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Early Arms & Militaria

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Date of the auction: 17.05.2022

Lot number 1001
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA HANGER WITH SLOTTED GUARD.

For another example with a similar pierced iron D-guard, see plate 318.S on page 167 of "Swords and...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$400 - US$800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1002
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HORSEMAN'S SABER

For a similar example, see figure E-13 on page 136 of "Weapons of the American Revolution" by Warren...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1003
AMERICAN SHORT SWORD.

For an identical hilt, see plate 349.S on page 178 of "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1004
REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA SHORT SABER, PROBABLY AMERICAN.

Slightly curved single-edged double-fuller blade. Plain stirrup hilt with conical faceted pommelled...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,800 - US$3,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1005
AMERICAN COPY OF A MID-18TH CENTURY ENGLISH GRENADIER HANGER.

This is an American copy of the classic mid-18th century brass-hilted grenadier's hangers. The...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1006
AMERICAN REVERSE-P HILTED NCO SWORD WITH SCABBARD.

This late 18th century sword has a slightly curved, single-edged, tapered, and unfullered blade. The...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1007
FRENCH NAPOLEONIC MOUNTED OFFICER’S SABER.

This pattern of French-import saber, with Lion-head pommel, was highly popular among U.S. Army...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1008
POTTER TYPE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HORSEMAN'S SABER.

For a sword with the same sheet iron four-slot D-guard with a "POTTER" marked blade, see plate...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1009
LOT OF 2: PILLOW POMMEL SWORDS, ONE WITH SCABBARD.

Comprising: (A) An attractive circa 1790 ivory-gripped, iron-mounted pillow pommel sword. The...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1010
AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE LION POMMEL HORSEMAN'S SABER, TESCHE BLADE.

This circa 1785-1790 dragoon saber is of the same pattern as the examples found marked on the blade...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1011
SILVER HILTED ENGLISH SMALL SWORD WITH SCABBARD, MARKED BY RETAILER FAYLE.

This desirable boat-guard silver hilt dates to about 1750. These were used by British and American...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$2,400
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1012
VERY FINE CHISELED AND GILDED FRENCH SMALL SWORD WITH MILITARY MOTIFS.

This early 18th century small sword displays the art of the premiere European swordmakers. The...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,400 - US$2,400
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1013
THOMAS GILL MARKED 18TH CENTURY BRITISH INFANTRY SHORT SABER.

For an example with a similar hilt, see plate 156.S on page 113 of "Swords and Blades of the...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1014
BRITISH PATTERN 1796 INFANTRY NC OFFICER'S SWORD WITH SCABBARD KNOT.

Standard British 1796 Pattern with straight single-fullered blade with blued panel displaying gilded...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$700 - US$1,400
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1015
COMPOSITE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD AMERICAN CAVALRY SABER.

Slightly curved Spanish-type blade with three partial fullers on each side. Brass stirrup hilt with...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1016
SILVER HILTED SMALL SWORD WITH HALLMARKS FOR 1761, JOHN CARMAN.

For a nearly identical example, see plate 211.S on page 132 of "Swords and Blades of the American...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1017
REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA GILT OFFICERS SMALL SWORD WITH SCABBARD AND KNOT.

For a nearly identical example, see plate 213 on page 132 of "Swords and Blades of the American...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1018
MID 18TH CENTURY GRENADIER'S HANGER MARKED HARVEY.

For an identical example, see plate 19.S on page 68 of "Swords and Blades of the American...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$600 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1019
ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED MILITARY OFFICER'S SMALL SWORD.

For a nearly identical example, see plate 207.S on page 130 of "Swords and Blades of the American...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$2,400
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1020
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA SWORD WITH BRASS LION HEAD.

This sword was illustrated in the April 1957 edition of the magazine "The American Arms Collector...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,800 - US$3,600
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1021
BRASS HILTED AMERICAN CAVALRY SABER

For a similar hilt, see plate 351.S on page 178 of "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution" by...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1022
AMERICAN SHORT SABER ATTRIBUTED TO JEREMIAH SNOW.

For a sword with an identical hilt, see plate 192.S on page 125 of "Swords and Blades of the...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,400 - US$2,800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1023
REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN HANGER.

For a similar example of this hilt, see plate 180.S on page 121 of "Swords and Blades of the...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1024
AMERICAN LION POMMEL HANGER

This Revolutionary War period hanger features a tapered slightly curved blade with false edge and...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$2,400 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1025
GERMANIC SHELL GUARD CUTTOE.

For a similar example of this hilt, see plate 85.SS on page 332 of "Battle Weapons of the American...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1026
TARGET EYE SILVER HILTED PHILADELPHIA EAGLE POMMEL SABER.

The American manufactured blade is slightly curved with a clip point blade and single partial fuller...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$4,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1027
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA HORSEMAN'S SABER.

For another American horseman's saber with a hilt of this style, see plate 311.S on page 165 of...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1028
MASSACHUSETTS SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SHORT SWORD WITH TARGET EYE.

This fine sword features a total of four eagles. For an identical example of this pommel, see figure...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1029
SALEM ATTRIBUTED AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR CUTLASS OR SHORT SABER.

For another example of hilt with a pommel of this type, see plate 72.SS on page 327 of "Battle...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$4,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 1030
SILVER HILTED AMERICAN SABER WITH SCABBARD, INSCRIBED TO MAJOR WM. WATTS...

Slightly curved single-edge blade with clip point and a wide shallow fuller on both sides. Silver...

Morphy Auctions, 17 May 2022
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
n. a.
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