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Dagger with Scabbard
Indian, Mughal
1605–27

Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1707–1724)
Jean Drouart
dated 1712

Armet
LIONARDO
ca. 1440

Flintlock Longrifle
Jacob Kuntz
ca. 1810–20

Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century

Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun
J. C. A. Brun
dated 1866

Powder Horn
Colonial American
dated 1759

Shield
Girolamo da Treviso
ca. 1535

Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869)
Samuel Jackson
1854–55

Sword
Western European
ca. 1400

Burgonet
Filippo Negroli
dated 1543

Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto)
Japanese
16th century

Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great (1729–1796)
Johan Adolph Grecke
1786

Shield of Henry II of France (reigned 1547–59)
French
ca. 1555

Saber with Scabbard
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

Rowel Spur
French or Spanish, Catalonia
ca. 1400

Congressional Presentation Sword with Scabbard of Colonel Marinus Willett (1740–1830)
C. Liger
hallmarked for 1785–86

Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe)
German
ca. 1450

Burgonet with Falling Buffe
French
ca. 1550

Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland
Jacob Halder
1586

Armor (Gusoku)
Bamen Tomotsugu
18th century

Helmet (Spangenhelm)
Byzantine
6th century

Hunting Sword with Scabbard
Joseph Deutschmann
ca. 1740

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Ishiguro Masayoshi
19th century

Helmet (Sallet)
Spanish, possibly Granada
late 15th–early 16th century

Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
Ahmed Tekelü
ca. 1525–30

Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)
Peter Peck
ca. 1540–45

Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480)
Heinrich Heid von Winterthur
dated 1460

Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg
German, Nuremberg
late 16th–mid-17th century

Viking Sword
European, probably Scandinavia
10th century

Portions of a Costume Armor
Kolman Helmschmid
ca. 1525

Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Brigadier General Daniel Davis (1777–1814) of the New York Militia
John Targee
ca. 1815–17

Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head
Italian
ca. 1475–80

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Sukemitsu of Bizen
sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century

Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat
Richard Holden
ca. 1683 and later; buff coat, 17th–18th century

Helmet
Japanese
5th century

Mask
Myōchin Muneakira
dated 1745

Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)
Jean Cousin the Elder
ca. 1555

Flintlock Gun of Louis XIII (1601–1643), King of France
Pierre Le Bourgeois
ca. 1620

Presentation Smallsword with Scabbard
James Morisset
hallmarked for 1797–98