Early 19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

Toppai kabuto, Samurai helmet from the Kajiwara clan. Edo period, dated 1802. Signatures: 筑藩士官 梶原 景泰 命春田 昌芳造之 享和二年壬 秋也 Chikushū (?) Shikan (officer) Kajiwara Kageyasu (?) Mikoto (lo...

RARE SWISS MODEL 1830 BELL TOP SHAKO TO A JAGER REGIMENT Constructed of felt body with solid leather peak, band and top (misshaped), white metal chin scales , red cockade with Swis...

RARE FRENCH SEAMAN'S HAT Formed from boiled cardboard and bathed in tar to make it waterproof, this is a very rare exemple from French maritime history. The hat has a tin tricolou...

A sailor’s carved coconut Bugbear powder flask. This carved coconut is carved with two ovals, one showing a military panoply with standards, bayonets, swords and bugles all above a ...

A very good example of a flintlock light Dragoon pattern pistol with walnut stock and good tower marks on the lock. In wonderful untouched condition Circa 1800 Barrel length 9"

This is a very rare American Officer's sword that dates back to the period before the American Civil War. The sword has a 79cm straight blade with a flat back, counter-edged and gut...

SUPERB AMERICAN THEMED ROMATIC DAGGER : EARLY TO MID 19THE CENTURY - Spanish, with 14.75cm flattened diamond shaped tapering blade and heavy cast bronze grip comprising a pair of opposing dogs head quillions surmounted by a frontiersman in traditional dress of the early 19th century carrying a flintlock long rifle, associated tasselled bag and powder horn with an animal fur skin...

Vintage reproduction gauntlet, early 20th century. A left handed gauntlet with all fingers and thumb present, jointed and riveted with leather in...

Featuring a pair of winged griffons flanking a coat of arms with helmet.

Early French Gras Rifle Sword-Bayonet Plaque. Manufacturing attributed to the Arsenal Ettiene. The Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, often abbreviated to MAS ("Saint-Étienne Weap...

This conical woven hat originates from 19th century China and is expertly crafted entirely of bamboo. The outside consists of slivers of bamboo woven together with rattan strips, sec...

This curved sword has a blued steel German blade with an ivory cross-hatched grip bearing silver and gilt mounts in the form of a lion’s head and mane. ...

French military steel and brass breast plate body armor, having a genuine muscat ball dent, France, late 18th-early 19th century.

19th Century Indo-Persian Dhal Separ Steel Shield . Intricate decorative design with Brass inlay. Convex steel and iron shield with gold inlay and applied...

19th century Mughal bronze shield with original protective fabric and traces of gold.

Great image of helmets Copper-plate engraving Published C.1820 Unframed.

Antique print titled 'Castiglione'. Original antique print of the Battle of Castiglione. The Battle of Castiglione saw the French Army of Italy under General Napoleon Bonaparte a...

A fine presentation sword given to Lieutenant Charles Peake as a token of gratitude by the Men of His Ship when recommissioned for Foreign Service i...

Nicolas Boutet (1761-1833) Pistolet d’Officer Général Platine à corps plat marquée « Manuf a Versailles », chien à corps plat à col de cygne, toutes...

Paneled case with top lifting handle and side handles. Signed on top with working lock and key.

Ce sabre, par tradition familiale, a été porté par le contre-amiral ANGOT des ROTOURS, né le 2 juin 1773 aux Rotours, généralité d’Alençon; il est décédé le 26 mars 1844 à Brest, dan...

Untitled print of a Roman catapult and ballista. This print originates from 'Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages' by R....

Antique print titled 'Military Costume of the Gothic Nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic'. Old print of Baltic military costumes. Originates from 'The costume of the origin...

Antique costume print titled 'Deutscher Officier - Officier Allemand 1588'. This print depicts a German officer. Originates from a rare costume bo...

Untitled print of Anglo Saxon banquet, scissors, tongs, penknife, stylus, feather and inkwell, small pliers, carpenter's ax, hammers, balance and the funeral stretcher of King Ethelb...

Antique print titled 'A Mounted British Warrior'. Old print of a British Warrior. Originates from 'Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Brita...

Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800. Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle. The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’. Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96. Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century. HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...

A sensational early 19th century French Chapeau De Gendarme - officer's hat box in leather. Such a nostalgic shape!! A great accent piece for any b...

A William IV Policeman’s truncheon A great piece of social history, the baton has a shaped handle, the lower part is ebonised and the upper part has a blue background with the cro...

This armorial plate features a crest with an Eagle with outstretched wings and the motto "By Industry and Hope." Made by Chamberlain's Worcester, the plate has a wide border with forest green ground and three cartouches, each showing a beautiful hand painted single flower. The plate was made in England by Chamberlain's Worcester during the reign of George IV, circa 1825. The armorial may be blazoned as follows: Crest: On a rock, an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed proper pendant from the beak, a shield azure charged with a hank of cotton also proper. Motto: Industria et spe [By Industry and Hope]. Dimensions: 9 inches diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $360 The crest was granted by the Kings of Arms at The College of Arms...

Original children's jingasa from the Edo period, rounded Samurai headdress called Bajô-Gasa in wood covered with black lacquer possibly decorated with a kamon, a heraldic badge in br...