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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER, image 1
A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER, image 2
A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER, image 3
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A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER,
c. 1600.

Historic Arms & Militaria
1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

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A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER,
c. 1600.

The head with round striking surface and long curved spike on a tapering iron haft with twisted wire grip.
Overall lg. 21 3/8 in.

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Provenance
Sotheby's Arms & Armour auction, July 10, 2002, Lot 196.

Note
German horseman hammers of this type are generally associated with the former Saxon armories in Dresden and a number of nearly identical examples have been sold from that collection. These hammers were carried by armored cavalry for close-quarter combat.

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.