Arms, Armour and Sporting Guns

Christie’s long and illustrious history with Arms, Armour and Sporting Guns dates all the way back to James Christie’s first auction in 1766, which included a small number of firearms.

Since then, Christie’s has had the privilege of selling exceptional pieces from famous collections including Herr Richard Zschille (1897), Sir Guy Francis Laking (1920), Clarence H. Mackay (1939) and more recently, from the Rothschild Collection (1999), the world-famous W. Keith Neal Collection (1995, 2000 and 2001) and the Raglan Collection (2014).

Today, specially selected objects can be found within our curated Decorative Arts auctions across our London, New York and Paris salerooms. From the finest medieval swords and renaissance armour to antique and modern sporting firearms, Christie's showcases items of quality, rarity and exceptional provenance that span centuries of world history.
Two ornately decorated antique flintlock pistols with intricate inlays and engravings on a white background.

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Two antique flintlock pistols with ornate metalwork and carved wooden handles, displayed side by side on a white background.

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