British Infantry Flank Officer's Sword, Napoleonic era
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John Hamilton's The Ames Sword Company1829-1935

Ebay 300532060396

A second edition and it looks like a crispy. I should maybe have waited but had found a worn first edition for a decent price. These are getting scarce to find at any price. I would grab it as a spare but figure someone here looking might wan to make it their own. (the seller has some older machetes as well)

Cheers

GC

Polish Cavalry Officer's Sabre, 1977

http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-POLISH-CAVALRY-OFFIC...2561f414aa

An interesting sword at a good price. A good sword for a good price. Kind of a deal of the week special that won't last.

Twitch

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GC

A piece of maille...

http://cgi.ebay.it/Stuck-Kettenhemd-17-18-JH-..._500wt_949

Not sure what exactly is it, but maybe someone who speaks german can ask more question to the vendor

Model 65 Chinese Cavalry Sword with Lanyard
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Doug Strong is listing a few copies of Luca Porzio & Greg Mele's Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...0566411931

Starting price is only US$9.99.

Scottish Crossbar-hilted Officer's Broadsword, Victorian era
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A Vince Evans Dirk. These don't show up very often. Wish I had an extra grand :blush:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vince-Evans-Scottish-Dirk...4aaa6c8499

A very nice looking replica of one of the Qianlong swords: http://cgi.ebay.com/330558107089

It's a replica of one of the many swords the Qianlong Emperor (who ruled China for most of the 18th century) had made (about 240 special swords). I think this is a very nice replica, though a little gaudy for my tastes. 'Tis a pity about the price tag, but I've seen similar advertised for a similar price of 1,100,000 Russian roubles. Cheaper than the originals; one of the Qianlong swords sold for over $5,000,000 at auction.

Wow! That will teach me for taking the conservative option and just buying mine at his retail price. Still, his donation of a portion of the proceeds to the authors is ... a long time coming, and a very good thing.

A decent book featuring Medieval swords from the Arms Collection of the Croatian History Museum in Zagreb:

http://cgi.ebay.com/SWORDS-MIDDLE-AGES-CROATI...27bade23c3

I just bought one, well worth the money. The book uses the Oakeshott Typology and highlights blade inscriptions and X-ray analysis when available. The book states that the printing was limited to 500 copies.

Thanks for the lead ... I almost pounced on it, until I realised that the seller has it for double the price the museum sells it for! :eek:

Hi Luka,

That's a great offer! I'd love one. I'm sure we could make a separate general post to see who else is interested ...

Thank you!
Mark

Just came across this:

Old Indian Persian/Hindu Warrior shield: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Antique-Persian-Hi...19c5968e66

Rare 15th C. German or Swiss Halberd:

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