Items | Mandarin Mansion

Fine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809

Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.

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Indian pata with Solingen blade

With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.

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French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.

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Unusual Taiwanese sword

With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

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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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Talwar hilted shamshir

With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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A fine south Nias telögu

With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.

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An unusual minority dao

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

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Plain mounted Mindan dha

Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.

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Early silver Burmese dha

With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.

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Tribal Kachin dha

A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.

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Parang nabur with báitóng hilt

These sabers from Kalimantan exhibit a mix of European, Islamic, and local styles.

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A fine late Qing jian

A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.

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Cantonese saber

With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

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Southern Chinese saber

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

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An early form niúwěidāo

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

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Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

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

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Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

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

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Early Indian khanda

An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.

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Early Indian fighting sword

With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.

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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

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A Mindan / Yamethin dha

With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.

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Large Shan dha

With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.

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Mindan dha with agate pommel

Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.

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Late Qing jian

A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.

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Late iron mounted jian

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

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Ming militia dao

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

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Seven stars militia jian

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

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Chinese Hui sword

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

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Burmese dha dated 1928

A nice example that can serve as a benchmark to help date others.

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Tibetan shortsword from Ladakh

With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.

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Sikkim "ban" sword

With finer forge folded blade than most of its type.

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Qijiadao in Vince Evans mounts

The 17th-century blade is mounted in fittings designed by Philip Tom and executed by Vince Evans some 20 years ago.

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A finely forged kora

With very good pattern welded blade, complete with scabbard.

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1930's Republican dàdāo

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

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Vietnamese officer gươm

With staghorn grip finely carved with plum blossoms.

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Vietnamese officer's gươm

Of a late 19th century type with a silver-backed hardwood grip.

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Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.

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Ceremonial gươm truòng

Of an all-wooden construction, simulating a sheathed long saber.

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Vijayanagara "pata"

A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.

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Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

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The Rundle dha of 1898

A signed and dated Burmese dha.

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Ivory hilted dha

An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.

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Burmese sword carbine

A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.

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Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.

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Sikin panjang with double crown

A typical example of the better sikin panjang with a golden crown.

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A very good Afghan pulouar

With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.

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Fangshi officer's saber

With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.

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Early yútóudāo

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

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