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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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  • Golden groove peidao logo

    Qing peidao with gold grooves

    With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.

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  • Jade hilted Qing imperial court dagger logo

    Qing imperial jade hilted dagger

    An extremely rare dagger, made in the Qing court workshops.

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  • Tametsugu logo

    Sōshū sword with tachi koshirae

    Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.

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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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  • Chinese twist-core saber

    Rare Chinese twist-core saber

    Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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  • Liuyedao with fine blade

    Liuyedao with very good blade

    DescriptionThis Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithi

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  • Korean bowcase and quiver logo

    Korean bowcase & quiver

    A very rare matching set of Korean bowcase and quiver.

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  • Qing peidao with silver overlay logo

    Silver overlaid pèidāo

    A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.

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  • Rare Korean saber chilseong geom logo

    A rare chilseong-geom

    A rare Korean saber with ray-skin grip and scabbard and silver overlaid iron mounts.

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  • Twistcore peidao logo

    Qing twistcore peidao

    A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.

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  • Musashi Taro Yasukuni katana logo

    Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

    Signed, ubu. Complete with tasteful koshirae and Hozon papers.

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  • Kunikiyo wakizashi with horimono tested by Yamano 2 body cut

    Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut

    A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.

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  • Golden sabiki logo

    Gilt Ottoman made sabiki

    The long version of the jambiya, with blackened, gold inlaid blade.

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  • Ottoman pala beset with coral and turquoises

    An Ottoman coral studded pala

    With gilt copper scabbard and multi-row twist-core blade.

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  • Daoist shuangjian

    Lóngquán Daoist shuāngjiàn

    A very good set of Daoist straightswords in a single scabbard. There is a lot to see here, but I will start with the…

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  • Persian erotic dagger hilt logo

    Persian dagger with erotic scene

    The walrus ivory hilt is expertly carved. The blade is wootz with fine gold overlay.

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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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  • Qing bowcase and quiver

    Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

    With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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  • Bhutanese shortsword logo

    Bhutanese shortsword

    From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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  • Ming - Qing transition period saber

    Early Qing saber

    A rare Chinese officer's saber of the 17th century.

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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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  • 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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  • Rukai shortsword logo

    Fine Taiwanese chieftain's sword

    A very ornate example worn by chieftains of the Rukai and Paiwan tribes of Southern Taiwan.

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  • Antique Korean ceremonial saber logo

    Korean ceremonial saber

    Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".

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  • Mail shirt

    Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

    With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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  • Korean jangdo

    Golden inlaid Korean jangdo

    Made of blackened copper-gold alloy, finely inlaid with poems in pure gold.

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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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  • A notable Bhutanese sword logo

    A notable Bhutanese sword

    Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".

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  • Cambodian long saber logo

    Cambodian long saber

    Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.

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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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  • Ottoman knife by Manceaux, Paris

    Ottoman knife by Manceaux, Paris

    Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.

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  • Tibetan or Mongolian bow case logo

    Early Tibetan or Mongol bow case

    With gold and black painted face with geometric decor.

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  •  A fine Chinese yanchidao

    A fine Chinese yànchìdāo

    It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.

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  • Momoyama kabuto

    Golden kabuto with iron menpo

    A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.

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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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  • Paiwan tjakit logo

    Paiwan tjakit with provenance

    It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.

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  • Antique Chinese changdao logo

    An antique chángdāo

    Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.

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  • Jinchuan quiver logo

    Rare Jinchuan quiver

    With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.

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  • Sindh presentation katar

    A katar from Sindh

    With markings suggesting it was a wedding gift, presented in 1832.

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  • A Balkan boyliya paragun logo

    A fine "boyliya" paragun

    One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.

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  • Sukesada

    Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

    With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

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  • Ainu tanto logo

    Rare Ainu kuttom-ushbe

    A luxury Ainu knife styled after the Japanese tantō.

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  • Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

    Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

    Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.

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  • Chinese yidao guard logo

    Yidao guard

    Exceptionally large pierced iron guard for a Chinese yidao; "virtuous saber".

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  • Southern Chinese bannerman huyadao

    Southern Bannermen Hǔyádāo

    A pair, both with Banner markings, one Manchu and one Hanjun.

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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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  • Chinese rattan tiger shield logo

    Chinese tiger shield

    A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.

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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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  • Early Chinese saber with raised backedge logo

    Early yútóudāo

    With influences from several cultures that are rarely seen on a single blade.

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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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  • Hachiwari

    Very good hachiwari

    Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…

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