Here are but a few of the arms & armour goodies you can find at Artnet

Of course I'll post my fav's ;-) Mac

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Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword, circa 1675
Price $6,500.00

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Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword, circa 1740
Price $6,800.00

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Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword, circa 1740
Price $4,200.00

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Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword, circa 1750
Price $7,800.00

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English Officer's Spadroon, circa 1780
Price $3,000.00

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Scottish All-Steel Flintlock Belt Pistol, by John Murdoch, Doune, circa 1790
Price $6,200.00

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A Pair of Scottish All-Steel Flintlock Belt Pistols, by John Campbell, Doune, circa 1775
Price $16,000.00

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Scottish Cowhorn Powder-Flask, circa 1680
Price $3,800.00

Whew!

I thought the price tag on my new PJ was steep! These are definetly out of reach for a state employee like me.

Nice stuff just the same.

That reminds me....Fagan Arms ( http://www.faganarms.com ) offers a seven catalog annual subscription for only $10. I'm finding this a very inexpensive way to add to my A&A research library. Their full-color catalogs are viewable on their site as PDF files.

You should see his new hardcopy catalog some unbelievable Viking swords and other choice tidbits.

Craig

I've been meaning to pick up a good blunderbuss.

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And I guess I'll be needing a powder horn for it. That squished Scottish one might do.

Yea. He just sent out his sixth edition I think it is. Some very high end stuff. In fact there are no prices listed. If you are concerned about the price there is probably no need to enquire.

Craig

Hi Patrick

One way .....

Go to this link: http://www.peterfiner.com/About_Us/Catalogue/Catalogue.htm

I have Peter Finer's '95 catalogue and it is amazing !

Mac

Great post, Mac. I have a few Peter Finer catalogs, myself. They are beautiful and are a worthwhile investment as a resource on antique arms and armor. A lot of work goes into each catalog and it truly shows.

As far as a definition of a spadroon, I would say that in a way, you have nailed it. The spadroon, also called a short saber (Neumann), had a wide variety of hilt designs. In my mind, the spadroon that gained widespread acceptance in Britian is that which became the 1786 Pattern and that which became the 1796 Pattern. I recommend finding a copy of Neumann's Swords and Blades of the American Revolution for lots of examples of just how varied the designs of spadroons could be.