Heavy Chinese battle axe
Its blade emerges from a brass well executed dragon head.Reserved
Longquan jiàn by Wan Zi Hao
A Chinese shortsword made by a well-known Longquan maker.For sale
Silver overlaid Chinese hook sword
Typical Chinese hook sword, with seldom-seen fine silver wire overlay.For sale
Fine mid Qing matchlock musket
With a golden damascened lock of the Indo-Portuguese type.Best for sale
Small Chinese saber guard
Of pierced iron, elaborately cut with lotus petal border.For sale
17th century Chinese saber guard
With the swirling arabesque motifs that are typical for this period.For sale
Tang dynasty horse head
Mounted on a custom hardwood standFor sale
Fine Qing powder flask
Very good example with a finely carved warrior scene.For sale
Chinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.For sale
Large Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.For sale
Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuriesFor sale
Assymetric dragon tsuba
Chinese work for the Japanese market.For sale
Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"
Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.For sale
Early Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.For sale
Lobed Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.For sale
Five dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.For sale
Water caltrop Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.For sale
Facing dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.For sale
Ming period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.For sale
Outstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.For sale
Southern Chinese húdiédāo set
Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.For sale
Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.For sale
Qing páidāo (shield knife)
With Tongzhi reign marks, corresponding to the year 1863.For sale
Northern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.Best for sale
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.Best for sale
Winged dragon tsuba
A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.For sale
Chinese saber with human head pommel
Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.For sale
Antique Chinese spearhead 2
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.For sale
Qing openwork saber guard
A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.For sale
Important Daoist jiàn
Carbon dated to the late Ming dynasty, the blade is full of Daoist magic.Gallery
Early twistcore peidao
Of the early 17th century with high precision twist core forged blade.Best sold
Biāojú (鏢局)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Pleco dictionary. Old photos.
Ma Zhi Zhen Republican duānjiàn
Rare type with stylized bat guard and baitong mounth.Sold
Wide Sino-Vietnamese knife
Large bowie-type blade with prominent raised backedge.Sold
Mongolian trousse with stones
A Mongolian trousse with horn hilted knife. The blade is forged with a separate high-carbon edge plate that is shown under a wavy demarcation between mild and hard steel.Sold
Qing powder flask
Southern Chinese style with birds in plum branches.Sold
Qing imperial jade hilted dagger
An extremely rare dagger, made in the Qing court workshops.Sold
A large Qing dàdāo
Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.Sold
Black velvet Beijing hat
The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.Sold
Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet
The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.Sold
Painted conical bamboo helmet
Description
An old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wore.
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Chinese bamboo helmet
As worn by Southern Chinese military and militiamen.Sold
Twisted hilt knife
Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.Sold
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Inlaid lacquer trousse set
Unusual Chinese trousse set with "friends of winter" theme.Sold
Pair of fine Yunnan knives
Carrying Chinese silver marks on their scabbard mounts.Sold
Canton tsuba with ship
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.Sold
Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.Sold
Archaic Chinese shortsword
Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.Sold
