a raised medial ridge
Est.
$3,000
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$5,000
$1,500
FINE REPPOUSSE DECORATED CUP HILT RAPIER.: Classically formed blade with a flatted 2 - 1/2" section above the cup. Decorated at flatted section and first 6 - 1/2" with stampings of fleur de lis. Cup with a rolled and faux-braided edge with
Est.
$1,500
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$3,000
$750
A MASSIVE PARADE SWORD.: Probably late 19th Century. Oversized at 63" with a massive spaulate blade that measures 1 - 7/8" across for nearly the full length, tapering at the tip. Thinner ricasso with a pair of crescent lugs
Est.
$1,500
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$3,000
$750
GERMAN LIGHT CROSSBOW DATED 1739: For examples of nearly identical form, see pgs. 54-59 of "A Deadly Art: European Crossbows, 1250-1850", which depicts three crossbows from the same time period, all attributed to Dresden. This
Est.
$1,500
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$2,500
$750