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105 mm shells from an allied bombardment all were fired in a single day on German lines. -1916
A very small Viking age padlock. It measures 1x2.5cm -Denmark
A medieval Irish key -12th century
Armor of an officer of the Imperial Palace Guard.- China [18th Century]
Rhino Vessel, 202BC-9AD, Han Dynasty
A wine vessel in the shape of a Rhino, China Han dynasty. Period- [202BC-9AD]
Napoleon Bonaparte’s toothbrush. The toothbrush had a silver gilt handle and bristles made from horsehair.
A Russian Mace finished with eagle flanges. -[1600]
British knuckle duster equipped with a blade. [1914-1918]
Kunz Lochner, armor made for Mikotaj “the black” Radziwitt. -Germany [1555]
The Dark Queen, statue probably depicting the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra III who ruled 142BC-101BC. This was discovered in the lost sunken city, Thonis-Heracleion
This one is self explanatory but still really cool.
Salt-Cellar in the form of hexahedral architectural construction. -France [1550-1570]
George Washington’s scabbard and battle sword. This was used in the Revolutionary War.
Skeleton of an 8ft Tall German soldier. -16th Century
Roman glass cup dated around 50-100AD
Triple barrel German wheel-lock pistol with a single trigger to fire each barrel individually. -[1610]
Axe from the tomb of Queen Ahhotep IIZ, Thebes. -New Kingdom(dynasty 18)-[16th century BCE]
Cane handle containing a lock of George Washington’s hair.
Golden Headdress found in an ancient Bactrian site of Tilliya tepe in present day Afghanistan.
A pair if intricately cut shoes that were found on a bog body from over 2,300 years ago.
A calcite alabaster perfume jar from the tomb of Tutankhamun- [1323BC]
Roman multi-tool Knife (iron blade, spoon, fork, retractable spike, spatula, and small toothpick.) -[200AD]
Breastplate made from steel and bone 42cm-Italy [16th Century]
“Devils Work” ball with fourteen movable balls made of one piece of ivory. Qing Dynasty-19th century
Part of a Roman earring with portraits of emperors. (Dating back to III-IV century AD)
The oldest known globe to depict the Americas made on the lower halves of two ostrich eggs. [1504]
A preserved human heart in a leaden case. Discovered in a medieval crypt of a church in cork, Ireland 1860s
Perfume bottles (with perfume still inside) recovered from the wreck site of the Titanic.
Flag of Spanish warship San IIdenfonso, which fought against the British fleet led by Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar -[1805]
Assasins poison cabinet disguised as a book. -17th century
The most expensive pocket watch in the world made for Marie Antoinette.
Joseph Enouy’s 8-cylinder 48 shot percussion revolver, dated 1855
3,000 year old trousers the oldest pair in existence.
Pipe of Jefferson Davis president of the confederate states of America.
A 1928 Tommy Gun fashioned into a Violin case.
17th century silver skull watch- Louvre museum.
Napoleons three chamber box lock pistol.
Tea leaves in a glass bottle collected from the harbor following the Boston Tea Party- 1773
300 year old carved Tibetan skull.
William Shakespeare’s death mask -[1880]
65 years after it crash landed on a beach in Wales, an American P-38 fighter plane has emerged from the surf and sand where in lay buried.
Cat Tax. Most lovable creature you’d ever meet.
ridureyu
Was that Roman glass manufactured by Roman McDonald's?
BaronVonPumpp
SpaceCatKatia
#9 the name is Mikołaj Radziwiłł.
CongratsYouAreHereNow
His name is Mikolaj Radziwiff
spookyactionatadistance
Roman multitool...sure. bunch a junkies
agermanguy
I always doubt this big ass flags on old paintings of ships , seems i was wrong.
mvfx
yeah the scale of that thing was astounding
ILikedTheirOldStuffBetter
ElPolloHerman0
One of my favorite posts on here in some time, thanks OP
trigaranus
We have got at least three that are nonsense in this list.
Axzack
Why the fuck is George Washington's hair in a cane?
dacrocodilo
Boar Vessel, 600-500 BC, Etruscan, ceramic ?
Tlaxxil
The stupidest meme
RonsInBloosh
So number 5 is a ... wino?
4TheLoveOfHiking
Anyone else blown away by the "Devils Work" ivory piece?!?!
mvfx
there's one at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem MA also - it always amazed me.
Esiowing
It’s currently housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Incredible in person!
TheBurritoConfederacy
Looks like a prototype Event Horizon drive.
almostlucy
I have one like that! Not as intricate, but gorgeous. My great-uncle bought it mid-century, long before the ivory trade restrictions.
mvfx
omg HAVE one?!!!!
almostlucy
https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/2301805-antique-ivory-devil-s-ball-china-c-1920 This one is comparable to mine, sold for $375 in 2015.
almostlucy
I don’t know exact dates of creation but my family’s also has condition flaws in the base. Highly doubt it’s worth more than 300-500.
mvfx
wow omg I totes need to get one of these things, I love them
NicestguyonImgur
Great post.
DelightfullyOdd
Username checks out.
Mrbrionman
I like that it didn't focus on history from just one country, it was actual world history. From Tibet, Afghanistan, Ireland, USA, Egypt, etc
NicestguyonImgur
Agreed.
officalhankscorpio
Should we start calling it a Roman Pocket Knife or what? Swiss are going to be pretty pissed
eastbayrae
TIL the Romans invented the Leathermen.
ValenceBond
#3 You know that losing that damn thing ruined that guy's day.
FAILEDattempttostartaslowclap
megalodon tooth fossil is a KNOWN fake, btw
CoeurFranc
https://www.fossilera.com/blog/about-that-badass-megalodon-tooth-in-a-whale-vertebrae
trigaranus
Also not what it claims to be: Shakespeare's death mask ("Kesselstadt death mask"), and Marie-Antoinette's watch. This one is modern.
DirtPoorFarmerSeedingUsersub
The watch could've been made for her. Last week. Posthumously.
steviedrawsdinos
Still good to look at, but good to know.
TheChimp
He may be 8ft tall but he's got no arms
DieBeforeUWake
Best post I've seen on Imgur. Sincere thanks OP :)
Deafguy8
That death mask is likely to be a fake
Harryurhandsrfreezing
This, too:
Pray4Mantis
I am amazed by the beauty and ingenuity by most of these.. before I know how old they are.
AlmightyDiapahbetusGarlicGerbil
THIS is the kind of shit I wanted to see in History class when I was in High School.
trigaranus
Minus the four fake ones (megalodon tooth, which isn't history anyways), M.-A.'s watch, the death mask, and the poison cabinet.
DelightfullyOdd
"Oh man that's a really cool mace, where did you-" *BONK*
MetaSomma
"Bonk" is a massive understatement
420supercoolusername69
I laughed waaaay too hard at this comment
LiamO92
The ivory ball and the Spanish flag got me. That flag would've been phenomenal to see flying from the ship
Dregor24
People In 1504 knew the Earth was a globe and nowadays there are people who think its flat
wittyweasel
The ancient Greeks had calculated the true circumference of the earth to +/- 50 miles.
axiomatik
The magic of the internet: you can always find other nutcases to validate your harebrained ideas.
Escapehatch001
People In 350 B.C. knew the Earth was a globe and nowadays there are people who think it's flat.
ButtblasterMcAssmaster
There have always been people who thought it was flat, they just didn't have the internet to spread their idiocy.
CaptinCuddles
Oh it's even worse, we've known the earth was round since ancient Egypt
Dregor24
Truthfully I knew about that, was just using the evidence in the list :)
CongratsYouAreHereNow
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Darkspire
Keanu goes by CaptinCuddles on here
CaptinCuddles
CongratsYouAreHereNow
hahaha
dumptrucky
The megaladon tooth in whale vertebrate is fake
FloofTumbleWeeds
3000 year old trousers..... And people tell me to get rid of my old clothes.
heytheretaylor
#18 Someone call InGen, we’re cloning Washington
superpiplup12
TokyosNotFarEnough
Oh, no. He'll be so disappointed that no one paid attention to his Farewell Address. He would likely give a good dressing down and go home.
TheGist
We'll make all the Washingtons female! So they can't reproduce on their own! Spare NO expense!
jonnylobster
Thats how you make the antichrist, yaknow
QuirkyWallace
I want a Jurassic Park style movie but with George Washington. Better known, a pack of Washingtons.
findyourway14
Do it!
gnovice
Could probably get something off Napoleon's toothbrush too.
stirs
Get out the frog DNA!
kystos
HON HON HON HON HON! We're everywhere.
Grahamalam
OtomeKomi
So he's gonna lead us again in a revolution?
StonerCatJay
"I said no parties while I was gone."
heytheretaylor
Much worse... https://youtu.be/l7iVsdRbhnc
Amazingamandaaaaa
Oh heck yes!
Nalianna
That was awful. I loved it.
ImOPsMom
What the fuck did I just watch... And why am I watching it again...?
HistoryHayden
More people need to see this
heytheretaylor
Go, let the world know.
CoffinFullOfPudding
Not a historian, but just fascinated with history. I would guess the eagle mace is German
trigaranus
Maces fell out of use in Germany during the 1500s. In Russia they were used much later, under Turkic/Turkish influence.
trigaranus
Plus looks like a ceremonial piece from the 1800s anyways.
CyrusTheOk
Russia used the imperial eagle too. I wouldn't be surprised by either.
SpammersAreScum
Magster2004
Can anyone find something showing this to be true?
GreenBarstardPartsUnknown
großer schwanz...
Starkminussuit
Natürlich....
Dovahkiink
Have the goddamn upvote.
SwanEffingRonson
Also I was only able to count 2 feet.. where are the other 6?
Dabumblebee
That's because he's unarmed
Raxiel
No wonder he died
sendnukes
8 ft tho... It's like 2m40, that's so fucking huge. I bet the enemy was shitting its pants at the sight of this giant.
JakeMcAwesome
Prodigious size alone does not dissuade the sharpened blade.
0x779
Absolute unit.
OaksParcel
They were in awe at the size of this lad
joebuck123