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Japanese inspired Asian sword

Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees who settled along the coast.

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Silver mounted dha

With entirely silver covered hilt and silver mounts on scabbard.

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Burmese dha with interesting blade

With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.

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Plain dha with baldric

Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.

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Caucasian silver niello miquelet pistol

Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.

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Dagestani shashka dated 1912

A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.

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Bali buntel mayat keris

Bali keris with fine slanted wrapped pamor, considered to be one of the most powerful pamor.

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Very good hachiwari

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

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Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.

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Yidao guard

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

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Vietnamese wooden shield

Rare type of rectangular wooden shield from Vietnam.

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A fine Korean eunjangdo

With all silver construction, including the blade.

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Vietnamese shortsword

A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.

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Katana in horse theme koshirae

Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.

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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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Shimosaka o-tantō

N.B.T.H.K. Hozon with a set of Nanban-style koshirae with signed tsuba.

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Southern katar with thick point

The blade with an extremely thick point on a very thin blade.

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Double bladed katar

Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.

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Northern wootz katar

With different types of decor on either side of the hilt.

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Vijayanagara hooded katar

With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.

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Very fine Mindan dha

Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.

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Sword hilted khukurī

A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.

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Qing peidao with gold grooves

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

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Slender chilanum dagger

Of elegant form with very crisp blade.

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Jade bamboo hilted knife

With spinach green jade handle and carved buffalo horn scabbard.

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Sosun pattah with twistcore blade

The hilt with overlay of the finest quality of the period

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16th century left-hand dagger

Nice European parrying dagger, possibly German or Swiss.

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Talwar with 1693 dated blade

With later, elaborately chiseled hilt of very fine quality.

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Sikh fighting chakram

A sharp, heavier user. Not the flimsy type usually encountered.

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Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

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Unusual South Nias sword

Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.

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Deccan firanghi with silver overlay

The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.

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Interesting kirach with dated hilt

Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.

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Fine 17th century pattissa

The enormous blade made of fine, boldly contrasting wootz steel.

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Large Ngombe throwing knife

The great size is quite unusual for this type of knife.

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Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

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

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Chinese ring pommeled knife

Of a type used by bandits, brigands, pirates, and the like.

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Chinese tiěbiān mace

A Chinese "sword breaker" with the rarer, bamboo-sectioned rod.

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Longquan jiàn by Qian Zi Hao

A Chinese shortsword made by a well-known Longquan maker.

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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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Chinese fighting carrying pole

A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.

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Chinese demon head saber

Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt

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Early Indian shield

Made of thick lacquered hide, with a single brass boss

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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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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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Southeast Asian sword club

This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.

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South Nias gari matuwà

A nice belatu with the rarer gari matuwà style blade.

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Rare Ainu kuttom-ushbe

A luxury Ainu knife styled after the Japanese tantō.

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Unusual Ainu knife

Resembling a makiri but with the blade's edge on the opposite side.

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Ainu knife

Of a typical style used in Hokkaido in the 19th century.

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Bark wrapped Ainu makiri

A slender makiri with a bark wrapped scabbard.

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Fine Ainu makiri

An exceptionally well-carved Ainu knife.

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