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This antique pistol was found in an old barn on the Italian island of Sicily and appears to have a special connection to the local history! Made sometime in the 19th century, this weapon should originally have had two much longer barrels and a stock as this once was a double barrel percussion rifle. With…

These odd looking seats might seem to be prehistoric creations, made out of mammoth tusks and skin, but they’re not that old! Chairs like these became quite popular during the Victorian era when it was highly fashionable to decorate a specific room with all sorts of exotic, natural and historical objects and turn it into…

No, this is not an orc spear or some other movie prop even though you might consider it to be as cruel. This is an actual whaling harpoon, used by the Dutch whaling fleet during the late 19th century! The design of this specific harpoon dates back to the mid 1800’s and was called a…

Once I was offered a rugged looking jacket with furry collar and matching cap. When asking the seller what he knew about it it turned out to possess quite a story This rugged jacket turned out to be an original D-1 flying jacket, issued by the US Air Force to their pilots in 1937. He…