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Qing powder flask

Southern Chinese style with birds in plum branches.

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Muramasa masterpiece tantō

A masterpiece by the "cursed" smith, active in the early 16th century.

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Broken Tibetan quiver

A once fine example that had a bit of a rough life.

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Qing imperial jade hilted dagger

An extremely rare dagger, made in the Qing court workshops.

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Ainu dagger

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

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Miniature Ainu makiri

Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.

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A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

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Black velvet Beijing hat

The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.

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Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet

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

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Painted conical bamboo helmet

DescriptionAn old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wor

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Twisted hilt knife

Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.

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Unusual bone and horn trousse

DescriptionAn unusual Chinese trousse set.

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Inlaid lacquer trousse set

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

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Pair of fine Yunnan knives

Carrying Chinese silver marks on their scabbard mounts.

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Canton tsuba with ship

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

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Pierced silver buckle

Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.

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Tibetan nomad's whip end

An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.

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Repeating pellet crossbow stock

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

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Qing jiàn in later mounts

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

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Chinese matchlock pistol

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

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Chinese jade hilted knife

With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.

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Tibetan nomad's whip

Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.

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Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn

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

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Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn

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

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Southern Bannermen Hǔyádāo

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

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Silver overlaid pèidāo

A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.

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Plain dha with baldric

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

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Very good hachiwari

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

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Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.

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Yidao guard

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

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A fine Korean eunjangdo

With all silver construction, including the blade.

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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

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

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Shimosaka o-tantō

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

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Sword hilted khukurī

A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.

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Qing peidao with gold grooves

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

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Jade bamboo hilted knife

With spinach green jade handle and carved buffalo horn scabbard.

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Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

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Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

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

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Chinese ring pommeled knife

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

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Chinese tiěbiān mace

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

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Longquan jiàn by Qian Zi Hao

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

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Cambodian long saber

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

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Chinese fighting carrying pole

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

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Chinese demon head saber

Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt

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Sōshū sword with tachi koshirae

Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.

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Mongol conquest period quiver

Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.

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Rare Ainu kuttom-ushbe

A luxury Ainu knife styled after the Japanese tantō.

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Unusual Ainu knife

Resembling a makiri but with the blade's edge on the opposite side.

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Ainu knife

Of a typical style used in Hokkaido in the 19th century.

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Bark wrapped Ainu makiri

A slender makiri with a bark wrapped scabbard.

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Fine Ainu makiri

An exceptionally well-carved Ainu knife.

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