Heavy Chinese battle axe
Its blade emerges from a brass well executed dragon head.Reserved
Fine mid Qing matchlock musket
With a golden damascened lock of the Indo-Portuguese type.Best for sale
Fine Qing powder flask
Very good example with a finely carved warrior scene.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
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
Early twistcore peidao
Of the early 17th century with high precision twist core forged blade.Best 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
Painted conical bamboo helmet
Description
An old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wore.
Sold
Inlaid lacquer trousse set
Unusual Chinese trousse set with "friends of winter" theme.Sold
Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.Sold
Repeating pellet crossbow stock
A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.Sold
Chinese matchlock pistol
The first of its kind I've ever seen on the market.Sold
Ceremonial arrowhead
Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.Sold
Chinese village dāo
A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.Sold
Chinese jade hilted knife
With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.Sold
Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn
Long yet light, with unusual flower-shaped iron guard.Sold
Silver overlaid pèidāo
A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.Sold
Rare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.Best sold
Han Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.Sold
Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.Sold
Jade bamboo hilted knife
With spinach green jade handle and carved buffalo horn scabbard.Sold
Chinese tiěbiān mace
A Chinese "sword breaker" with the rarer, bamboo-sectioned rod.Sold
Slender hudiedao pair
A classic example of the narrow military type, with brass guards.Sold
Hudiedao set with scabbard
Classic pair of Southern Chinese butterfly swords.Sold
Qing twistcore peidao
A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.Sold
Chinese tiger shield
A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.Sold
Gilt duanjian with foreign blade
Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.Sold
Chinese crescent spearhead
A robust and heavy example, crafted with care.Sold
Signed Chinese rattan shield
This one has the early, peaked form and is signed by its maker.Sold
Large Chinese hunting knife
With fine blade in recent polish. With resting scabbard.Sold
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.Sold
Chinese garlic mace
Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.Sold
Jūn Huǒ Jú-made shuāng shǒudāo
Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.Sold
Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber
Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.Sold
Chinese medium size jian
A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.Sold
Liuyedao with very good blade
Description
This Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithing at its best.
Sold
Chinese báitóng whip
A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.Sold
A Chinese headman's sword
Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.Sold
Qing fangshi soldier's saber
A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.Sold
Antique Chinese spearhead 3
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.Sold
Antique Chinese spearhead
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.Sold
An unusual minority dao
The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.Sold
Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver
With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.Sold
Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script
A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.Sold
Malachite Manchu archer's ring
Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.Sold
Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger
With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.Sold
A fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.Sold