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  • Tibetan quiver logo

    Broken Tibetan quiver

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

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  • Tibetan nomad whip end logo

    Tibetan nomad's whip end

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

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  • Tibetan nomad's whip logo

    Tibetan nomad's whip

    Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.

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  • Kora hilted khukuri logo

    Sword hilted khukurī

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

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  • Very fine Tibetan dpa'dam logo

    Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

    With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

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  • Early Tibetan or Mongol quiver

    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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  • Tibetan bowcase & quiver

    Tibetan bowcase and quiver

    Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.

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  • Tibetan oracle hat ornament

    Tibetan oracle crown skull

    A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.

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  • South Sulawesi sword VOC marked blade

    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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  • Javanese tiger hilt sword

    Tiger hilt sword with VOC blade

    With Dutch VOC blade, marked with the Amsterdam monogram.

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  • Preanger gobang sword with dated VOC blade logo

    Preanger sword with VOC blade

    Blade marked with VOC Amsterdam monogram, and the year 1769.

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  • Eastern Tibetan or Jinchuan dagger logo

    Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

    Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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  • Bhutanese shortsword logo

    Bhutanese shortsword

    From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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  • Bowcase and quiver logo

    Tibetan bowcase & quiver

    A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.

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  • 1709 kard dagger logo

    Central Asian dated kard 1709

    With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.

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  • An Eastern Tibetan dpa'dam logo

    Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

    A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

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  • Tibetan pierced iron shortsword logo

    Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

    With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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  • Sawasa style guard logo

    Sawasa style iron guard

    Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

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  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

    Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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  • Bhutanese patag sword with silver scabbard

    Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

    This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.

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  • Double edged Bhutanese dagger logo

    Double-edged Bhutanese dagger

    With triple grooves and in heavy silver mountings.

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  • Compass rose guard logo

    Cast iron compass rose guard

    A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.

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  • Studded Kham dagger logo

    Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

    A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.

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  • Tibetan armor mirrors logo

    Three Tibetan armor mirrors

    Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.

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  • Sawasa hunting hanger logo

    A sawasa hunting hanger

    Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.

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  • Hanshee khukuri logo

    A hanshee khukurī

    A rare and sought-after type. This one comes in its original silver mounted scabbard.

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  • Tibetan armor set with helmet and mirrors

    Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors

    Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.

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  • Indonesian Blunderbuss

    An Indonesian blunderbuss

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

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  • Budhune khukuri logo

    A fine budhune khukurī

    A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.

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  • Wooden scabbard khukuri logo

    Khukurī in wooden scabbard

    The scabbard carved as to closely mimic a tooled leather scabbard.

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  • Trousse khukuri logo

    A trousse khukurī

    Its scabbard with 12 pockets, with 10 of the items remaining.

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  • Khukuri with inlaid hilt logo

    Large khukurī with inlaid hilt

    Late 19th century with a good, well-made blade.

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  • Early sirupate khukuri logo

    An early sirupātē khukurī

    With a heavy blade of elegant slender form. Complete with tools.

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  • A military khukuri of the 19th century logo

    19th century military khukurī

    A workhorse with a stamped mark at the base of the blade.

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  • Half bone hilted khukuri logo

    Half bone hilted khukurī

    With wide blade and a two-tone hilt in cattle bone and wood, capped with brass.

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  • 19th century khukuri

    A good old khukurī

    Of late 19th century make, with a very good blade.

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  • Signed Kothimora khukuri logo

    The khukri of Peter L. Achard

    Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.

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  • A humble khukurī logo

    A humble service khukurī

    A 19th-century piece with a simple blade but nicely carved hilt.

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  • Eccentric khukuri logo

    An eccentric khukurī

    With engraved spine and unusual all brass pommel.

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  • Qing om a hum mantra saber guard

    Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

    A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

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  • Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver logo

    Early lacquered quiver

    It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.

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  • Christian wooden mother-of-pearl inlaid cross Nguyen dynasty Vietnam

    A Vietnamese Christian cross

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

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  • Dui chirra khukuri logo

    A "dui chirra" khukuri

    Named so after the two ridges that are formed on the bi-fullered blade.

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  • A large Bhutanese patag logo

    Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

    With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.

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  • Amdo sword logo

    Unusual sword from Amdo

    Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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  • Tibetan silver hilted shortsword logo

    Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

    Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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  • Kothimora khukuri logo

    Silver khukuri with bone grip

    Often called "kothimora khukuri", with scabbards mounted in repousse and pierced silver.

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  • Mutiny era khukuri logo

    A fine mutiny era khukuri

    An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.

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  • Very large khukuri logo

    Large silver mounted khukuri

    With pierced mounts and velvet-covered scabbard.

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  • Khukuri logo

    A silver clad khukuri

    With fine silver mounts worked in repousse with designs of flowers and foliage.

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  • Kashmir bow logo

    A rare bow from Kashmir

    A sinew-backed bow with rather nice lacquer work.

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