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Early Mughal kapwah

An over 400-year-old Mughal court dagger. Once lavishly decorated with gold.

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Rare iconographic Mongolian style knife

Introduction Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ru

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Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.

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Southern Chinese saber

Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.

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A very good ul-pihiya

A Sinhalese knife with lavish silver mounts and overlay.

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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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A Chinese headman's sword

Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.

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Chinese matchlock pistol

The first of its kind I've ever seen on the market.

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Longquan jiàn by Qian Zi Hao

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

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Qing Bannerman's helmet

Of a type worn among others by the Valiant Cavalry.

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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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Southern Indian child's talwar

With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.

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Southern Chinese saber

Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for

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Republican jian with etched blade

Description A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chines

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Antique Qing quiver

A quiver of the late Qing dynasty.

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A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

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Vietnamese ceremonial saber

A magnificent example of a Vietnamese ceremonial saber, or guőm.

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South Indian loop hilted dagger

Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )

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Large Shan dha

With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.

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A Mindan / Yamethin dha

With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.

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Fine Bhutanese dagger

With heavy silver mounts, pierced and chiseled.

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A Deccan chilanum

With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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Broad 17th century Chinese saber

Yet another type that I had not yet seen before.

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A fine bichuwa with gold decor

A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.

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Palembang twist-core pedang

A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.

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A Sinhalese spear

A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.

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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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A South Nias belatu salà

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

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Punjabi koftgari lockbox

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

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Bark wrapped Ainu makiri

A slender makiri with a bark wrapped scabbard.

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South Nias gari matuwà

A nice belatu with the rarer gari matuwà style blade.

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18th century Chinese saber

With fine blade, of liuyedao form with a gentle curvature.

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Republican period fighting jian

A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.

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Heavy Manchu war or strength bow

With an estimated draw weight of 160-200 pounds.

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Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark

Often mistaken for true Qianlong work.

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Silver mounted Sumatran saber

With inscription that reads: Raja Pagaruyung or "ruler of Pagaruyung".

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Indian pata with Solingen blade

With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.

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A katar with true inlay decoration

Late 17th century. With wootz blade and enamel chape.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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Very good hudiedao set

With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

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Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.

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Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army

Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.

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Chinese jade hilted knife

With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.

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Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.

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Chinese garlic mace

Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.

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Central Asian dated kard 1709

With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.

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Flame backed double swords

With dramatically shaped blades and inlaid hilts.

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Peidao in iron fangshi mounts

Introduction The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use

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Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

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Katana in horse theme koshirae

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

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Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

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