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Niuweidao - oxtail saber

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

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A very good Chinese jian

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

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A Chinese woyaodao

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

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Rare Chinese twistcore saber

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

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Ming dandao

With rare raised backedge.

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Rare Chinese twist-core saber

Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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Broad 17th century Chinese saber

Yet another type that I had not yet seen before.

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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 early dadao

Introduction The dadao is the iconic weapon of republican

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The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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An antique Chinese practice sword

With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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Large jian with saber guard

Built around an excellent sanmei blade.

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Antique Miaodao

Miaodao simply being a more recent name for the wodao.

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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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Ming militia sword

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

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A Chinese scholar's sword

Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jiàn (劍) was traditi

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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"

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

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Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.

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18th century Chinese saber

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

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19th century Qing military saber

With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.

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Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army

Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.

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A good pair of butterfly swords

Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords p

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Zhibeidao with spectacular blade

Introduction to the type This type of sword is referred to as zhibe

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Southern Chinese saber

Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for

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Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark

Often mistaken for true Qianlong work.

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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo

It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.

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Peidao in iron fangshi mounts

Introduction The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use

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Ming dynasty saber blade

Introduction The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and wi

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Excellent Qing officer saber

Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for

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Early Qing saber

A rare Chinese officer's saber of the 17th century.

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Republican duanjian with good blade

Description An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, o

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Late Qing southern saber

With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.

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Republican jian with etched blade

Description A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chines

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Antique Chinese jian

A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.

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Hudiedao set

Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords p

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Chinese double shortswords

A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.

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A Yi / Lolo sword

Introduction The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic wr

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A Chinese hook sword

A rather well-made example of its type.

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Village militia dadao

Description A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to th

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Antique wide bladed hudiedao

Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to t

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An exceptionally large dadao

With a wide clipped tip with notched upper edge.

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Niuweidao with Guangxu mark

Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.

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Republican period fighting jian

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

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Early Chinese duǎndāo

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

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An antique chángdāo

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

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Large Southern Chinese saber

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

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Early militia jian

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

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Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

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Early yútóudāo

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

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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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1930's Republican dàdāo

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

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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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