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Javanese Keris

#sword #kris

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International Flare Mark 2 Pyrotechnic Pistol

#world war 2 #flare gun

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Sumatran Sewar

#sword #indonesia

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World War I Austrian rifle

#rifle #world war 1 #austrian

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Cemetery on Bali

#swastika #buddist

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Small decorative touches on a Thai Dah Sword

#sword

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Argentine Model 1927 Colt Systema

#pistol #argintine

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Decorative band on the scabbard of an officer's shin gunto

#sword #world war 2 #japanese

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The forward trigger on this Whitney Two-Trigger Revolver freed the cylinder so it could be rotated manually.

#revolver

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This U.S. Field and Staff Officer's Sword circa 1890 marks a point when swords became more symbolic than functional.

#sword

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Colt pocket revolver conversion

#revolver #colt pocket #conversion

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Markings on the blade of a Thai Dah Sword

#sword

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Astra 900, a Spanish copy of the broomhandle Mauser

#pistol #mauser c96 #astra 900

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Keep you bayonet in its scabbard until it is needed

#bayonet #world war 1

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Rear sight on an 03 Springfield

#rifle #world war 1

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Original date on the Needham converted Springfield rifled musket

#rifle #civil war #conversion

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Mechanism on a Needham converted Springfield rifled musket

#rifle #musket #civil war #conversion