_Frontispiece_ Helmet, bronze with silver crest, 282:49
Greek, mid-VI century B.C.
_Title Page_ State sword, German, Augsburg, XVI 173:26
century
1 Ceremonial axe blade (_Ch’i_), bronze, Chinese, 36:51 1
An-yang, Shang dynasty (_ca._ 1523-_ca._ 1028 B.C.),
gift of J. Lionberger Davis
2 Helmet, bronze, Chinese, Shang dynasty (_ca._ 283:49 2
1523-_ca._ 1028 B.C.)
3 Ceremonial dagger of a shaman, bronze, Siberian 34:43 2
steppes, _ca._ 1000 A.D.
4 Lock of a crossbow, bronze, Chinese, Han dynasty 1106:20 3
(206 B.C.-220 A.D.), with model to show operation of
interlocking interior parts
5 Disk, probably the central plate of a shield, 51:22 4
bronze, Italian, from Picenum, near Ancona, VII-VI
century B.C.
6 Figure of a warrior, bronze, Etruscan, _ca._ 500 40:51 4
B.C. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis
7 Ink rubbing of engraved brass plate on tomb of Sir 7
Roger de Trumpington, a Crusader, in the church at
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
8 “Bishop’s mantle” of chain mail, German or Swiss, 87:39 7
XVI century
9 Salade, Gothic, German, _ca._ 1475 58:39 8
10 Full suit of Maximilian armor, German, _ca._ 1510 171:26 10
11 Breastplate, Italian, Pisan style, _ca._ 1575 170:26 11
12 Morion, Italian, _ca._ 1560 319:25 11
13 Closed helmet, German, _ca._ 1575 79:39 12
14 Tilting helmet, Spanish, _ca._ 1580 444:19 13
15 Parade shield, Italian, XVI century 47:27 14
16 Helmet, German, made for Hungarian or Polish market, 71:42 14
XVI century
17 Mitten gauntlet for left hand, English, Greenwich 80:39 14
school, second half of XVI century
18 Parade shield, wood, painted, Hungarian, XV century 88:42 15
19 Stirrups, pair, bronze gilt, French, early XVII 54:26 16
century 55:26
20 Three-quarter suit of armor, South German, _ca._ 1620 172:26 17
Drawings to illustrate methods of attaining flexibility
in plate armor:
21 By use of leather straps 19
22 By use of ordinary rivets at pivot points 19
23 By use of rivets and slotted holes, (so-called 19
_Almain_ or _sliding rivets_) to allow motion in two
directions
24 Breastplate of char aina, Persian, Ispahan, XVI-XVII 34:15 20
century
25 Helmet, Persian, late XVI century 16:22 21
26 Helmet, Turkish, XV century 36:42 21
27 Mace, Italian, second quarter XVI century 231:23 22
28 Sword, bronze, Chinese, Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 1108:20 22
A.D.)
29 Group of swords, as displayed 23
1. State sword, German, XVI century 173:26
2. Two-handed landesknecht sword, Swiss, dated 1617 60:39
3. Swept-hilted rapier, Italian, late XVI century 430:19
4. Dress sword, German, Saxon, _ca._ 1620 62:39
5. Left-hand dagger, companion to No. 4 63:39
6. Cup-hilted rapier, Italian, XVII century 49:25
7. Left-hand dagger, Italo-Spanish, XVII century 81:39
8. Cup-hilted rapier, Spanish, XVII century 233:23
30 Hilt and guard of court sword, Italian or Spanish, 174:26 24
XVII century
31 Rondel dagger, Italian, XV century 82:39 25
32 Trousse, German, XVI century 65:39 25
33 Group of spear-type pole arms, XV-XVII centuries 27
1. Ox-tongue pike, Austrian, Salzburg, _ca._ 1500 433:19
2. Hunting spear, Italian, XVI century 42:19
3. Partisan, Italian, XVI century 450:19
4. Partisan of State Guard of William V of Bavaria, 169:26
_ca._ 1615
5. Partisan of State Guard of Augustus the Strong of 166:26
Saxony, King of Poland, _ca._ 1597
34 Group of axe-type pole arms, XV-XVII centuries 28
1. Military axe, Spanish, XVI century 43:19
2. Military axe, Italian, XVI century 44:19
3. Halberd, Swiss, XV century 67:39
4. Halberd, North Italian, XVI century 451:19
5. Halberd of State Guard of Christian II of Saxony, 167:26
_ca._ 1590
6. Halberd of State Guard of the Princes of 168:26
Liechtenstein, XVII century
35 Two dagger-knives 29
1. Persian, Ispahan, XVII century 13:22
2. Persian, Shiraz, XVII century 14:22
36 Sword hilt, gold, Persian, XIII-XIV century 45:24 29
37 Crossbow, Flemish, XV century 41:19 30
38 Prodd, Italian, XVI century 69:39 30
39 Crossbow and cranequin, Swiss, XVII century 68:39 31
40 Drawing, mechanism of cranequin 31
41 Drawing, mechanism of crossbow lock 31
42 Engraving after de Gheyn, 1606: musketeer about to 31
give fire
43 Matchlock musket, Dutch, XVII century, and detail of 302:51 33
its decoration. Gift of the John M. Olin Trust
44 Wheellock gun, German, _ca._ 1550 and detail of 74:39 34
engraved inlays after Beham
45 Engraving by Hans Sebald Beham, (1500- _ca._ 1550) 58:14 35
The Rape of Iole
46 Group of hand firearms of the XVII century 37
1. Miguelet lock gun, Italian, Brescia, for the 76:39
Balearic trade, by Lazari Cominaz, XVII century
2. Wheellock rifle, German, Dresden, by Martin 75:39
Süssebecker (1593-1668), gunmaker to the Saxon
court, _ca._ 1635
3. Wheellock tschinke, German-Silesian, XVII century 73:39
4. Wheellock rifle, French, Épinal (Vosges), by 70:39
Claude Thomas, 1623
4A,B. Pair of wheellock pistols. Companions to No. 4 71:39
72:39
5. Flintlock pistol, Italian, Brescia, by Lazaro 77:39
Lazarino, XVII century
6. Flintlock pistol, Italian, Brescian, by Lazarino 85:39
Cominazzo; Giovanni Bourgognone, mid-XVII century
47 Details of decoration of guns: 39
1. Miguelet lock gun, Italian, Brescia, for the 76:39
Balearic trade, signed “Lazari Cominaz”, XVII century
2. Wheellock rifle, German, Dresden, by Martin 75:39
Süssebecker (1593-1668), _ca._ 1635
3. Wheellock tschinke, German-Silesian, XVII century 73:39
48 Wheellock pistol, Italian, Brescia, _ca._ 1630 84:39 40
49 Flintlock powder tester, German, _ca._ 1690 24:25 40
50 Flintlock pistol set (two brace) with accessories, 185:42 41
Portuguese, Lisbon, by Jacinto Xavier, 1799
51 Flintlock repeating pistol, French, Paris, by Derby, 43:39 42
late XVIII century