Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel
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Chinese saber with yatağan style blade
An extremely rare and possibly unique type of Chinese officer's saber, or peidao, of the 18th century.
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Large Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
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Chinese saber with U-grooves
With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.
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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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Chinese twistcore presentation saber
An unusually large presentation saber in the style of high-end Chinese military sabers.
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Shuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.
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Zhibeidao with spectacular blade
Introduction to the type This type of sword is referred to as zhibe
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Southern Chinese saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
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Peidao in iron fangshi mounts
Introduction The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use
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Ming dynasty saber blade
Introduction The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and wi
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Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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Republican duanjian with good blade
Description An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, o
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Late Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
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Republican jian with etched blade
Description A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chines
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Antique Chinese jian
A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.
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Chinese double shortswords
A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.
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A Yi / Lolo sword
Introduction The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic wr
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Village militia dadao
Description A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to th
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Antique wide bladed hudiedao
Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to t
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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 rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
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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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An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
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Large Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.
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