Our Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division features a vast array of items related to Historical collecting of weaponry for collectors at all levels of interest. These sales will generally be held in Summer and Winter and will comprise of items at all price levels to appeal to a broad base of collectors of history and artistry alike!
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David Geiger
Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
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Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
View Division Upcoming AuctionsDavid, a fourth generation antique dealer and appraiser, has been professionally involved in the firearms industry since 2000. He has been collecting arms and armor since he was five years old and buying and selling as a dealer at shows since he was ten. Today David has special expertise in Kentucky rifles; early French, Indian, English, and American guns; and edged weapons. David will be responsible for identifying and valuing fine arms and armor, cataloging, developing and growing consignment networks, and representing Morphy’s at firearms events nationwide.
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James Kochan
Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
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Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
Prior to founding James L. Kochan Fine Art & Antiques in 1998, Kochan was director of museum collections at Mount Vernon. During his tenure there, he organized the blockbuster traveling exhibition “George Washington Revealed: Treasures from Mount Vernon.” He spent nearly two decades as a museum director and curator, principally with the U.S. Army Museum System and the National Park Service, which included seven years as supervisory curator at Morristown National Historical Park. Kochan received his bachelor’s degree in history from Miami University in 1980 and conducted graduate work in early American history and historical archaeology at the College of William and Mary. He has received numerous honors and awards for his curatorial and historical work, including the Anne S. K. Brown Military Fellowship at Brown University, the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History, and a Museum Fellowship from the British Council. He is also the Founding President of the Mars & Neptune Trust and a Fellow and Life Member of the Company of Military Historians. James Kochan is the author or co-author of eight reference books on military material culture and history, including Soldiers of the American Revolution, Insignia of Independence: Military Buttons, Accoutrement Plates and Gorgets of the American Revolution, and The United States Army, 1783-1815 (2 vols.), as well as more than 100 published articles or research reports on various facets of early American life. He is considered a leading expert on American and British military and marine artwork and material culture from 1700-1850 and has been a consultant to numerous museums and historic sites. He is the founding president of The Mars & Neptune Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to research and preservation of artifacts of early America. Kochan has served as the expert consultant on several film and media projects, as well. He was the principal historical consultant and technical advisor for costume, props and set dressing on Peter Weir’s film adaptation of the Patrick O’Brien novels Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and A&E Network’s The American Revolution; and participated as an expert appraiser on PBS Television’s Antiques Roadshow.
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Willi Zahn
Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
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David Wyatt
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Brian Manifor
Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
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Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria Division
View Division Upcoming AuctionsBrian has provided authentication, appraisal, and identification services to numerous well-respected auction houses, museums, estate liquidation companies, and private collectors for the past two decades. He has served as a contributor and subject matter expert on numerous historical books, publications, and museum displays. He amassed one of the finest collections of pre-1920 USMC artifacts in the country that was featured in numerous collector reference works on the subject. Born into a collector family, Brian has had over 40 years experience and exposure handling the finest historical Americana, weapons, American Indian art and Old West items in existence. Brian served his country for 22 years, and is a retired US Marine Corps Infantry Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Investigations from California State University Sacramento and is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command & Staff College in Quantico, Va.
Past Auctions
Founders & Patriots Arms, Militaria, Documents, Artwork & Rare Imprints from the Era of the American Revolution & the War of 1812
May 27th, 2020
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The Susquehanna Collection
January 16th, 2020
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Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
December 10th, 2019
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Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
June 12th, 2019
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O’Connor’s Americana Collection
September 26th, 2018
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Firearms, Militaria, & Sporting
March 1st, 2018
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