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Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

€4500,-
Early Tibetan or Mongol bow case

With gold and black painted face with geometric decor.

€7600,-
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.

€1600,-
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.

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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,-
Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.

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Iron ship sword guard

A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

€850,-
Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

€1500,-
Sinhalese export sword guard

A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.

€2500,-
Chilanum dagger

With great sculptural qualities.

€1500,-
Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

€750,-
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate

With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"

€6000,-
A very good Afghan pulouar

With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.

€3500,-
17th century armored vest

An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.

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Fangshi officer's saber

With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.

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Early yútóudāo

With influences from several cultures that are rarely seen on a single blade.

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Chinese Shan presentation dha

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

€3200,-
Early militia jian

An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.

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A Kachin dha

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

€1500,-
Chinese forked mace

A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.

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Vintage Korean archery set

Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.

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Large Southern Chinese saber

Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.

€3800,-
An antique chángdāo

Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.

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Vietnamese double swords

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

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Early Chinese duǎndāo

With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Chinese bronze mace (tóngjiǎn)

With large dragon head collar piece.

Reserved
Republican period fighting jian

A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.

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A rare Qing bow

With translucent horn bellies glued on red pigment.

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A rare Jinchuan sword

A royal sword from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.

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A Chinese bow by Changxing

Rare extant work of a famous workshop in Chengdu.

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A 17th century Manchu saber

A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.

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A "churi chenm" sword

A fine example of a Bhutanese shortsword with "churi chenm" scabbard.

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Chinese crescent moon weapons

Unusual set of paired Chinese maces of good workmanship.

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Niuweidao with Guangxu mark

Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.

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A heavy Burmese dha

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

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A Bikaner armory dagger

A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings

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An exceptionally large dadao

With a wide clipped tip with notched upper edge.

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Large Vietnamese trường đao

Of very good quality for this type of weapon.

€950,-
Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

€2600,-
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.

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North Indian sosun patah

A very good example of a sosun patah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.

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Indian signed dhal from Gujarat

An interesting Indian dhal, a small shield that was signed by its maker from Gujarat.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

With double tiered golden crown.

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Ottoman style dagger

Fine and unusual, with Italian renaissance style decoration.

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