Qing military rattan shield production
Translation of a page from Qing regulations that describes the production of the Qing military rattan shield.
Thai gilded silver niello sword
Straight gold inlaid blade and silver-gilt niello mounts.
Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board
Khyber knife
The English name for the peculiar slashing weapon used around the Khyber pass.
Unusual khyber knife
With forge folded, overlaid blade.
Unusual Vietnamese trường đao
With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.
Transcaucasian kindjal
With a rare single-edged blade with tight fullering.
A Tonkinese saber
Northern Vietnam, 19th century
Agate hilted wootz khanjar
Nice Persian dagger with fine wootz blade and unusual hilt material.
Broken Tibetan quiver
A once fine example that had a bit of a rough life.
Qianmen war arrows
I am a bit of an arrow fetishist.
Ainu dagger
Called kuttom-ushbe in the local language. This one mounted in deer antler mounts.
Miniature Ainu makiri
Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.
Silver overlaid Tibetan shortsword
With a rare, finely forged double hairpin blade.
Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet
The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.
Painted conical bamboo helmet
Description
An old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wore.
Twisted hilt knife
Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.
Inlaid lacquer trousse set
Unusual Chinese trousse set with "friends of winter" theme.
Large Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
Canton tsuba with ship
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Five dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
Tibetan nomad's whip end
An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.
Repeating pellet crossbow stock
A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.
Outstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
Southern Chinese húdiédāo set
Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.
Chinese matchlock pistol
The first of its kind I've ever seen on the market.
Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.
Ceremonial arrowhead
Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.
Chinese village dāo
A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.
Qing páidāo (shield knife)
With Tongzhi reign marks, corresponding to the year 1863.
Chinese jade hilted knife
With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.
Tibetan nomad's whip
Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.
Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn
Long yet light, with unusual flower-shaped iron guard.
Hǔyádāo (虎牙刀), "tiger tooth sword"
Mandarin name of a Chinese-edged weapon with a 1:1 hilt-blade ratio.
Southern Bannermen Hǔyádāo
A pair, both with Banner markings, one Manchu and one Hanjun.
Solo court keris
With raised gold overlay and gilt-enamel
Persian wootz armor set
Consisting of shield, helmet and arm protector.
Old Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
Silver overlaid pèidāo
A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.
Punjabi khanda for court of Ratlam
The hilt carries an inscription dating it to 1841.
Fine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
Large sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
Garsoee katar
An enigmatic type of katar produced in various places in India.
Indian jade hilted dagger
With wootz blade and the jade hilt set with small rubies.
kundan (कुंदन)
It literally means "gold" but is also a technique for setting gems into brittle surfaces.
Ganga Jamni decorated kard
Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting colors, usually gold and silver, in inlay or overlay work.