Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

Double shortswords with belt hook

A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

Chinese paired shortswords

Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

Early Chinese shortsword

A classic duanjian, but of somewhat earlier manufacture than most.

Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.

Wavy Chinese spearhead

Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

Signed húdiédāo set

Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.

Very good hudiedao set

With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

Cantonese saber

With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo

A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

Antique wide bladed hudiedao

Introduction

The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port cities of so

Late Qing southern saber

With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.

Southern Chinese saber

Introduction

The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi