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An Indonesian blunderbuss

Made in Borneo but traded widely, of a type used a lot against the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.

€2000,-
A rare kudi trantang

A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

€2200,-
A Palembang sword with British blade

With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.

€1000,-
French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.

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A fine mandau

With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.

€1200,-
A Kenyah mandau

The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.

€775,-
A rare Burmese spear

A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.

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A fine south Nias telögu

With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.

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Brass mounted Thai dáap

Description A charming and somewhat unusual example of a Thai dáap (ดาบ).

€750,-
Plain mounted Mindan dha

Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.

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Early silver Burmese dha

With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.

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Burmese silver overlaid dha

On a sturdy, user-grade blade with temper line.

€800,-
A mandau sword

The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.

€420,-
Tribal Kachin dha

A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.

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A very good Burmese walking stick

Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.

€1600,-
Vietnamese crook handled cane

With a finely crafted silver handle with dragons and squirrels, mounted on a malacca cane.

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A Vietnamese Christian cross

Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.

€2000,-
Parang nabur with báitóng hilt

These sabers from Kalimantan exhibit a mix of European, Islamic, and local styles.

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A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun

Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.

€5000,-
A Vietnamese matchlock musket

Called sung hoả mai in Vietnamese, they are based on the Indo-Portuguese system. This example has a baitong lock.

€2200,-
Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

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Box of Javanese arrows

Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.

€1200,-
Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao

Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.

€550,-
Fine Chinese Shan dha

Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

€1750,-
A Mindan / Yamethin dha

With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.

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Large Shan dha

With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.

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Mindan dha with agate pommel

Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.

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Burmese dha dated 1928

A nice example that can serve as a benchmark to help date others.

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Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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Balinese keris with stones in gold

Undulating bilah blade of eleven luk.

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A Sumbawa Kabeala

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

€1250,-
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.

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Vietnamese officer's gươm

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

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Ceremonial gươm truòng

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

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A very good Philippine bolo

With beautifully carved horn grip.

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Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

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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.

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Burmese sword carbine

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

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Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

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

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Sumatran keris panjang

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

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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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Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

€2000,-
A Shan Kachin style dha

A large Kachin style square-ended dha in Shan style mountings.

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Vietnamese double swords

A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.

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A heavy Burmese dha

With a very good, substantial blade with differential heat treatment.

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Large Vietnamese trường đao

Of very good quality for this type of weapon.

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