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Jūmonji yari (hozon)

A fine cross-shaped yari made by Enju Nobakatsu, with NBTHK Hozon papers.

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Yari with kusabi-hi

Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.

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Persian wootz axe

With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.

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Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

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Chinese crescent tipped maces

A highly unusual set of paired maces with crescent tips.

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Chinese garlic mace

Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.

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A Persian crescent axe

With lacquered shaft. Previously sold at Sotheby's in 1985.

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Wavy Chinese spearhead

Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

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Chinese báitóng whip

A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.

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Antique Chinese spearhead 3

Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo

A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

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An interesting Japanese yari

Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

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Qing military rank badge

Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.

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Qing piandao polearm

Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

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Ming style spearhead

A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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Tibetan style pierced saddle plate

With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"

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Chinese forked mace

A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.

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Chinese bronze mace (tóngjiǎn)

With large dragon head collar piece.

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Chinese crescent moon weapons

Unusual set of paired Chinese maces of good workmanship.

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Antique Chinese bronze mace

Introduction Chinese civilian martial artists used a wide variety of weapons.

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A Japanese kusarigama

The Japanese kusarigama is a variation of the gama, a scythe-like weapon that

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Chinese tiger fork

One of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese, 1719

Description A Japanese volume from the 唐土訓蒙圖彚 or "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Ch

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Antique wootz Qur'an box

Description This very well-made box is entirely made of wootz steel.

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Chinese sword breaker

With tapering blade, hollow ground on each side to make the edges slightly sharper.

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A Chinese sword breaker (jian)

Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc

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Qing dynasty imperial edict box

Used to move imperial orders from the emperor’s quarters to the recipient.

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Chinese javelin head

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

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Chinese iron ruler

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

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Chinese yanyuedao

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

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An orange Qing dynasty banner

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

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Chinese war flail

Introduction Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity

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