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An orange Qing dynasty banner

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

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A Japanese wari-kōgai

Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

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Three Indian war arrows

Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.

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Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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Chinese target arrow

With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.

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Converted Chinese guard

A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

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Japanese steel plate

Worked in repousse, possibly once part of an ornamental piece of armor.

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Vietnamese knife

A simple early 20th-century fighting dagger with ribbed grip.

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Unusual dragon gate guard

Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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Two Indian flight arrows

Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.

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"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

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A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow

This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.

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Peranakan "pending" buckle

Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.

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A humble service khukurī

A 19th-century piece with a simple blade but nicely carved hilt.

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Afghan sickle, called lohar

Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.

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An eccentric khukurī

With engraved spine and unusual all brass pommel.

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Montagnard short saber

Of the hill peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

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A giant piso raout

An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.

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A south Indian ankus head

South India, made of chiseled iron with bird-bodied yali creatures.

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A parakeet shaped ankus head

Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.

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Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box

Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.

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Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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Bhutanese dagger

With narrow blade and all brass mounts.

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Three Indian anti-siege arrows

Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.

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Chinese ring pommeled knife

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

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An Acehnese rencong

A peculiar form of dagger found on the northern part of the island of Sumatra.

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Vietnamese single edged spearhead

Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.

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Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

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Classic Choshu ship tsuba

The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

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Ono school ship tsuba

Description A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called “kazeh

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Bird head sewar dagger

A charming little sewar dagger from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Pesh kabz with horn plated hilt

An excellently designed thrusting dagger with T-spine and sharp tip.

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An Edo period kankyûtô

A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

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Sawasa style iron guard

Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

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Indian spearheads and butt

A set for the beginning collector.

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Balinese keris

A classic example with an older blade and timaha wood scabbard.

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Half bone hilted khukurī

With wide blade and a two-tone hilt in cattle bone and wood, capped with brass.

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19th century military khukurī

A workhorse with a stamped mark at the base of the blade.

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Chin nicotine flask

A very rare flask used by Chin men of Burma for sipping nicotine water.

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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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Indonesian colonial military saber

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

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Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

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Tibetan spearhead

Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.

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Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

Description A fairly unusual piece, of eight-lobed design.

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Dayak dart quiver with darts

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

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Antique Chinese spearhead

Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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Antique Chinese spearhead 3

Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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Wood hilted dahmjaun

With iron ferrule and copper and silver overlaid blade.

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Silver overlaid talwar hilt

Never mounted, still with the shop's wooden stopper.

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Japanese tsuba in Canton style

Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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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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Chinese iron ruler

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

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