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Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword

A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.

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Chinese cavalry matchlock

Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the

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Niuweidao - oxtail saber

Description An early Republican period niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "ox

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Antique Qing quiver

A quiver of the late Qing dynasty.

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A very good Chinese jian

Representing the height of the sword maker's art of its period.

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An exceptional khyber sword

The sword of the tribes living in and near the Khyber pass.

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A fine Chinese trousse set

In emerald green scabbard and with fan case.

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A rare Philippine fighting knife

A rare Philippine fighting knife, probably from Luzon island. It has a very well-made blade.

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A peudeueng peusangan

From the Aceh region, described locally as peudeueng peusangan with a "hulu meu apet" or Indian styled basket hilt.

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A Chinese woyaodao

Introduction The ridged and facetted blade shape that is so well known

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An Indian kard dagger

With a good quality wootz blade.

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Chinese war flail

Introduction Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity

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A signed Vietnamese fighting saber

Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietna

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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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An orange Qing dynasty banner

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

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Fine Bhutanese dozum

With heavy mounts executed in silver.

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All-metal ceremonial guom

With captured French blade, ground down to fit.

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An unusual dha

An unusual dha with features of various cultures.

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Ming dandao

With rare raised backedge.

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Rare Chinese twist-core saber

Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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16th century Vietnamese saber

Showing the strong Japanese influence on Vietnamese sword making of the time.

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Broad 17th century Chinese saber

Yet another type that I had not yet seen before.

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Chinese saber with yatağan style blade

An extremely rare and possibly unique type of Chinese officer's saber, or peidao, of the 18th century.

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A good early dadao

Introduction The dadao is the iconic weapon of republican

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Chinese yanyuedao

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

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Chinese iron ruler

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

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The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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Old Cham sword

In excavated condition. Probably 15th-17th century.

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A notable Bhutanese sword

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

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Fine Vietnamese saber

Introduction Most antique Vietnamese sabers on the mar

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Vijayanagara hooded katar

With a shield that reminds of Deccan cuirasses.

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An Indian matchlock musket

A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.

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An antique Chinese practice sword

With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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A Sinhalese kasthāné

An impressively large kasthāné, dating from the 18th century.

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A Qing imperial quiver

From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…

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An unusual pihiya (piha kaetta)

Probably from the late Kandyan period.

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Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber

An unusual Vietnamese officer saber of the 19th century, with an all-horn hilt.

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Vietnamese officer saber

General introduction Ornate Vietnamese guőm (

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Large jian with saber guard

Built around an excellent sanmei blade.

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Vietnamese matchlock

A nice example with fossil elephant or mastodon molar butt plates.

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Vietnamese musket with silver lock

Cochinchina, second half of the 18th century.

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A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock

General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inl

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Very fine Ottoman bow

Signed by its maker Haci Gavsî, and its decorator Tevfik.

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An ivory hilted kiem

The grip made of a single piece, worked in high relief.

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A Burmese dha with openwork handle

Made of a single piece of ivory, with a kneeling figure in its base.

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Trousse with "horse-tooth" blade

Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.

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A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)

Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.

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Antique Miaodao

Miaodao simply being a more recent name for the wodao.

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Very fine Sikin Panjang

With triple tiered golden crown with enamel decor.

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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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A talwar with "lehria" chevron blade

With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.

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A Vietnamese kiem

A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.

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