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Chinese trousse in Mongolian style

With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.

€1600,-
Dzeferdar miquelet rifle

With Ottoman twisted "damascus" barrel and fine mother-of-pearl inlaid stock.

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Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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Large Central Asian composite bow

With design features reminiscent of Persian and Indian bows.

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"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

€300,-
Ming style spearhead

A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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Fine Algerian yataghan

An exceptionally large example with silver-clad scabbard.

€7500,-
Qijiadao in Vince Evans mounts

The 17th-century blade is mounted in fittings designed by Philip Tom and executed by Vince Evans some 20 years ago.

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Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.

€2400,-
All wootz kard dagger

With a hidden compartment for a small utility knife.

€2500,-
Tibetan spearhead

Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.

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Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

€1500,-
Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.

€700,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

With broad silver-clad scabbard, worked entirely in repousse.

€1250,-
A finely forged kora

With very good pattern welded blade, complete with scabbard.

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1930's Republican dàdāo

Of the exact type seen in use by the famous 29th Route Army.

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Vietnamese officer gươm

With staghorn grip finely carved with plum blossoms.

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Very fine ceremonial gươm

An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.

€3400,-
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung

With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.

€1800,-
Vietnamese officer's gươm

Of a late 19th century type with a silver-backed hardwood grip.

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Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

€350,-
Boy's brass hilted patá

With charming zoomorphic gauntlet with feline head.

€2400,-
Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.

€3500,-
Ceremonial gươm truòng

Of an all-wooden construction, simulating a sheathed long saber.

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Axe with Anup Singh inscription

With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.

€1200,-
A fine Korean eunjangdo

With all silver construction, including the blade.

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Two fine north Indian arrows

With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".

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Vijayanagara "pata"

A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.

€1900,-
House of Aviz tsuba

A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.

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A very good Philippine bolo

With beautifully carved horn grip.

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Ming jian with chiseled mounts

A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.

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Rare Jinchuan quiver

With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.

Price on request
Qing archer's belt

Made of heavy silk with gilt copper alloy mounts.

€2000,-
North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

Price on request
Southern Chinese double knives

With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.

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Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

€750,-
The Rundle dha of 1898

A signed and dated Burmese dha.

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Ivory hilted dha

An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.

€1650,-
Chinese téngpái

The famous tiger faced rattan shield as used by Chinese skirmishers.

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Burmese sword carbine

A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.

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Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

€4500,-
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

€5600,-
A Korean sword guard

Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

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Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.

€7800,-
Sinhalese knife and stylus

Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.

€625,-
A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

€2800,-
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776

A very fine specimen, complete with ruby-set scabbard.

Price on request
Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

€1400,-
Triple golden crown sikin

A sikin panjang with a triple golden crown.

€1100,-
Sikin panjang with double crown

A typical example of the better sikin panjang with a golden crown.

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Bird head sewar dagger

A charming little sewar dagger from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Asian export sword guard

An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that

€1200,-