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Jīnchuān shortsword

Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.

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Jūn Huǒ Jú-made shuāng shǒudāo

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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A Murut parapat

The sword of the Murut headhunters of northern Borneo.

€900,-
A streaked lin gin

These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.

€1700,-
Chinese medium size jian

A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.

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Double shortswords with belt hook

A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

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Chinese paired shortswords

Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

€650,-
Early Chinese shortsword

A classic duanjian, but of somewhat earlier manufacture than most.

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Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.

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Unusual Chinese saber

Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.

€800,-
SE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)

In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.

€600,-
An old dha (carbon 14 dated)

Found in excavated condition, published with results of c-14 and XRF analysis.

€1100,-
The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha

Collected by a Russian prince from the hill peoples of central Vietnam in 1892.

€1500,-
Large Atayal lalaw sword

A particularly nice example with 120 iron bands holding the blade.

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Ainu sword in Japanese polish

Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.

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An excavated dha sword

With heavy blade and copper alloy hilt and lobed guard.

€700,-
Acehnese peudeueng

With Hindu style basket hilt and local blade in European style.

€1200,-
A Karo Batak kalasan sword

An almost textbook example of a silver-plated kalasan.

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Toba Batak sword

With cast-bronze guarding figure hilt.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

In original condition and period finish. Some losses, no repairs.

€650,-
Signed húdiédāo set

Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.

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Lóngquán Daoist shuāngjiàn

A very good set of Daoist straightswords in a single scabbard. There is a lot to see here, but I will start with the…

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A sawasa hunting hanger

Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.

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A Chinese headman's sword

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

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Unusual Indian zulfiqar sword

With bifurcated S-shaped blade in talwar hilt.

€2000,-
Qing fangshi soldier's saber

A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

€2200,-
Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard

With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.

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Talwar with Mamluk style blade

In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.

€750,-
A Palembang sword with British blade

With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.

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A kirach with hunting scenes

Its blade pattern-welded and chiseled with designs of hunters and animals.

€3200,-
Fine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809

Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.

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Yatağan dated 1790-1791

An old warhorse with several repairs.

€900,-
Indian pata with Solingen blade

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

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French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.

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Unusual Taiwanese sword

With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

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Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€9500,-
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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A fine mandau

With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.

€900,-
A Kenyah mandau

The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.

€600,-
Talwar hilted shamshir

With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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A fine south Nias telögu

With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.

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An unusual minority dao

The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.

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Brass mounted Thai dáap

Description A charming and somewhat unusual example of a Thai dáap (ดาบ).

€675,-
Plain mounted Mindan dha

Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.

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Early silver Burmese dha

With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.

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Burmese silver overlaid dha

On a sturdy, user-grade blade with temper line.

€700,-
A Kenyah Dayak mandau sword

The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.

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Tribal Kachin dha

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

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