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Qing fangshi soldier's saber

A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

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

€2200,-
Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard

With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.

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Talwar with Mamluk style blade

In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.

€750,-
A Palembang sword with British blade

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

€1000,-
A kirach with hunting scenes

Its blade pattern-welded and chiseled with designs of hunters and animals.

€3200,-
Fine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809

Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.

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Yatağan dated 1790-1791

An old warhorse with several repairs.

€1200,-
Indian pata with Solingen blade

With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.

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French sword for the King of Siam

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

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Unusual Taiwanese sword

With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

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Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€9500,-
Very good hudiedao set

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

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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,-
Talwar hilted shamshir

With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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A fine south Nias telögu

With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.

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An unusual minority dao

The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.

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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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An Ottoman coral studded pala

With gilt copper scabbard and multi-row twist-core blade.

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Parang nabur with báitóng hilt

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

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A fine late Qing jian

A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.

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Cantonese saber

With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

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Southern Chinese saber

Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.

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An early form niúwěidāo

With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.

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Fine dated talwar from Ratlam

With Mamluk style blade decor and inscriptions on both blade and hilt.

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Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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Early Indian khanda

An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.

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Early Indian fighting sword

With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.

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Dutch chiseled iron smallsword

Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.

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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

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Large Mughal saber

With Persian inspired blade in Hindu basket hilt, both of fine wootz.

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Fine Chinese Shan dha

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

€1750,-
Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.

€2600,-
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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Late Qing jian

A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.

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Late iron mounted jian

A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.

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Ming militia dao

From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

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Seven stars militia jian

A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.

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Chinese Hui sword

A peculiar Chinese dadao with markings attributing it to a Hui army or battallion.

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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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