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  • Ainu dagger logo

    Ainu dagger

    Called kuttom-ushbe in the local language. This one mounted in deer antler mounts.

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  • Mini makiri logo

    Miniature Ainu makiri

    Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.

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  • Qing dynasty dadao logo

    A large Qing dàdāo

    Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

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  • Antique Beijing hat logo

    Black velvet Beijing hat

    The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.

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  • Chinese bamboo helmet logo

    Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet

    The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.

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  • Chinese twisted hilt knife

    Twisted hilt knife

    Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.

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  • Jinchuan trousse set logo

    Unusual bone and horn trousse

    DescriptionAn unusual Chinese trousse set.

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  • Friends of winter trousse logo

    Inlaid lacquer trousse set

    Unusual Chinese trousse set with "friends of winter" theme.

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  • Yunnan knives pair logo

    Pair of fine Yunnan knives

    Carrying Chinese silver marks on their scabbard mounts.

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  • Pelet repeating crossbow logo

    Repeating pellet crossbow stock

    A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.

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  • Chinese jian

    Qing jiàn in later mounts

    Qing period blade in very nicely made early 20th century mounts.

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  • Chinese matchlock pistol logo

    Chinese matchlock pistol

    The first of its kind I've ever seen on the market.

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  • Chinese jade hilted knife logo

    Chinese jade hilted knife

    With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.

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  • Qing tuanlian jian

    Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn

    Long yet light, with unusual flower-shaped iron guard.

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  • Tuanlian jian logo

    Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn

    A large piece dating from the Ming-Qing transition period of the 17th century.

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  • Southern Chinese bannerman huyadao

    Southern Bannermen Hǔyádāo

    A pair, both with Banner markings, one Manchu and one Hanjun.

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  • Qing peidao with silver overlay logo

    Silver overlaid pèidāo

    A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.

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  • Punjabi Khanda for the court of Ratlam logo

    Punjabi khanda for court of Ratlam

    The hilt carries an inscription dating it to 1841.

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  • Indian arrows logo

    Group of mounted Indian arrows

    Featuring various extremely rare arrows with crescent heads.

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  • Sipar fouladi (wootz shield) logo

    Large sipar fouladi (wootz shield)

    North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.

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  • Tipu mania child's talwar logo

    Southern Indian child's talwar

    With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.

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  • Rajput katar with rubies logo

    Rajput katar with rubies and diamonds

    Of steel construction with gold overlay. Of a type produced in Rajasthan in the early 1800s.

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  • Garsoee katar

    Garsoee katar

    An enigmatic type of katar produced in various places in India.

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  • Firangi logo

    Firanghi with gold overlaid hilt

    The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.

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  • Indian ganga-jamni kard logo

    Ganga Jamni decorated kard

    Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting…

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  • Deccan talwar of William Fraser logo

    A Fraser talwar from the Deccan

    Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.

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  • 18th century Indian talwar with Fraser provenance

    A Fraser talwar, 18th century

    Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.

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  • Plain dha with baldric logo

    Plain dha with baldric

    Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.

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  • Hachiwari

    Very good hachiwari

    Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…

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  • Chinese yidao guard logo

    Yidao guard

    Exceptionally large pierced iron guard for a Chinese yidao; "virtuous saber".

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  • Katana with horse themed koshirae logo

    Katana in horse theme koshirae

    Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.

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  • Han Plain Red Banner saber

    Han Plain Red Banner saber

    Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.

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  • Shimosaka o-tanto

    Shimosaka o-tantō

    N.B.T.H.K. Hozon with a set of Nanban-style koshirae with signed tsuba.

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  • Southern katar

    Southern katar with thick point

    The blade with an extremely thick point on a very thin blade.

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  • Double bladed katar

    Double bladed katar

    Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.

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  • Northern wootz katar logo

    Northern wootz katar

    With different types of decor on either side of the hilt.

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  • Vijayanagara katar logo

    Vijayanagara hooded katar

    With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.

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  • Golden groove peidao logo

    Qing peidao with gold grooves

    With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.

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  • Slender chilanum dagger logo

    Slender chilanum dagger

    Of elegant form with very crisp blade.

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  • Chinese jade bamboo hilt knife logo

    Jade bamboo hilted knife

    With spinach green jade handle and carved buffalo horn scabbard.

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  • Sosun pattah with twistcore blade

    Sosun pattah with twistcore blade

    The hilt with overlay of the finest quality of the period

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  • Indian talwar with 1693 dated blade logo

    Talwar with 1693 dated blade

    With later, elaborately chiseled hilt of very fine quality.

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  • Sikh chakram

    Sikh fighting chakram

    A sharp, heavier user. Not the flimsy type usually encountered.

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  • Deccan firanghi

    Deccan firanghi with silver overlay

    The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.

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  • North Indian kirach with Persian wootz export blade

    Interesting kirach with dated hilt

    Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.

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  • 17th century pattisa logo

    Fine 17th century pattissa

    The enormous blade made of fine, boldly contrasting wootz steel.

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  • Musashi Taro Yasukuni katana logo

    Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

    Signed, ubu. Complete with tasteful koshirae and Hozon papers.

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  • Chinese fighting knife

    Chinese ring pommeled knife

    Of a type used by bandits, brigands, pirates, and the like.

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  • Chinese tiebian logo

    Chinese tiěbiān mace

    A Chinese "sword breaker" with the rarer, bamboo-sectioned rod.

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  • Longquan Qianzihao duanjian logo

    Longquan jiàn by Qian Zi Hao

    A Chinese shortsword made by a well-known Longquan maker.

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  • Cambodian long saber logo

    Cambodian long saber

    Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.

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  • Diantiao overall

    Chinese fighting carrying pole

    A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.

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