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A Sinhalese kirichchiya

A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.

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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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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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Chinese iron ruler

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

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Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao

Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.

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Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

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Tribal Kachin dha

A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.

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Large khukurī with inlaid hilt

Late 19th century with a good, well-made blade.

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Various Indian arrows

An assortment of Indian arrows with various heads.

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Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.

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A Kenyah Dayak mandau sword

The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.

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Rooster fight kozuka

Executed in gold and silver on a shakudō nanako base, with golden back.

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A Solomon islands plaited bow

Made of palm wood, entirely decorated with plaited work.

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West-Javanese stiletto dagger

Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.

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Ming style spearhead

A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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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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Ganga Jamni decorated kard

Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting…

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Repeating pellet crossbow stock

A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.

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Twisted hilt knife

Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.

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South Indian spear butt

Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.

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Fine Peranakan belt buckle

This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.

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Iron ship sword guard

A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

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A nanban tsuba

A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.

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A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

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Pashtun dagger

With blonde horn grip scales and brass plated scabbard.

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Korean knife or eunjangdo

Description A small Korean knife called eunjangdo, literally "

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Simple hooded katar

Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.

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Early chilanum hilt

An old bronze hilt in the shape of chilanum hilts.

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Large silver mounted khukuri

With pierced mounts and velvet-covered scabbard.

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Khukurī in wooden scabbard

The scabbard carved as to closely mimic a tooled leather scabbard.

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Painted conical bamboo helmet

DescriptionAn old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wor

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Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.

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Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

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Jamdhar katari

A Hindu dagger following an ancient style that was preserved in Afghanistan.

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A large Manchu knife

Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

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Sadeli walking cane

Covered almost entirely in very fine "sadeli" marquetry that is associated primarily with Gujarat.

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A good old khukurī

Of late 19th century make, with a very good blade.

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A trousse khukurī

Its scabbard with 12 pockets, with 10 of the items remaining.

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Rare beladau lebar dagger

A rare type of dagger from South Kalimantan, loosely based on Islamic daggers seen worn by traders.

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A deconstructed Qing bow

For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

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Southeast Asian sword club

This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.

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Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

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Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet

The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.

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Black velvet Beijing hat

The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.

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SE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)

In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.

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Sabiki or "Wahhabite jambiya"

With a long, sword-like blade characteristic of this type. With original belt.

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Fine Canton-style export sword guard

Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them

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Early militia jian

An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.

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