Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
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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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Liuyedao with very good blade
DescriptionThis Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithi
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A rare chilseong-geom
A rare Korean saber with ray-skin grip and scabbard and silver overlaid iron mounts.
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Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
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Lóngquán Daoist shuāngjiàn
A very good set of Daoist straightswords in a single scabbard. There is a lot to see here, but I will start with the…
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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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Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel
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Korean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
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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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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
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An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
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Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
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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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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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Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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Good late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
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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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Unusual Taiwanese sword
With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.
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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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A fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.
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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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Ming dynasty saber blade
Introduction The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and wi
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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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Late Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
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Qing fangshi soldier's saber
A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.
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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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Large Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.
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Gilt duanjian with foreign blade
Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.
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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 Yi / Lolo sword
Introduction The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic wr
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