A Chinese sword breaker (jian)
Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc
SoldQing dynasty imperial edict box
Used to move imperial orders from the emperor’s quarters to the recipient.
SoldBikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
SoldAll steel / wootz dagger
The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.
SoldChinese trousse set with glass trinkets
Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldLarge Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
SoldA nanban tsuba with Christian orb
A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.
SoldA talwar with "lehria" chevron blade
With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.
SoldChinese javelin head
Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s
SoldTrousse with "horse-tooth" blade
Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.
SoldA fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such
SoldA Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…
SoldAn Indian matchlock musket
A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.
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