♡THREAD OF ANTIQUE KNIVES, SWORDS, AND DAGGERS♡ let& #39;s start with this beautiful dagger with fine openwork gold-inlaid steel blade with inscriptions from the Ottoman empire, 16th century, with a Mughal jade hilt.
Dagger, Italy, Middle - second half of the 16th century, The massive damascened blade is covered with the finest ornament in gold inlay, while the handle is carved of agate. The gilded silver mount of the sheath is decorated with chased images of scenes from Classical mythology.
A Yatagan from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent, made by the court jeweler Ahmed Tekelü, ca. 1525–30, now on display at the Metropolitan museum.
Coral Sabre of Erzherzog Ferdinand II. of Habsburg, Austria (1560). Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.
French sword decorated with bronze, lapis lazuli, and mother of pearl. Crafted by Nicolas Noel Boutet of the Versailles Armory, early 19th century.
Exhibition quality German hunting knife with chiseled silver mountings and sheath, stag handle. Late 19th or early 20th century.
Gold etched sword with mother of pearl hilt, Italy, circa 1500. I& #39;m obsessed.
Sudanese kaskara, 19th century, straight 33 inch double edged and fullered blade, incised with extensive inscriptions; heavy guard of diamond section; twine-wrapped grip and leather wheel pommel with blackened finish.
Japanese katana with silver hilt and scabbard, featuring erotic scenes, circa 20th century. (Mostly featuring the hilt rather than the blade bc the blade is quite simple)
Ornate Japanese katana crafted in 1866, presented to Czar Nicholas II during to his visit to Japan in 1891.
Ethiopian Gurade, 19th Century..Curved, single-edged blade with quadruple, thin fuller next to the back. Horn, double "T"-hilt with brass, engraved cap. Leather scabbard with rare, gilded, metal mounts, pierced and engraved with braided spirals.
Indian Kard, 18th century...With finely watered single-edged blade, hilt comprising moulded iron basal mount pinched-in over the base of the blade and decorated with gold-damascened foliage, and rock-crystal grip carved with foliage and ram& #39;s head pommel in the round. 25cm.
Bone and German silver mounted bowie knife crafted by J. D. Chavalier of New York, circa 1835 - 1869.
American bowie knife produced by Henry & Co. Warranted Cutlery circa 1860. Blade is inscribed with the motto, “We ask for nothing but is right/ And submit to nothing that is wrong/ Draw me not in haste.”
Tunesian or Libyan Berber Sword from the 19th century... Straight two-edged blade with central shell, the base engraved with stars and crescents within circles, of European origin; wooden hilt with carved hilt and inverted heart pommel, with circle decorations.
One of my faves, a turkish dagger, nephrite handle, decorated with gold, silver, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, late 18th or early 19th century.
Ottoman dagger, 16th c (grip and blade), guard 1774–89, steel, ivory, gold; silver-gilt... THIS ONE IS TOO SEXY...
A beautiful pierced dagger with an ivory grip studded with turquoise and rubies and gilt quillons, probably Ottoman, ca. 1525-1550.
A gorgeously gilt Jambiya with floral embossing and silver accents, attributed to Nagsh Mohammed Ali Mimsh, Republic of Yemen, ca. 19th century.
A ceremonial sword of the Hungarian Society of the Dragon, owned by Emperor Sigismund I, made in North Italy, ca. 1433.
A lovely Dagger with a grip and scabbard engraved with floral motiffs and accented in copper, China, ca. 1900.
Dagger with Scabbard. Blade and Scabbard Turkish, hilt probably Indian. (Dont have the year for this one because cant access the Met website)
Dagger with Zoomorphic Hilt, second half of the 16th century, from India, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda. The hilt is copper; cast, chased, gilded, and inlaid with rubies. The blade steel; forged.
Emanuel Pioté& #39;s hunting sword. Vienna Austria. Ca. 1723.
Yatagan with scabbard of Anatolian or Balkan origin. (Again year unknown because my phone doesnt let me access the MET website but it& #39;s at display in the MET)
A Memeluke Saber Sword..forged of Damascus steel, this spectacular presentation sabre sword has a remarkable Mameluke hilt. Ca. 1802 (if anyone is interested it& #39;s being sold for 40000 dollars lmao)
This is a little different but heres a Vintage Robeson pocket knife ca. Early 20th century. Engraved "FOR A GOOD BOY"
Gilded dagger made of forged steel with a handle inlaid with opals. From Chezch Republic (year unknown, looks modern but what a beauty)
This sword was given to Marshal Joffre during a trip to Perpignan in 1919. The handle represents Provence and Catalonia entwined. GAY SWORD.
Pair of gold Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor...Purchased by Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938.
Miniature Ottoman Gem-set Dagger. ca.19th century, Turkish, steel, green glass, rubies, emeralds, gold, velvet.
A beautifully gilt and chiseled sword, German blade, ca. 16th century, hilt possibly Brescia, Italy, ca. 1625-1649, I love that fish scale effect.
ANOTHER GAY SWORD BY POPULAR DEMAND... c.1650, Italian, Possibly created by Pietro Ancini. Ivory and steel.
Dagger (Katar) with Two Side Blades (Bichuwa)...(year unknown but found in 1935) entirely made of steel.
Indian (Mughal) dagger, 18th century, curved watered steel blade, period chape decorated ensuite, the locket possibly a later replacement is set on a new scabbard, the hilt composed of iron overlaid with gold and set with rubies, emeralds and turquoise in the kundan technique.
Short Sword (Duan Jian) ca.4th–1st century B.C.E. Place of Origin: Xinjiang, Steel, bronze and gold.
Wakizashi Sword, ca. 17th century (Edo Period: 1603-1867), Steel, gold, copper and gold alloy, ray skin, silk, lacquered wood, polished horn.
Yatagan Sword, ca.1830. Turkish, Medium & Techniques: iron and steel, gold and silver/embossed and chased
Silver Kastane Sword Dated: 19th century Culture: Sri Lankan Medium: silver, gold (golded), pink sapphires.
A Gilt Brass-Hilted European Officer& #39;s Sword, 18th Century. Hilt French, blade Italian.
Broadsword of Oliver Cromwell. England, ca. 1650 Etched steel [blade]; embossed iron chiseled in high relief, wood, silver wire [hilt].
A fantastic blue and gilt Sabre that belonged to General Étienne Gudin, French, ca. before 1812, from Bertrand Malvaux.
Louis XV Royal Presentation Sword, circa 1730. (Look at the detail like the engraving of the Sun King Louis XIV in the handle...truly a beauty)
Not a blade but please look at this Arrowhead (Yanonē), it was pr es dented in 1932 but the year of origin is unknown to me.