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Japanese
17th–18th century

grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Israel Schuech
dated 1606

Hallé
ca. 1788–90

Joseph Deutschmann
ca. 1740

Giuseppe Gori
second half 18th century

Samuel Jackson
1854–55

John Targee
ca. 1815–17

James Morisset
hallmarked for 1797–98

German
ca. 1742–80

Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian
late 16th–17th century

blade, Japanese; mounting, Chinese
mounting, ca. 1750–1800

hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European
hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century

Georg Hoffmann
early 17th century

Sasanian
ca. 7th century CE

Mounts and scabbard, Turkish; blade, European
17th century

Clemens Horn
1600–1625

possibly German
ca. 1750–60

Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European
Grip and guard, late 17th century; blade, 17th century

Acem Oglu
19th century

Turkish
Grip and guard, second half of the 17th century; blade, late 18th–19th century

Master GG
hallmarked 1773–74

Italian, Naples
second half 18th century

Sukemitsu of Bizen
sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century
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Naotane Taikei
blades, dated 1839; mountings, 19th century

Ahmed Tekelü
ca. 1525–30

C. Liger
hallmarked for 1785–86

Saxon
early 18th century

Japanese
6th century

Peter Johnsson
2019

French
ca. 1760–70

Japanese, possibly Dejima, for the Western market
ca. 1730

European, probably Scandinavia
10th century

Celtic
ca. 60 BCE

Yoruba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Greek or Scythian
ca. 340–320 BCE

Western European
ca. 1400

blade, possibly Iranian; guard and decoration on blade, Turkish; grip, Indian
blade, 18th–19th century; guard and decoration on blade, 19th century; grip, 18th century

Yasumitsu
blade, 15th century; mounting, late 18th century

Italian
ca. 1540