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Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai), Hilt: Nephrite<br/>Blade: Watered steel — Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai)
ca. 1640

Sword and Scabbard, Iron blade, copper alloy hilt and scabbard, Celtic — Sword and Scabbard
Celtic
ca. 60 BCE

Dagger with Zoomorphic Hilt, Hilt: copper; cast, chased, gilded, and inlaid with rubies.<br/>Blade: steel; forged — Dagger with Zoomorphic Hilt
second half 16th century

Sword and scabbard, Blade: iron; scabbard and hilt: gold over wood, garnets, glass-paste; guard: gilt-bronze, Sasanian — Sword and scabbard
Sasanian
ca. 7th century CE

Cross Hilt Sword, Clemens Horn German, Iron, silver, wood, copper alloy, steel, gold, hilt, British, London; blade, German, Solingen — Cross Hilt Sword
Clemens Horn
1600–1625

Smallsword Hilt with Storage Case, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell British, Steel, wood, leather, silk, British, Birmingham or London — Smallsword Hilt with Storage Case
Rundell, Bridge and Rundell
ca. 1785–1800

Smallsword Hilt and Blade, Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, hilt, Japanese, possibly Dejima; blade, European — Smallsword Hilt and Blade
hilt, Japanese, possibly Dejima; blade, European
ca. 1730

Sword Hilt, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse French, Bronze, gold, French, Paris — Sword Hilt
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Lucien Falize
1881–82

Smallsword Hilt and Scabbard Mounts, James Morisset British, Silver, enamel, paste brilliants, gold, textile, British, London — Smallsword Hilt and Scabbard Mounts
James Morisset
hallmarked for 1797–98

Knife with an Ivory Handle and Qur'anic Inscriptions, Hilt: walrus ivory<br/>Blade: watered steel; gold inlay — Knife with an Ivory Handle and Qur'anic Inscriptions
early 19th century

Jeweled and Enameled Ram's Head Dagger, Hilt: Gold, enameled and set with precious stones; kundan technique<br/>Blade: steel — Jeweled and Enameled Ram's Head Dagger
18th–19th century

Dagger with Hilt of Leafy Plants, Hilt: Nephrite<br/>Blade: Watered steel — Dagger with Hilt of Leafy Plants
ca. 1640

Eagle-Headed Hilt, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Eagle-Headed Hilt
Byzantine
4th century

Hilt of a Javelin, Wood, ebony, ivory, bark — Hilt of a Javelin
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed — Javelin with an Ivory Knob
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Smallsword Hilt, Matthew Boulton British, Steel, Wedgwood jasperware, British, possibly Birmingham — Smallsword Hilt
Matthew Boulton
Josiah Wedgwood
ca. 1790

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Japanese

ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Japanese

ca. 1615–1868

Elderly king, Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silk and satin garments; silver and gold metallic thread; glass buttons; silver-gilt sword, hilt and crown; leather sheath, Italian, Naples — Elderly king
Italian, Naples
second half 18th century

Hilt of a Weapon, Gold, Indonesia (Java) — Hilt of a Weapon
Indonesia (Java)
last quarter of the 10th–last quarter of the 15th century

Dagger Hilt, Bronze, Vietnam (North) — Dagger Hilt
Vietnam (North)
500 BCE–300 CE

Design for a Smallsword Hilt, Pen, ink, colored wash, chalk, paper, French — Design for a Smallsword Hilt
French
ca. 1780

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper, gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper alloy (sentoku), copper, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, Japanese — Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868