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Pair of Siamese royal pole arms

With naginata-style blades, and lavish gilt copper mounts.

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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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Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.

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The O.T. Burne dha

With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.

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Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok

The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.

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A rare Burmese spear

A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.

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Vietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye

Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.

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Khmer dagger

A rare thousand-year-old dagger from the Khmer empire.

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An ivory hilted kiem

The grip made of a single piece, worked in high relief.

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Chinese demon head saber

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

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Group of arms from Tonkin

Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.

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Vietnamese rattan shield

Called khiên in Vietnamese.

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Balinese keris with stones in gold

Undulating bilah blade of eleven luk.

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Fine Vietnamese saber

Introduction Most antique Vietnamese sabers on the mar

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Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard

It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.

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Vietnamese double swords

A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.

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A Vietnamese straightsword kiem

With a substantial, quality blade.

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Very fine ceremonial gươm

An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.

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Sulawesi sword with VOC blade

A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.

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A fine Philippine bolo

The blade inlaid with brass, complete with a horn scabbard with pierced decoration.

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All-metal ceremonial guom

With captured French blade, ground down to fit.

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A Vietnamese kiem

A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.

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Dayak carved ceremonial paddle

A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.

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Vietnamese wooden shield

Rare type of rectangular wooden shield from Vietnam.

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Mindan dha with agate pommel

Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.

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Fine inlaid sikin panjang

Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.

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Flame backed double swords

With dramatically shaped blades and inlaid hilts.

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Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

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South Nias gari matuwà

A nice belatu with the rarer gari matuwà style blade.

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Vietnamese ceremonial saber

A magnificent example of a Vietnamese ceremonial saber, or guőm.

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Silver mounted Sumatran saber

With inscription that reads: Raja Pagaruyung or "ruler of Pagaruyung".

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Nimble Vietnamese saber

With a narrow, double fullered blade and sharp tip and brass mounts in the earlier style.

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A South Nias belatu salà

Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.

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Palembang twist-core pedang

A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.

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Large Shan dha

With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.

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A Mindan / Yamethin dha

With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.

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Bali buntel mayat keris

Bali keris with fine slanted wrapped pamor, considered to be one of the most powerful pamor.

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A very good Philippine bolo

With beautifully carved horn grip.

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The Rundle dha of 1898

A signed and dated Burmese dha.

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Very fine Sikin Panjang

With triple tiered golden crown with enamel decor.

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French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

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Ceremonial Moro kalis

Measuring almost a meter, with exceptional blade for a ceremonial keris.

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Unusual South Nias sword

Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.

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Vietnamese matchlock

A nice example with fossil elephant or mastodon molar butt plates.

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An Indonesian blunderbuss

Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.

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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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A Vietnamese Christian cross

Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.

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A Vietnamese matchlock musket

Called Súng hỏa mai in Vietnamese, with baitong lock.

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Fine Dayak blowgun

Long piece, original length, with aso motif inlaid in blade.

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Fine Chinese Shan dha

Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

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A streaked lin gin

These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.

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