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Thai gilded silver niello sword

Straight gold inlaid blade and silver-gilt niello mounts.

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Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set

An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board

€6000,-
SE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"

In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.

€650,-
Unusual khyber knife

With forge folded, overlaid blade.

€2150,-
Unusual Vietnamese trường đao

With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.

€1300,-
Transcaucasian kindjal

With a rare single-edged blade with tight fullering.

€1900,-
A Tonkinese saber

Northern Vietnam, 19th century

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Fine wootz khanjar

With early blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Agate hilted wootz khanjar

Nice Persian dagger with fine wootz blade and unusual hilt material.

€3500,-
Broken Tibetan quiver

A once fine example that had a bit of a rough life.

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Thai wooden shield

Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.

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Qing imperial jade hilted dagger

An extremely rare dagger, made in the Qing court workshops.

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Ainu dagger

Called kuttom-ushbe in the local language. This one mounted in deer antler mounts.

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Miniature Ainu makiri

Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.

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A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

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Silver overlaid Tibetan shortsword

With a rare, finely forged double hairpin blade.

€3500,-
Black velvet Beijing hat

The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.

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Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet

The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.

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Painted conical bamboo helmet

DescriptionAn old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wor

€450,-
Chinese bamboo helmet

As worn by Southern Chinese military and militiamen.

€300,-
Twisted hilt knife

Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.

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Unusual bone and horn trousse

DescriptionAn unusual Chinese trousse set.

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Inlaid lacquer trousse set

Unusual Chinese trousse set with "friends of winter" theme.

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Pair of fine Yunnan knives

Carrying Chinese silver marks on their scabbard mounts.

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Large Qing military sword

Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.

€2200,-
Southern Chinese openwork sword guard

In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries

€3000,-
Assymetric dragon tsuba

Chinese work for the Japanese market.

€800,-
Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"

Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.

€1500,-
Early Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€500,-
Lobed Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
Canton tsuba with ship

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€300,-
Five dragon Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€350,-
Water caltrop Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
Facing dragon Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
Pierced silver buckle

Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.

€5500,-
Archaic Chinese shortsword

Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.

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Ming period stirrups

Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.

€3000,-
Pierced iron saddle bows

This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.

€3750,-
Tibetan nomad's whip end

An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.

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Repeating pellet crossbow stock

A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.

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Outstanding set of húdiédāo

A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.

€2800,-
Qing jiàn in later mounts

Qing period blade in very nicely made early 20th century mounts.

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Southern Chinese húdiédāo set

Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.

€1600,-
Chinese matchlock pistol

The first of its kind I've ever seen on the market.

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Chinese military saber marked 1876

Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.

€2250,-
Ceremonial arrowhead

Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.

€400,-
Chinese village dāo

A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.

€450,-
Qing páidāo (shield knife)

With Tongzhi reign marks, corresponding to the year 1863.

€3000,-
Chinese jade hilted knife

With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.

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Tibetan nomad's whip

Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.

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Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn

Long yet light, with unusual flower-shaped iron guard.

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Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn

A large piece dating from the Ming-Qing transition period of the 17th century.

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