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Chinese cavalry matchlock

Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the

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Niuweidao - oxtail saber

DESCRIPTION A late Qing dynasty niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "oxtail sa

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Antique Qing quiver

A quiver of the late Qing dynasty.

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A very good Chinese jian

Representing the height of the sword maker's art of its period.

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A fine Chinese trousse set

In emerald green scabbard and with fan case.

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A Chinese woyaodao

Introduction The ridged and facetted blade shape that is so well known

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Chinese war flail

Introduction Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity

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Rare Chinese twistcore saber

Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel

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An orange Qing dynasty banner

With a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom.

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Ming dandao

With rare raised backedge.

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Rare Chinese twist-core saber

Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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Broad 17th century Chinese saber

Yet another type that I had not yet seen before.

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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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A good early dadao

Introduction The dadao is the iconic weapon of republican

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Chinese yanyuedao

One of the most iconic of Chinese weapons, commonly known as "Guandao"

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Chinese iron ruler

Introduction As a non-military weapon, not much was written about Chin

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The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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An antique Chinese practice sword

With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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A Qing imperial quiver

From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…

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Large jian with saber guard

Built around an excellent sanmei blade.

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Trousse with "horse-tooth" blade

Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.

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Antique Miaodao

Miaodao simply being a more recent name for the wodao.

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Chinese javelin head

Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s

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A nanban tsuba

A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.

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A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

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Chinese export sword guard

An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

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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 segmented grooves

With openwork brass mounts in early imperial style.

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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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Ming militia sword

An honest, unpretentious fighting weapon of the Ming-Qing period.

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A Chinese scholar's sword

Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jiàn (劍) was traditi

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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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A large Manchu knife

Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

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Chinese trousse set with glass trinkets

Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co

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Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.

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Qing Bannerman's helmet

Of a type worn among others by the Valiant Cavalry.

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A wide Chinese fighting knife

With the relatively rare feature of a raised backedge.

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Buryat bowcase and quiver

Of the Western Buryats, living near the shores of Lake Baikal.

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Qing dynasty imperial edict box

Used to move imperial orders from the emperor’s quarters to the recipient.

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18th century Chinese saber

With fine blade, of liuyedao form with a gentle curvature.

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19th century Qing military saber

With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.

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Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army

Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.

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A good pair of butterfly swords

Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords p

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Imjin wars period helmet

Description An early type of Korean soldier's helmet.

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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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Chinese pellet crossbow

Introduction Pellet bows and crossbows have a long history in China.

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Heavy Manchu war or strength bow

With an estimated draw weight of 160-200 pounds.

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A Chinese sword breaker (jian)

Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc

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Converted Chinese guard

A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

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Southern Chinese saber

Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for

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