Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldTibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
SoldA large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.
SoldA rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
SoldSilver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
SoldTibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
SoldJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryAn outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
GalleryTibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Price on requestA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
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