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  • Antique Chinese saber with segmented grooves

    Chinese saber with segmented grooves

    With openwork brass mounts in early imperial style.

    Gallery
  • U-turn twist-core saber

    Chinese saber with U-grooves

    With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.

    Gallery
  • Twist-core presentation saber

    Chinese twistcore presentation saber

    An unusually large presentation saber in the style of high-end Chinese military sabers.

    Gallery
  • Shuangjian with ivory grips

    Shuangjian with ivory grips

    A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.

    Gallery
  • Asian export sword guard logo

    Asian Export sword guard

    Private collection. Not for sale.

    Gallery
  • Rukai Taiwan aboriginal knife

    Taiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife

    A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.

    Gallery
  • A Manchu saber logo

    A 17th century Manchu saber

    A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.

    Gallery
  • A rare Jinchuan sword logo

    A rare Jinchuan sword

    A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.

    Gallery
  • An early armored dingjia vest of the Ming-Qing transition period

    17th century armored vest

    An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.

    Gallery
  • Ming jian logo

    Ming jian with chiseled mounts

    A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.

    Gallery
  • Pierced iron saddle logo

    Pierced iron saddle

    Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.

    Gallery
  • Hudiedao with Tongsheng marking

    Signed húdiédāo set

    Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.

    Gallery
  • Ainu sword logo

    Ainu sword in Japanese polish

    Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.

    Gallery
  • Jinchuan Fanjian logo

    Jīnchuān shortsword

    Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.

    Gallery
  • Ainu emushi sword with sash

    Ainu sword with sash

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

    Gallery
  • Important Juyo Ko-Hoki Sadatsuna logo

    Important Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana

    12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.

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