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  • Chinese matchlock musket

    Chinese cavalry matchlock

    Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the

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  • Oxtail saber

    Niuweidao - oxtail saber

    Description An early Republican period niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "ox

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  • Qing quiver

    Antique Qing quiver

    A quiver of the late Qing dynasty.

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  • Good Chinese jian

    A very good Chinese jian

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

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  • Exceptional khyber sword

    An exceptional khyber sword

    The sword of the tribes living in and near the Khyber pass.

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  • Trousse in fan case

    A fine Chinese trousse set

    In emerald green scabbard and with fan case.

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  • Luzon fighting knife

    A rare Philippine fighting knife

    A rare Philippine fighting knife, probably from Luzon island. It has a very well-made blade.

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  • Peudeueng peusangan

    A peudeueng peusangan

    From the Aceh region, described locally as peudeueng peusangan with a "hulu meu apet" or Indian styled basket hilt.

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  • Woyaodao

    A Chinese woyaodao

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

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  • Chinese martial flail

    Chinese war flail

    Introduction Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity

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  • A signed Vietnamese fighting saber

    A signed Vietnamese fighting saber

    Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietna

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  • Dual twistcore saber logo

    Rare Chinese twistcore saber

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

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  • An orange Qing dynasty banner

    An orange Qing dynasty banner

    With a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom.

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  • Vietnamese all-metal ceremonial guom

    All-metal ceremonial guom

    With captured French blade, ground down to fit.

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  • An unusual dha

    An unusual dha

    An unusual dha with features of various cultures.

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  • Ming dandao

    Ming dandao

    With rare raised backedge.

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  • Chinese twist-core saber

    Rare Chinese twist-core saber

    Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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  • 16th century Vietnamese saber

    16th century Vietnamese saber

    Showing the strong Japanese influence on Vietnamese sword making of the time.

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  • Antique Chinese saber with broad blade logo

    Broad 17th century Chinese saber

    Yet another type that I had not yet seen before.

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  • Chinese yataghan saber

    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 dadao logo

    A good early dadao

    Introduction The dadao is the iconic weapon of republican

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  • Chinese yanyuedao logo

    Chinese yanyuedao

    One of the most iconic of Chinese weapons, commonly known as "Guandao"

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  • Chinese iron ruler logo

    Chinese iron ruler

    Introduction As a non-military weapon, not much was written about Chin

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  • Demon repeller

    The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

    Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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  • Cham sword logo

    Ancient Cham sword

    In excavated condition. Probably 15th-17th century.

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  • Fine Vietnamese saber

    Fine Vietnamese saber

    Introduction Most antique Vietnamese sabers on the mar

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  • Antique Chinese practice sword logo

    An antique Chinese practice sword

    With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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  • A Qing imperial quiver

    A Qing imperial quiver

    From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…

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  • Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber

    Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber

    An unusual Vietnamese officer saber of the 19th century, with an all-horn hilt.

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  • Guom

    Vietnamese officer saber

    General introduction Ornate Vietnamese guőm (

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  • Large jian with disc guard logo

    Large jian with saber guard

    Built around an excellent sanmei blade.

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  • Vietnamese matchlock

    Vietnamese matchlock

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

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  • Vietnamese musket

    Vietnamese musket with silver lock

    Cochinchina, second half of the 18th century.

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  • Ottoman bow logo

    Very fine Ottoman bow

    Signed by its maker Haci Gavsî, and its decorator Tevfik.

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  • Vietnamese kiem

    An ivory hilted kiem

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

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  • A Burmese dha with openwork handle logo

    A Burmese dha with openwork handle

    Made of a single piece of ivory, with a kneeling figure in its base.

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  • Chinese trousse set

    Trousse with "horse-tooth" blade

    Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.

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  • Antique miaodao logo

    Antique Miaodao

    Miaodao simply being a more recent name for the wodao.

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  • Aceh sikin panjang

    Very fine Sikin Panjang

    With triple tiered golden crown with enamel decor.

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  • Chinese javelin logo

    Chinese javelin head

    Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s

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  • Vietnamese kiem logo

    A Vietnamese kiem

    A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.

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  • Japanese nanban tsuba

    A nanban tsuba

    A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.

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  • Nanban tsuba with christian orb

    A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

    A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

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  • Asian export sword guard

    Chinese export sword guard

    An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

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  • Large daoist jian

    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 jian

    Ming militia sword

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

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  • Chinese scholar's sword

    A Chinese scholar's sword

    Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jiàn (劍) was traditi

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  • naginata-saber

    Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"

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

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  • Sumatran saber

    Silver mounted Sumatran saber

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

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  • Ottoman bichaq

    Ottoman bichaq (knife)

    Description An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like

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  • Manchu knife

    A large Manchu knife

    Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

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  • Chinese trousse

    Chinese trousse set with glass trinkets

    Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co

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