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  • Japanese mail kusari zukin

    Kusari katabira zukin

    Japanese mail set, with small ring vest and coif sewn to a thick cotton undergarment.

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  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 3

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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  • Unusual Taiwanese sword logo

    Unusual Taiwanese sword

    With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

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  • Ju Yuan Hao bow by Yang Wentong

    Bow by Yang Wentong

    One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.

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  • Hudiedao logo

    Very good hudiedao set

    With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

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  • Western Chinese dao logo

    An unusual minority dao

    The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.

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  • Yang Wentong bow logo

    Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing

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

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  • Qing bowcase and quiver

    Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

    With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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  • Republican era whistling arrow with burl wood head

    Republican period whistle arrow

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

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  • Chinese loukong export guard

    Chinese lòukōng sword guard

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

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  • Chinese - Vietnamese fighting knife

    Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

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

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  • Late Qing jian logo

    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 logo

    Cantonese saber

    With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

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  • A southern dao logo

    Southern Chinese saber

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

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  • Niuweidao logo

    An early form niúwěidāo

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

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  • Strength testing bow logo

    A Qing strength bow

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

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  • Deconstructed Qing bow logo

    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 logo

    Qing folding bow

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

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  • Eastern Tibetan or Jinchuan dagger logo

    Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

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

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  • Yari logo

    An interesting Japanese yari

    Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

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  • Qing military rank badge

    Qing military rank badge

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

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  • Chinese pole arm logo

    Qing piandao polearm

    Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

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  • Late Qing jian

    Late Qing jian

    A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.

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  • Iron mounted republican jian

    Late iron mounted jian

    A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.

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  • Militia dao

    Ming militia dao

    From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

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  • Qing militia jian

    Seven stars militia jian

    A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.

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  • Hui dadao

    Chinese Hui sword

    A peculiar Chinese dadao with markings attributing it to a Hui army or battallion.

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  • Indo-Chinese fighting dagger

    Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

    A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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  • Wari kogai logo

    A Japanese wari-kōgai

    Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

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  • Antique Chinese spearhead

    Ming style spearhead

    A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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  • Qijiadao logo

    Qijiadao in Vince Evans mounts

    The 17th-century blade is mounted in fittings designed by Philip Tom and executed by Vince Evans some 20 years ago.

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  • Nanban steel tsuba

    Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

    A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.

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  • Republican dadao

    1930's Republican dàdāo

    Of the exact type seen in use by the famous 29th Route Army.

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  • Korean eunjangdo

    A fine Korean eunjangdo

    With all silver construction, including the blade.

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  • Aviz tsuba

    House of Aviz tsuba

    A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.

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  • Jinchuan quiver logo

    Rare Jinchuan quiver

    With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.

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  • Qing dynasty archer's belt

    Qing archer's belt

    Made of heavy silk with gilt copper alloy mounts.

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  • Chinese double knives

    Southern Chinese double knives

    With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.

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  • Chinese rattan shield logo

    Chinese téngpái

    The famous tiger faced rattan shield as used by Chinese skirmishers.

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  • Tibetan or Mongolian bow case logo

    Early Tibetan or Mongol bow case

    With gold and black painted face with geometric decor.

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  • Korean guard

    A Korean sword guard

    Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

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  • Fangshi revival saber logo

    Fangshi officer's saber

    With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.

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  • Early Chinese saber with raised backedge logo

    Early yútóudāo

    With influences from several cultures that are rarely seen on a single blade.

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  • Ming militia jian logo

    Early militia jian

    An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.

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  • Chinese forked mace logo

    Chinese forked mace

    A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.

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  • Korean archery set with hornbow, quivers, arrows, bow bag and string logo

    Vintage Korean archery set

    Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.

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  • Large southern Chinese saber

    Large Southern Chinese saber

    Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.

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  • Antique Chinese changdao logo

    An antique chángdāo

    Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.

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  • Chinese saber with curved hilt

    Early Chinese duǎndāo

    With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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  • Bronze jian mace logo

    Chinese bronze mace (tóngjiǎn)

    With large dragon head collar piece.

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  • Republican period jian logo

    Republican period fighting jian

    A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.

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  • Manchu bow with red bellies logo

    A rare Qing bow

    With translucent horn bellies glued on red pigment.

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