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Artemis Gallery will hold an auction of Arms & Armor | Ancient - 20th Century on Thu, Sep 24, 2020 11:00 AM CDT. This specialty auction featuring axes, mace heads, swords, spears, various types of armor, and more! Many different cultures of all price ranges. In this image: 18th C. Holy Roman Empire Handmade Crossbow. Estimate $7,000 - $10,000.
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19th C.Polynesian Fijian Wood War Club. Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous war club that is hand-carved from hardwood exhibiting lustrous russet and dark-brown patina. Estimate $3,000 - $4,000.
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Rare Mid-15th C. German Steel Wall Gun w/ Wood Carriage. Western/Central Europe, probably Germany or Austria, Medieval period, ca. mid-15th century CE. A rare example of a forged-steel wall gun with an octagonal body along the front half. The cylindrical back half tapers slightly towards the end and has a drilled flash hole on top for igniting the black powder that would be compacted within behind the loaded projectile. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
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Late 18th C. Indonesian Brass Lantaka Boat Gun. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A finely preserved example of a lantaka (also rentaka) swivel gun meant to be mounted on or within merchant vessels and warships. Estimate $1,500 - $2,250.
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Sizeable 10th C. Viking Iron Bearded Axe Head. Northern Europe, Viking or Norse Culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A massive iron axe head with one side a long rectangular pick separated from the axe blade by a central socket with small tabs for mounting on a pole. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
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Luristan Bronze Short Sword w/ Lunate Pommel. Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A nice example of a bronze short sword cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
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14th C. Charrua Indians Stone Weapon / Mace Head. Pre-Columbian, Uruguay, east of modern Montevideo, Charrua Indians, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. An intriguing throwing weapon or perhaps a mace head carved by hand from porous grey stone with several conical projections extending from all surfaces. Estimate $600 - $1,200
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Early 20th C. Mexican Leather Ammo Belt. North America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. A leather ammunition belt known as a bandolier with 46 thick leather loops sewn across the exterior that were used to hold individual rounds of ammunition. Estimate $600 - $900
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Chavin Stone Mace Head - Pineapple Form. Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. A hand-carved stone mace head with six rows of knobs protruding from the exterior. Estimate $600 - $800.
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Rare 16th C. German / Dutch Iron Dagger. Western Europe, Germany / Netherlands, ca. early to mid 16th century CE. A beautiful iron rondel dagger or "landsknecht." The long double edged blade runs to a pointed rectangular guard. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.