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Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

€575,-
Polished Sino-Vietnamese dagger

A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.

€675,-
Unusual Chinese saber

Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.

€750,-
A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

€1600,-
Ainu knife

Of a typical style used in Hokkaido in the 19th century.

Price on request
Slender hudiedao pair

A classic example of the narrow military type, with brass guards.

€1800,-
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.

€1900,-
Hudiedao set with scabbard

Classic pair of Southern Chinese butterfly swords.

Reserved
Chinese Shan presentation dha

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

€2000,-
Bark wrapped Ainu makiri

A slender makiri with a bark wrapped scabbard.

Price on request
Central Asian dated kard 1709

With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.

€2600,-
Fine Ainu makiri

An exceptionally well-carved Ainu knife.

Price on request
Unusual Ainu knife

Resembling a makiri but with the blade's edge on the opposite side.

Price on request
Gilt duanjian with foreign blade

Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.

€3200,-
Rare Ainu kuttom-ushbe

A luxury Ainu knife styled after the Japanese tantō.

Price on request
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€9500,-
Ainu sword with sash

With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.

Price on request
Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut

A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.

€18000,-