L’Armurier or The Arm’s Maker by Henryk Kossowski Jr.
L'Armurier or The Arm's Maker by Henryk Kossowski Jr. is a beautiful French bronze sculpture depicting a swordsmith inspecting his work and wondering about its quality. The statue is beautifully cast and detailed as were many of the works done at the Siot-Decauville and sculpted by Henryk Kossowski Jr. who was active during the years of 1880-1915. This swordsmith sculpture is featured in the book “Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders, Vol. II“ on page 379, where it is identified as “L'Armurier“ or “The Arm's Maker“. It is bronze with golden gild and shown with the edge of his work bench and clamp beside his leg. The sword itself is in tact, which in many cases is either broken or missing.
The sculpture is signed by the artist in the base "H. Kossowski" and marked by the Siot-Decauville foundry "II 251".
Dimensions:
Height: 33 cm (13 inches)
Width: 12 cm (4.7 inches)
Weight: 2.9 Kg (6.4 lbs.)
Bagwell bowies – Bill Bagwell Stag Hunting Bowie Knife
Bill Bagwell Stag Hunting Bowie Knife features a clip point blade with sharpened top edge. The handle has a brass guard and stag grip. Includes a brown leather scabbard. The knife is in mint condition, signed Bagwell on one side of the ricasso and Ontario USA on the other side.
Dimensions:
Length without scabbard: 39.5 cm (15.5 inches)
Length with scabbard: 41.3 cm (16.25 inches)
Kahles ZF-95 Scope With A.R.M.S Mil-Spec Mount
Schwarzlose Machine Gun Crew Plaque
A German brass plaque featuring a crew of three soldiers operating the Schwarzlose or Maschinengewehr 08/MG 08 Machine Gun.
The plaque in German: Erinnerung a.d. Dienstzeit translating to "In memory of the years in service" and dated 1935.
The Schwarzlose M. 7 was designed by the Prussian firearms designer Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose in 1904, and used in service between 1908 to a bit after 1945. The a Schwarzlose is a belt-fed machine gun, usually mounted on a tripod, and used by the Austro-Hungarian empire and later Germany, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia and in some colonial conflicts.
Dimensions:
Width: 17 cm
Height: 19.5
German Cross Picture Frame WW1
South African Memorial Plaque
South African memorial plaque for a soldier killed in action in World War Two.
The plaque is of a bronze cross mounted on a wooden base. The cross features the South African coat of arms with Latin motto "EX-UNITATE-VIRES" translated "from unity, strenght", with a label below inscribed, ‘Killed in Action - World War 1939 1945 Gesneuwel Wereldoorlog C288218 PTE. J.F.Busby, C.C.
7.6 x 7.6 mm
Skoda 305 mm Model 1911 Plaque
The Škoda 305 mm Mörser Model 1911 was a siege howitzer artillery cannon produced by Škoda Works and used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and by Nazi Germany in World War II after they took over the factory.
This bronze plaque commemorates the production of the Skoda 30.5 cm (305 mm) howizer cannons during WW1 between 1914-1915.
The back of the plaque is marked: System SkodaWerke, Pilsen.
Spanish Artilleria Fabrica De Toledo Knife 1892
Spanish Artilleria Fabrica De Toledo knife signed 1892 with ram horn handle and steel with leather scabbard and behind it a large metal belt hanger. A massive wide blade used by the artillery soldiers for fighting as well as for utility purposes. Some nicks on the blade which have been repaired decades ago adding character.
Dimensions
Length with scabbard: 41.5 cm
Length without scabbard: 38 cm
Knight of Verona by Hans Muller
The Knight of Verona is a gilded bronze sculpture of "Cangrande I della Scalla", an Italian nobleman, belonging to the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1308 until 1387. Della Scalla was an acclaimed warrior and autocrat becoming sole ruler of Verona in 1311 to his death in 1329. The Knight of Verona statue features Cangrande with his helmet, armor and drawn sword on his horse which is draped in cloth on a marble base. The sculpture was made by Hans Muller of Austria (1873-1937) and signed, famous for his bronze sculptures of famous individuals as well as everyday life. The original statue is currently at the Castelvecchio castle, in Verona, Italy.
Dimensions:
Height: 20 cm
Length: 14 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Weight: 1.66 Kg
Israeli Mauser K98 Wild Heerbrugg Scope with Mount and Case
Super rare Israeli military surplus Mauser K98 Wild Heerbrug 4x30 scope with mount, adapters, sights zeroing key (which in itself is extremely hard to find as these have usually been lost) and original case. All are marked by Israeli military IDF markings. These are one of the rarest military surplus scopes that any militaria collector would love to add to his collection. The Israel Defense Forces used the German Mauser K98 rifles, by bringing them through Czechoslovakia after WW2, mainly during the war of Independence in 1948 up to the early 1970's when used by Israeli snipers in the Suez Canal fortifications known as the Bar-Lev Line. The K98 was later replaced by the Uzi, FN FAL, Galil as the main fighting weapons. Only 200 were known to be produced for the Israeli military.
This set of IDF Wild Heerbrug Mauser K98 4x30 rifle scope, IDF K98 Mauser mount and special adapters come with the original tin case and all are in very good condition. A real rare find!
Authentic Moro Kris Sword
An authentic Moro Kris short sword from the Southern Philippines. The Moro Kris is a rugged fighting blade that was mostly used in the Mindanao area of the Philippines. The hilt, scabbard and blade are decorated with copper or brass decorations and the blade features a serpent or dragon like design. The Moro people or actually Bangsamoro people, refers to the 13 Islamized ethnolinguistic groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan regoins. The Moro fought against the Spanish invaders in the early 1500's using these short swords but the design of the blade itself is actually from pre Islamic influence era. The wavy blade symbolizes the Naga; a mythical serpentine dragon that was worshipped in the animistic days of Malay history.
IDF Mauser SP66 Mount and Kahles ZF95 Scope Set
A rare IDF Mauser SP66 mount and Kahles ZF95 scope 6x42 set. This is the Israeli military Mauser SP66 mount made designed by Nehemia Sirkis and fitted with the Kahles ZF95 6x42 scope. Both of these items are rare and having them together as a set is even rarer.