Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
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Sōshū sword with tachi koshirae
Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.
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South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
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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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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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Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
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Firanghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
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Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel
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Korean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
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North Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
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A notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
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Cambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
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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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The O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
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An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
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Vietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye
Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.
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Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
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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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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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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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Dagestani shashka dated 1912
A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.
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Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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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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Good late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
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Kutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
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Han Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
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