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North Nias si euli

A peculiar type of knife worn in the north of Nias.

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Slender hudiedao pair

A classic example of the narrow military type, with brass guards.

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Tibetan bowcase and quiver

Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.

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Hudiedao set with scabbard

Classic pair of Southern Chinese butterfly swords.

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Qing twistcore peidao

A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.

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Group of arms from Tonkin

Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.

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Korean bowcase & quiver

A very rare matching set of Korean bowcase and quiver.

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Korean horn bow set

An old Korean hornbow from the 50s or 60s with string and arrows.

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Chinese tiger shield

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

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Khmer dagger

A rare thousand-year-old dagger from the Khmer empire.

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Malabar coast Moplah sword

A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.

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Gilt Ottoman made sabiki

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

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Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok

The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.

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Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard

It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.

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Punjabi koftgari lockbox

Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.

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Tibetan oracle crown skull

A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.

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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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Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.

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Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

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Jūmonji yari (hozon)

A fine cross-shaped yari made by Enju Nobakatsu, with NBTHK Hozon papers.

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Yari with kusabi-hi

Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.

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Suneate with Dutch leather

A pair of Samurai shin protectors finished with Dutch "goudleer".

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Handachi mounted wakizashi

With Nanban-style guard and kozuka. Signed Fujiwara Hisayoshi.

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A South Nias belatu salà

Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.

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Tonkinese saber

Collected by Victor Auguste Robin, a senior officer of the Tonkin expeditionary force 1885-1887.

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Nimble Vietnamese saber

With a narrow, double fullered blade and sharp tip and brass mounts in the earlier style.

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Rare Modang Mandau

With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.

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A giant piso raout

An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.

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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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Montagnard short saber

Of the hill peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

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Golden kabuto with iron menpo

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

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Maori taiaha war staff

Of the practical fighting type, made of a dense wood known as eroa.

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Bikaner lance head

With square cross-section point and several Bikaner armory markings.

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Fine inlaid sikin panjang

Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.

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Signed Chinese rattan shield

This one has the early, peaked form and is signed by its maker.

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A Solomon islands plaited bow

Made of palm wood, entirely decorated with plaited work.

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Sulawesi sword with VOC blade

A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.

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Indonesian colonial military saber

In quasi European style with a stirrup hilt and Dutch-style leather scabbard.

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West-Javanese gobang

The sword of the Sundanese people of the Preanger highlands.

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West-Javanese stiletto dagger

Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.

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Polished Sino-Vietnamese dagger

A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.

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Large Chinese hunting knife

With fine blade in recent polish. With resting scabbard.

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Persian wootz double spearhead

Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.

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Persian wootz spearhead

Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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Dayak dart quiver with darts

Complete with a large number of darts, some with poisoned tips.

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Fine Dayak blowgun

Long piece, original length, with aso motif inlaid in blade.

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Goat hilted Khyber sword

With gold plated hilt and pattern welded blade.

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Flame backed double swords

With dramatically shaped blades and inlaid hilts.

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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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Solingen blade with pata hilt

Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

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Bhutanese shortsword

From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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