The Collector's Cabinet

Circa 45,000-30,000bc. A collection of four Aterian Egyptian arrowheads.

4000-2500bc. A collection of four Neolithic flint arrowheads from the collection of Rev. G. R. Buick, Culleybackey, Northern Ireland.Rev. Buick wa...

1st Millennium bc. Bronze Age British spearhead. A small bronze looped and socketted spearhead with leaf-shaped blade having pronounced central ri...

1762 Irish Brigade, Seven Years War, Regiment d'Infantrie Irlandaise de Bulkeley. Orders to the Colonel of the Regiment, Fontainbleau, 11 October ...

1796-pattern, light cavalry sabre-blade, discovered alongside a pike-head, Sallins Co. Kildare. 36" long. The pike head was sold at Whytes, 6 Apri...

1889 (May 2) Parnell Commission, newspaper seller's billboard poster. 'Parnell cross-examined. The Scene to-day 200 Men shot down. To-day's racing...

1842 Erasmus Smith School, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse, head of Minerva left, rev. arms over anchor within palm wreath, edge named (Rober...

19th century, green ensign, Union flag to the upper left corner, centred by a gold Maid of Erin harp. 36" x 72" (91 x 183cm) A scarce and interest...

Victorian painted police truncheon, the black ground decorated with the Imperial State crown over the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. 15½" (39...

19th century, Connaught Rangers, a Union flag centred with the hand-printed inscription "Connaught Rangers - 88th Rgt." on modern pole with gilt p...

1900 Waterford Artillery. A Victorian, ormolu-mounted, mahogany-cased, mantle clock, a white metal plaque beneath the dial engraved, " Presented t...

1903-1919 Royal Irish Constabulary and WWI family medal group and death plaque. A 1903 Royal Irish Constabulary, Visit of Edward VII to Ireland me...

A Military Cross with bar to Lieutenant John (Jack) Carolan Brown, Connaught Rangers. In original presentation box. At the outbreak of World War I...

1914-1918 A WWI Family group of medals to two brothers and a sister. British War medal and Victory medal to 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Meredith Watson,...

1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal to 3051 Pte. T. Crowley. 8-Lond.R.

1914-1918 World War I, badges for eggs. A collection of 75 various British Army regimental cap- and collar-badges and buttons and a trench art mat...

1914-18 A World War I German wooden propeller hub. An eight-bolt, laminated hardwood, 22" long, central portion of a two blade propeller, Marked "...

George V Special Constabulary, Squad Commander's painted police truncheon, A crown above 'GR' over the coat of arms of the former County Borough o...

Late 19th century. Two Royal Irish Constabulary barracks boxes. A black-painted, iron-bound, pine, rectangular box stencilled "C. Collins" to the ...

Early 20th century Singapore Souvenirs, a pair of silk needlework panels. One centred with a photograph of a young woman, beneath a crown and surr...

1919 HMS Hawkins, Cruiser, Chatham, 1919, watercolour, 15" x10" (38 x 25cm) by PE Lombard. HMS Hawkins was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser of the...

1913-1921 Irish Volunteers green felt 'Cronje' slouch hat. A distinctive feature of nationalist uniforms in the years leading up to the Rising was...

1916 Dublin Brigade. Instructions on how to make a bomb. Memorandum for use of 5th Battalion engineers, a single page of typewritten instructions ...

1917-1921 War of Independence Service medal, with Comhrac bar, privately engraved to M. Lawles 2nd Battalion. The Bureau of Military History Witne...

1920-1921 Ballykinlar Camp Prisoner Art of Patrick Colgan, GPO and War of Independence veteran. A rectangular photograph frame made from a packing...

1922 (June 28, 9am) Stop Press. Poblacht na hÉireann. Communique from the Four Courts. The effective proclamation of Civil War. A poster publishin...

1922-23 Civil War photographs. A three-quarter length portrait of Commandant Rory O'Connor addressing members of the Dublin City Brigade I.R.A. at...

1922 Photograph of two National Army armoured cars 'The Big Fella' and 'The Fighting 2nd' with their crews posing in front, two of the crews ident...

An Irish Army swagger stick and button stick. The swagger stick with white metal spherical top embossed with the badge of Óglaigh na hÉireann. Len...

1925 Photograph of Garda Commissioner Eoin O'Duffy with another Garda officer and a man in civilian clothes, 5½" x 7½" (14 x 19cm).

1928 (October 18) Garda Siothchana Pilgrimage to Rome. A group of 250 Gardai, centred by Eoin O'Duffy photographed outside the Vatican Library. 8"...

1926, March 11. Document signed by Benito Mussolini and King Vittorio Emanuele III. 13½" x 9" (34 x 23cm).

1941-1984 Collection of Irish Shipping badges and insignia. Irish Shipping Limited was an Irish state-owned, deep-sea shipping company, establishe...

1943 (July 17) Polish Air Force (RAF) Wellington bomber HE304, crew-member's flight helmet. An RAF 'C'-pattern flying helmet with Mk.III goggles, ...

1940-1945 Belgian Prisoner of War Medal together with a Carte de Prisonnier Politique 1940-1945 to Jacobus L Vekemans. (2)

1939-1972 Royal Ulster Constabulary helmets, gas mask and 'Special Constabulary' shoulder flash. A WWII, Mk II Brodie helmet painted black and wit...

Circa 2000 Provisional IRA Prisoner Art Castlerea Prison. A bodhrán, the skin decorated with a border of celtic interlace in green, white and oran...

16th century Japanese short sword. A koto wakizashi, the tang signed "Fujiwara Muni-Hisa" (fl.1504-1510) and pierced twice the older hole plugged,...

17th century Japanese naginata or polearm. Japanese Shinto naginata, the tang signed "Etchu no Kami Fujiwara Shigenori", with black lacquer saya. ...

Japanese short sword. A wakizashi the tang signed "Yoshi tsugu" and pierced twice, in gilt lacquer scabbard. total blade length 23" (58.5cm)

Katana. A Japanese katana, the tang signed and pierced twice, in lacquer and eggshell scabbard. Total blade length 27" (69cm).

19th century Wakazashi. A Japanese shinshinto wakizashi or short sword, total blade length 18½" (46cm) in reeded lacquer scabbard with bronze hand...

19th century Japanese katana. a shinshinto katana, the tang pierced twice, total blade length 28½" (72cm) unsigned, in reeded lacquer scabbard.

A Japanese dagger. A shinshinto tanto, total blade length, 8½" (21.5cm), in scabbard low relief decorated with an aquatic scene.

Burmese sword. A Burmese dha, wavy single-edged blade on gold and silver mounted hilt, in silver mounted hardwood scabbard. Total length 33" (84cm...

Tsuba attributed to Goto Renjo (1627-1708) Mitsutomo. relief decorated and gilt with songbirds among blossoms.Provenance: William Kearney Collecti...

A steel Tsuba decorated with a moonlit fishing scene, with rope edge. Provenance: William Kearney Collection, James Adam, 1st December, 1999, wher...

An 18th century bronze Tsuba decorated with gilt foliage. Provenance: William Kearney Collection, James Adam, 1st December, 1999, where purchased ...

A set of six Japanese sword mounts, including an iron tsuba with gilt bat in relief.

19th century French Cuirassier's cavalry armour. A steel breastplate and backplate, the heavy gauge breastplate with raised medial ridge, flared s...

A Prussian Blucher saber M1811, the curved blade with single, broad fuller, broadening to the tip. the steel hilt with single knucklebow and reede...

A flintlock pistol by Wheeler, Dublin, the two-stage, signed barrel on silver inlaid, relief carved, walnut stock, terminating in a silver mounted...

Mid-19th century American 60 bore double-barrelled percussion sporting rifle, circa 1850, each browned barrel cut with 7-groove rifling and having...

Mid-19th century American, 90-bore / 20-bore combination, over-and-under, mule-ear hammer, percussion-gun. The hexagonal rifle barrel, with six-gr...

Mid-19th century, horse head pommel Bowie Knife, by F W James, Sheffield, the 12½" (32cm) clip-point, steel blade stamped with maker`s name to the...

1854-pattern French Light Cavalry sabre by Gebruder Weyersberg, Solingen. The 36" (92cm) multi-fullered, curved blade stamped with 'AA' crowned an...

1861-1865 US Civil War Army sword the slightly curved single-fullered blade 31" (78cm) long, with wire bound shagreen grip, pierced foliate gilt b...

Early 20th century South African spears. A thrusting spear or Iklwa, the iron leaf-shaped blade 14" (36cm) long, on carved shaft, total length 48"...

19th century Middle-Eastern flintlock pistol, the iron barrel with flared muzzle, the stock inlaid with brass and silver and set with small turquo...

18th/19th Century, Two Indo-Afghan matchlock jezails. A long smoothbore example with straight, narrow stock and fitted with ramrod, 68" (173cm) lo...