This blackjack dates from the early to mid 1900's and is a small, easily-concealed weapon consisting of a leather-wrapped lead weight attached to the end of a leather-wrapped coil spring. The strap on the end opposite the weight wraps around the wrist.
It works by storing kinetic energy in the dense core when swung, this stored energy then spreads the impact over a larger surface area; the leather covering lessens the chance of lacerating the skin and the chance of breaking bones...
Leather cosh or sap. Used by police forces in Wales, England and North America as well as sheriffs and badmen alike. This beauty has been hand stitched and dates from the 1800's and has seen quite a bit of use. Most police departments switched to the wooden baton (Billie Club) around the mid 1900's
Length: 11 1/2 inches, Width: 2 1/4 inches across the top, Weight: 17 1/2 ounces (488 grams).
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON COME-ALONG.
These “nippers” were made in the U.S.A. by Harrington and Richardson about 1940. These are Model #126 and came in 2 sizes, this one being the longer one; the other was shorter by a couple of chain links...
British plain powder flask with copper enameled body with brass unscrew top, adjustable 3-setting charger (3.5, 4 and 4.5 graduated measures). Has a very unusual brass hinged pouring spout; single hanger ringlet on bottom of body. Unmarked, bag type body. The powder slide cover on the body of the flask opens and closes, but does not spring closed by itself. Nice patina, a couple of minor dings, but good overall condition. Tight seams with an old repair...
This is a rare 1895 Pattern Victorian Infantry Officer’s steel hilted field service sword with corresponding leather scabbard. The 5 inch fishskin grip is firm, some of the pattern is missing (this is a well-used sword that obviously saw a lot of action in the field). The blade is still very firm in the hilt, it has a standard scrolling foliage decoration and is marked E. Thurkle, Maker, London with a proper Thurkle proof disc; it is quite sharp and has a few nicks...
George V Infantry Officer's Sword with Field Scabbard
George V Infantry Officer's Sword. This elegant original British sword is one of the best Infantry Officer's swords ever made. Its style was adopted from the British War Department in 1895 and it is a fine example of the 1897 pattern with royal cypher and crown. This particular one was made between 1911 and 1935 and bears the mark of Wm Scully, Montreal...
Argentinian Cavalry Sword: this very attractive sword is a Model 1898 cavalry trooper’s saber manufactured by Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, Germany. It was made for the Argentine military over a hundred years ago and it is in overall very good condition...
This is a very rare Chinese Matchlock rifle from the early 1700's has an octagonal barrel with original parts and pistol style lock, wrapped with hammered copper. It is approximately .50 caliber. The copper wrapping is missing in some parts but the gun is in good condition for such a well-used weapon.
The matchlock is generally a very long rifle and it is considered to be the earliest ancestor of the modern hand held weapons...
This Gras t-bone bayonet was the last of the French sword type bayonets. It was manufactured from 1874 to about 1885 to fit the French Model 1874 "Gras" Infantry Rifle, a refinement of the Model 1866 Chassepot Infantry Rifle. This French bayonet is a Model 1874. It has a solid brass pommel with integral latching mechanism (push button/spring steel). The grips are wood...
A spectacular group of four extremely rare and unique Pa Kua Chang martial arts training weapons, also called Baguazhang (Eight Palm Changes) dating from the early 1800's.
Pa Kua Chang is an internal discipline developed in the early ninteenth century, based on the eight tri-grams in the 800 year-old "I Ching" (Book of Changes). The training weapons are oversized to develop strength and balance (they were seldom used in battle)...
In 1818 Thomas Griffin Hiatt appears for the first time in the Wrightson Directory as a manufacturer of felon's irons and gate locks, they were located on Moor St. in Birmingham. A few years later Hiatt moved around the corner to #26 Masshouse Lane, where he is located in the next edition of the Wrightson's Birmingham directory as a manufacturer of felon's irons, gate locks, handcuffs, horse and dog collars...
