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"Ottoman flintlock holster pistols, 1800s, flared 1 1/8 inch muzzle, damascus barrel with gold accented floral type pattern, ornate twisted wire scroll barrel band construction with studs and inlaid with two semi-precious stones. Gold and German silver engraving on the lock plate, hammer, upper vice jaw, side plate, thumb escutcheon, bottom of grip cap, and trigger guard finial, trigger guard and buttcap including the Ottoman cresent moon and stars, wire inlaid stock."

A pair of flintlock pistols by the Neapolitan gunsmith Scarpati, Italy, ca 1790.

a mid 19th century French dagger with a skeletal "Death" hilt.

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crazy work of art
bronze China 1887
found on

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“It is a habit of tyrants never to like anyone who has a spirit of dignity and independence. The tyrant claims a monopoly of such qualities for himself; he feels that anybody who asserts a rival dignity, or acts with independence, is threatening his own superiority and the despotic power of his tyranny; he hates him accordingly as a subverter of his own authority. It is also a habit of tyrants to prefer the company of aliens to that of citizens at table and in society; citizens, they feel, are enemies, but aliens will offer no opposition.”
―Aristotle, Politics

Image: Aristotle by Jusepe de Ribera