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  • Tibetan sword logo

    Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword

    A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.

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  • A notable Bhutanese sword logo

    A notable Bhutanese sword

    Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".

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  • Rare Tibetan shortsword

    A rare and early Tibetan sword

    With beautiful pierced ironwork scabbard.

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  • Tibetan sword dpa'dam

    A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)

    Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.

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  • Tibetan sword

    A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet

    Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.

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  • Tibetan shortsword with ce rong blade

    Tibetan shortsword with rare blade

    With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.

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  • A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword logo

    A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

    Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.

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  • Tibetan sword

    A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam

    Introduction The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged swor

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  • Tibetan sword logo

    An outstanding Tibetan sword

    A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.

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  • Nepalese khora logo

    A fine pattern welded kora

    Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.

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  • Bhutanese shortsword logo

    A "churi chenm" sword

    A fine example of a Bhutanese shortsword with "churi chenm" scabbard.

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  • A rare Jinchuan sword logo

    A rare Jinchuan sword

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

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  • Finely forged kora

    A finely forged kora

    With very good pattern welded blade, complete with scabbard.

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  • Ban sword logo

    Sikkim "ban" sword

    With finer forge folded blade than most of its type.

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  • Tibetan sword

    Tibetan shortsword from Ladakh

    With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.

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  • Tibetan silver hilted shortsword logo

    Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

    Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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  • Amdo sword logo

    Unusual sword from Amdo

    Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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  • A large Bhutanese patag logo

    Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

    With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.

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  • Jinchuan Fanjian logo

    Jīnchuān shortsword

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

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  • Bhutanese patag sword with silver scabbard

    Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

    This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.

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  • Tibetan pierced iron shortsword logo

    Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

    With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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  • An Eastern Tibetan dpa'dam logo

    Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

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

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  • Bhutanese shortsword logo

    Bhutanese shortsword

    From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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  • Very fine Tibetan dpa'dam logo

    Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

    With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

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