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[catchymemes]

[fiery-kitty]

Etched German hunting saber (1560s–1570s)

The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Type: Hunting saber

Overall length: 93 cm

Origin: Germany

Material: steel

Technique: casting, forging, etching, engraving

[ltwilliammowett]

Galeon Andalucia- by Niccolò Banfi

Source

[my-dailydreams]

[armthearmour]

A lavishly gilt single-edged Sword,

OaL: 43.75 in/111.1 cm

Blade Length: 28 in/71.1 cm

Weight: 2.8 lbs/1.3 kg

France, ca. 1580 with a later blade, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A beautifully blackened and gilt Rapier,

OaL: 44 in/111.7 cm

Blade Length: 37.9 in/96.2 cm

Weight: 2.5 lbs/1.1 kg

Italy, early 17th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A Rapier with a beautifully blackened Swept-hilt,

OaL: 49.1 in/124.8 cm

Blade Length: 43.6 in/110.8 cm

Weight: 3.1 lbs/1.4 kg

Italy, ca. 1565-1575, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A complex-hilted Longsword,

OaL: 47 in/119.3 cm

Blade Length: 39.5 in/100.5 cm

Weight: 3.3 lbs/1.5 kg

Germany, ca. 1525, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A Rapier with a beautifully blackened Swept-hilt,

OaL: 49.1 in/124.8 cm

Blade Length: 43.6 in/110.8 cm

Weight: 3.1 lbs/1.4 kg

Italy, ca. 1565-1575, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A Sabre with a gilt bronze hilt made for Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria,

OaL: 39.6 in/100.6 cm

Weight: 3.5 lbs/1.6 kg

Netherlands, ca. 1560, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.

[armthearmour]

A unique black and gilt Dagger studded with emeralds,

OaL: 15.1 in/38.3 cm

France, ca. 1600, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.

[armthearmour]

A stunning blued, silvered, and gilt Storta made for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II,

OaL: 39.8 in/101 cm

Weight: 2.8 lbs/1.25 kg

Italy, ca. 1545-1575, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.

[peashooter85]

Gold inlaid and engraved Smith & Wesson type revolver with ivory grips, produced in Paris, France, circa 1880′s.

from Millais Antiques

[catchymemes]

[m3dieval]

Kaos Historical Media

[armthearmour]

An early Basket-hilted Broadsword,

OaL: 42.5 in/107.9 cm

Blade Length: 36.5 in/92.7 cm

Width: 5.75 in/14.6 cm

Depth: 4.25 in/10.8 cm

Weight: 3 lbs/1360.8 g

Potsdam, Germany, hilt ca. 1540, blade 17th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A fantastically chiseled and gilt Rapier,

OaL: 45.5 in/115.6 cm

Blade Length: 39.5 in/100.3 cm

Width: 6.5 in/16.5 cm

Depth: 3.4 in/8.6 cm

Weight: 2.1 lbs/935.5 g

Spain, ca. 1590, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.