Smith & Wesson Model 60 Chief’s Special Stainless Steel double-action revolver with original packaging. Barrel length 2 inches. Weight 19 oz. Satin stainless finish with factory checked walnut grips. FFL or C&R required for transfer. | Caliber: 38 Special | Serial Number: R286765This lot has a reserve. Condition Very good condition. Mechanically fine, functions without … Read more
An Umayyad Caliphate gold dinar bearing the historic AH 77 (696/697 CE) date from the reign of Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan – the legendary inaugural issue marking the birth of purely epigraphic Islamic currency. Gross weight 4.25 grams; diameter 19-20mm. Features early Kufic script expressing the Shahada and excerpts from Surah al-Ikhlas. Close examination … Read more
A set of two (2) cast iron owl andirons. Based on arching branch motif under the owl, these were made at the Howes Foundry in Boston. A staple of late Victorian and early Arts & Crafts hearth decor, these renowned and highly sought after pieces were noted for their ability to, when lit by firelight, … Read more
A Muromachi-era wakizashi, signed as being made by Sanesue, a resident of Sekishu. Sekishu is in the Iwami Province, modern-day Shimane Prefecture. | | Iwami Province is best known in sword history as the home of the Sekishu school, famously founded during the Nanbokucho period (14th century) by Sekishu Naotsuna, one of the legendary Masamune … Read more
M34 double decal red steel combat helmet. Exterior has textured field gray paint. Interior has eight-tongue leather with Y-strap chinstrap configuration. Skirt marked in paint “Feldlazarett St. Afra No. 22.” Interior marked “X” at right ear and “H” at skirt. Very good condition.
A Chinese wood, leather, and lacquer box. Artistic style and design is indicative of the Qing Empire, specifically the Daoguang Era (1820s-1850s) based on cloud frame and illustrative style, with Miao Jin gilt ink artistic style. Top shows a painting, depicting what is likely an imperial scene. An Emperor or major court official is seated … Read more
An 1847 pattern Inniskilling Dragoon Officer’s helmet, featuring gilt body, a textile chin strap with scalloped scales with rosette caps, and a white horse hair plume above the mounted badge. Inner circumference of approximately 25 inches, hat size 8 US, 7 7/8 UK. Very fine aged condition. Surface wear and oxidation present. Possibly re-lined.
Original and complete Lefever Arms Co. side-by-side hammerless shotgun, 12 gauge. Barrel length 32 inches. D grade fowling or pigeon gun. Sidelock extractor action, rod cocker type. Finely engraved throughout with pointing hounds on the side plates. Damascus twist watered barrels. Checkered wood stock with hard rubber butt plate and silver medallion inset. Trigger guard … Read more
Original WWII uniform set of a Colonel General of the Workers? and Peasants? Red Army (RKKA) of the Soviet Union. Lot of nine (9) pieces. Includes M1940 tunic with four-star collar tabs and 11-ribbon brass buttons, M1935 breeches, M40 officer’s belt, 6×30 field binoculars (Russian manufacture, in Josef Falek case), and map case containing a … Read more
Original WWII German Kriegsmarine EM/NCO belt buckle of painted aluminum. Reverse marked “S. H. u. Co. 40.”. Condition Very good condition. Retains most gold paint finish. Some loss of fine detail.