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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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  • Oxtail saber

    Niuweidao - oxtail saber

    DESCRIPTION A late Qing dynasty niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "oxtail sa

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  • Good Chinese jian

    A very good Chinese jian

    Representing the height of the sword maker's art of its period.

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  • Exceptional khyber sword

    An exceptional khyber sword

    The sword of the tribes living in and near the Khyber pass.

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  • Peudeueng peusangan

    A peudeueng peusangan

    From the Aceh region, described locally as peudeueng peusangan with a "hulu meu apet" or Indian styled basket hilt.

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  • Woyaodao

    A Chinese woyaodao

    Introduction The ridged and facetted blade shape that is so well known

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  • A signed Vietnamese fighting saber

    A signed Vietnamese fighting saber

    Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietna

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  • Dual twistcore saber logo

    Rare Chinese twistcore saber

    Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel

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  • Vietnamese all-metal ceremonial guom

    All-metal ceremonial guom

    With captured French blade, ground down to fit.

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  • An unusual dha

    An unusual dha

    An unusual dha with features of various cultures.

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  • Ming dandao

    Ming dandao

    With rare raised backedge.

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  • Exceptional Vietnamese saber guard

    Exceptional Vietnamese saber

    With mountings of meticulously worked copper with silver overlays

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  • Chinese twist-core saber

    Rare Chinese twist-core saber

    Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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  • 16th century Vietnamese saber

    16th century Vietnamese saber

    Showing the strong Japanese influence on Vietnamese sword making of the time.

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  • Antique Chinese saber with broad blade logo

    Broad 17th century Chinese saber

    Yet another type that I had not yet seen before.

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  • Chinese yataghan saber

    Chinese saber with yatağan style blade

    An extremely rare and possibly unique type of Chinese officer's saber, or peidao, of the 18th century.

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  • A good dadao logo

    A good early dadao

    Introduction The dadao is the iconic weapon of republican

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  • Demon repeller

    The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

    Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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  • Cham sword logo

    Ancient Cham sword

    In excavated condition. Probably 15th-17th century.

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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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  • Fine Vietnamese saber

    Fine Vietnamese saber

    Introduction Most antique Vietnamese sabers on the mar

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  • Antique Chinese practice sword logo

    An antique Chinese practice sword

    With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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  • A Sinhalese kasthāné logo

    A Sinhalese kasthāné

    An impressively large kasthāné, dating from the 18th century.

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  • Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber

    Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber

    An unusual Vietnamese officer saber of the 19th century, with an all-horn hilt.

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  • Guom

    Vietnamese officer saber

    General introduction Ornate Vietnamese guőm (

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  • Large jian with disc guard logo

    Large jian with saber guard

    Built around an excellent sanmei blade.

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  • Vietnamese kiem

    An ivory hilted kiem

    The grip made of a single piece, worked in high relief.

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  • Rare Tibetan shortsword

    A rare and early Tibetan sword

    With beautiful pierced ironwork scabbard.

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  • A Burmese dha with openwork handle logo

    A Burmese dha with openwork handle

    Made of a single piece of ivory, with a kneeling figure in its base.

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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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  • Antique miaodao logo

    Antique Miaodao

    Miaodao simply being a more recent name for the wodao.

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  • Aceh sikin panjang

    Very fine Sikin Panjang

    With triple tiered golden crown with enamel decor.

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  • Lehria talwar

    A talwar with "lehria" chevron blade

    With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.

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  • Vietnamese kiem logo

    A Vietnamese kiem

    A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.

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  • Large daoist jian

    Large Chinese Daoist sword

    Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".

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  • Antique Chinese saber with segmented grooves

    Chinese saber with segmented grooves

    With openwork brass mounts in early imperial style.

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  • U-turn twist-core saber

    Chinese saber with U-grooves

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

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  • Ming militia jian

    Ming militia sword

    An honest, unpretentious fighting weapon of the Ming-Qing period.

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  • Chinese scholar's sword

    A Chinese scholar's sword

    Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jiàn (劍) was traditi

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  • naginata-saber

    Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"

    A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.

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  • Twist-core presentation saber

    Chinese twistcore presentation saber

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

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  • Shuangjian with ivory grips

    Shuangjian with ivory grips

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

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  • Sumatran saber

    Silver mounted Sumatran saber

    With inscription that reads: Raja Pagaruyung or "ruler of Pagaruyung".

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  • Kayamkulam sword Malabar coast

    Kayamkulam sword

    Of the Malabar coast, South India.

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  • Pedang suduk maru

    Pedang suduk maru

    Also known as pedang lurus.

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  • Double sabers logo

    Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

    With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.

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  • Tibetan sword

    A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet

    Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.

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  • Vietnamese kiem

    A Vietnamese straightsword kiem

    With a substantial, quality blade.

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  • Talwar hilt logo

    Heavy wootz hilted talwar

    Introduction The talwar or talvār (Hindi) is

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  • Pierced khanda

    A fine khanda with pierced hilt

    Presented here is a beautiful khanda with an exceptionally fine pierced hilt.

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  • 18th century Chinese saber logo

    18th century Chinese saber

    With fine blade, of liuyedao form with a gentle curvature.

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  • 19th century Qing military saber

    19th century Qing military saber

    With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.

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