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Talwar hilted shamshir

With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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A rare Burmese spear

A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.

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The khukri of Peter L. Achard

Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.

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Early silver Burmese dha

With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.

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Tribal Kachin dha

A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.

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Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing

Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.

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Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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Republican period whistle arrow

Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.

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Sinhalese lacquered cane

Description An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible

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Chinese lòukōng sword guard

The archetypical Chinese sword guard that gave rise to the Japanese genre of "nanban tsuba".

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Vietnamese crook handled cane

With a finely crafted silver handle with dragons and squirrels, mounted on a malacca cane.

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Parang nabur with báitóng hilt

These sabers from Kalimantan exhibit a mix of European, Islamic, and local styles.

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Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

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A fine late Qing jian

A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.

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Cantonese saber

With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

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Southern Chinese saber

Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.

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An early form niúwěidāo

With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.

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Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

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

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Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

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

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Early Indian khanda

An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.

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Early Indian fighting sword

With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.

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A fine budhune khukurī

A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.

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Silver khukuri with bone grip

Often called "kothimora khukuri", with scabbards mounted in repousse and pierced silver.

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Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri

An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.

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A fine mutiny era khukuri

An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine pattern welded blade.

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A silver clad khukuri

With fine silver mounts worked in repousse with designs of flowers and foliage.

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Early chilanum hilt

An old bronze hilt in the shape of chilanum hilts.

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Simple hooded katar

Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.

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Katar with complex ribbed blade

A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.

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South Indian loop hilted dagger

Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )

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A Qing strength bow

A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.

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A deconstructed Qing bow

For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

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Qing folding bow

A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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A fine Sinhalese bow

Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.

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A Sinhalese lacquered bow

With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.

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A rare bow from Kashmir

A sinew-backed bow with rather nice lacquer work.

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Three Indian war arrows

Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.

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Two Indian flight arrows

Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.

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Three Indian anti-siege arrows

Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.

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Five Indian arrows

From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.

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Eight Indian bodkin arrows

Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.

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Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.

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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

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Unusual khanjarli

With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.

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Gold mounted presentation khukurī

Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.

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A silver mounted khukuri

Of the 19th century, with fine pierced scabbard mouthpiece.

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An interesting Japanese yari

Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

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Qing military rank badge

Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.

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