Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane
Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.
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Once part of a trisula, made on Java in the 17th century.
GalleryA fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
SoldA rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
SoldA fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
SoldFlintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-Caucasian silver niello miquelet pistol
Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.
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The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
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An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
GalleryA fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Tibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
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Description A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped
SoldSilver plated Tanjore spearhead
A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.
SoldDzeferdar miquelet rifle
With Ottoman twisted "damascus" barrel and fine mother-of-pearl inlaid stock.
SoldYari with kusabi-hi
Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.
SoldLarge spearhead from South India
An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.
SoldAn Indian matchlock musket
A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.
SoldA fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such
SoldAn Indonesian blunderbuss
Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
SoldFine Malay matchlock musket
A very fine Malay matchlock or "satingar" with Indo-Portuguese style luck.
SoldChinese cavalry matchlock
Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the
SoldQing dynasty hunter's powder flask
IntroductionThe elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China from
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