Pierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
Early lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
Unusual sword from Amdo
Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.
Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
Lòukōng (鏤空)
Chinese term for openwork.
Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver
A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of approximately the 1
Tibetan shortsword from Ladakh
With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.
Me mda' (ཨེ་མདའ་)
Tibetan word for the matchlock musket.
Tibetan spearhead
Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.
Mda‘ gdong (མད་འ་ག་དོ་ང་)
Tibetan for an open quiver that spreads the arrows out.
Pa tam (པ་ཏམ་)
Tibetan word for a sword worn at the waist.
Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)
Tibetan name for their typical dress sword.
Tibetan or Mongolian quiver
Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.
Huǒ lián bāo (火䥥包)
A traditional fire-making pouch.
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
Tibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
An outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
Tibetan helmet with armor
Description
Presented in this article is a Tibetan eight-plate helmet with four inner plate
A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam
Introduction
The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged sword usually with obliq
Tibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description
An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description
A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.
