Late 18th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

This is a custom-made historical Japanese hat known as Jinggasa, worn by samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868), around the 18th to 19th century. Within the category of Jingasa, t...

A good pair of 18th century brass framed cannon barrelled turnoff pistols with fine silver wire inlaid to the walnut grips. The boxlocks with sliding safety to the trigger guards. Jo...

This complete samurai okegawa dou gusoku suit of armor dating to the late 18th century is a remarkable rarity and remains in pristine condition. One of the most exceptional sets of Edo Period armor ever to grace the market, this armor would protect an esteemed warrior from head to toe. This suit was made for a high-ranking official of the Kyogoku clan, a house of samurai in Japan. Though today the word samurai is often thought of interchangeably with warrior, it traditionally referred to a specific class of military nobility in Japan. From the late 12th century until the late 1860s when the Meiji era began, the samurai were the ruling military class, ranking directly beneath the emperor. Esteemed Edo-period armorer Yamashiro Kuni Fujiwara Kanehisa created this extraordinary set for a noble samurai, incorporating elaborate details and opulent materials, appropriately highlighting the prestige of the armor’s owner. The set includes all of the traditional armor needed for a samurai warrior, including an elaborate helmet bearing the signature of the armorer. The 62-plate...

We want to present a beautiful recently arrived powder container that has left us speechless due to its particularity, it is O-shaped. Dating from around the 19th century and coming...

Excellent set of Samurai armor Edo period. According to the inscription on the Dou(cuirass), Armor was commissioned by a leading member of Wada Samurai family, Wada Masatada to a renown armor maker, Myochin Munetaka. 18th century. Pristine condition, with only minor abrasions and losses due to significant age. PRICE and other inquiries, please send a message. It holds prestigious Tokubetsu Kitcho Shiryo (especially important cultural item), papers by Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Armor...

A late 18th century pocket pistol with hidden trigger and box lock by Lacy and Witton, London. Barrel length 7cm, overall length 20cm

A pair of late 18th century flintlock dueling pistols by Twigg London with well figured walnut stocks. Signed on the top of the browned octagonal barrels and the locks. Now in a fit...

A rare late 18th century triple barrel boxlock, tap action pocket pistol by Bass, London, with bayonet below the middle barrel Proof marks next to sliding trigger to release the bay...

A fantastic group of five flintlock sporting guns each numbered 1 to 5 and signed on the lock by Klien in Wienn. Austria. The figured walnut stocks of good colour, are brass mounted....

Japanese samurai Hat Jingasa. Edo,18-19 th.c KK14 Edo,18-19 th.c Good original condition with some expected abrasions due to a very significant age as ...

A fine example of a brass barrelled blunderbuss by the famous maker Twigg. The three staged barrel is signed London. Good colour to the walnut stock which is fully brass mounted with...

A pair of late 18th/ early 19th century flintlock 25-bore dueling pistols with browned octagonal barrels. In good original condition throughout, the me...