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  • Ming militia jian logo

    Early militia jian

    An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.

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  • Oxtail saber

    Niuweidao - oxtail saber

    DESCRIPTION A late Qing dynasty niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "oxtail sa

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  • Militia dao

    Ming militia dao

    From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

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  • Kuiwen shuang duanjian logo

    Chinese paired shortswords

    Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

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  • Talwar with Mamluk style blade decor

    Talwar with Mamluk style blade

    In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.

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  • Chinese double swords with hook

    Double shortswords with belt hook

    A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

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  • Qing militia jian

    Seven stars militia jian

    A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.

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  • Antique Chinese practice sword logo

    An antique Chinese practice sword

    With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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  • Carved scabbard shuangjian logo

    Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

    A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.

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  • Late qing duanjian

    Republican duanjian with good blade

    Description An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, o

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  • Yatagan dated 1790-91 logo

    Yatağan dated 1790-1791

    An old warhorse with several repairs.

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  • Republican dadao

    1930's Republican dàdāo

    Of the exact type seen in use by the famous 29th Route Army.

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  • Iron mounted republican jian

    Late iron mounted jian

    A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.

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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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  • Early duanjian logo

    Early Chinese shortsword

    A classic duanjian, but of somewhat earlier manufacture than most.

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  • Chinese saber with curved hilt

    Early Chinese duǎndāo

    With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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  • Demon repeller

    The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

    Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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  • Chinese hook logo

    A Chinese hook sword

    A rather well-made example of its type.

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  • Cantonese saber logo

    Cantonese saber

    With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

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  • Tibetan pierced iron shortsword logo

    Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

    With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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  • Hudiedao

    Hudiedao set

    Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords p

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  • Wide bladed hudiedao

    Antique wide bladed hudiedao

    Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to t

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  • Niuweidao logo

    An early form niúwěidāo

    With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.

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  • Jun Huo Ju saber logo

    Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

    Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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  • Dai dha overall

    Fine Chinese Shan dha

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

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  • Chinese hudiedao set logo

    A good pair of butterfly swords

    Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords p

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  • Chinese double jian set

    Chinese double shortswords

    A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.

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  • Late Qing jian

    Late Qing jian

    A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.

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  • Handachi wakizashi

    Handachi mounted wakizashi

    With Nanban-style guard and kozuka. Signed Fujiwara Hisayoshi.

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  • Ming militia jian

    Ming militia sword

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

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  • Village militia dadao

    Village militia dadao

    Description A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to th

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  • Medium length Chinese straightsword jian logo

    Chinese medium size jian

    A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.

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  • Jun Huo Ju Shuangshoudao logo

    Jūn Huǒ Jú-made shuāng shǒudāo

    Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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  • Afghan military saber logo

    Afghan military saber

    With an armory stamp dated Hijri 1326, corresponding to about 1908.

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  • Burmese hilted wakizashi in Indian scabbard logo

    Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

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

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  • Ottoman sword with twist-core blade

    Ottoman Turkish ribbon sword

    A remarkable example of bladesmithing with a 5 row twist-core pattern that meanders over the blade.

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  • Qing liedao

    Large Chinese hunting knife

    With fine blade in recent polish. With resting scabbard.

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  • Western Chinese dao logo

    An unusual minority dao

    The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.

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  • A Chinese executioners sword logo

    A Chinese headman's sword

    Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.

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  • A southern dao logo

    Southern Chinese saber

    Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.

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  • Qianlong marked jian

    Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark

    Introduction This sword is part of a group of very similar swords.

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  • Chinese saber logo

    Southern Chinese saber

    Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for

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  • Republican period jian logo

    Republican jian with etched blade

    Description A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chines

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  • 18th century Chinese saber logo

    18th century Chinese saber

    With fine blade, of liuyedao form with a gentle curvature.

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  • Republican period jian logo

    Republican period fighting jian

    A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.

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  • Wootz shamshir lahore hilt

    Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

    Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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  • Hudiedao logo

    Very good hudiedao set

    With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

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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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  • 18th-century peidao in iron fangshi mounts

    Peidao in iron fangshi mounts

    Introduction The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use

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  • Chaoyang saber logo

    Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army

    Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.

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  • Hui dadao

    Chinese Hui sword

    A peculiar Chinese dadao with markings attributing it to a Hui army or battallion.

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  • 19th century Qing military saber

    19th century Qing military saber

    With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.

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