Gōng shāo (弓弰)
Chinese term for "bow ear".
Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.
Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".
A fine Sinhalese bow
Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.
Sinhalese lacquer work
Sri Lankan craftsmen used methods of applying decorative lacquer that did not involve a brush to great effect.
Unusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
Qing bow glossary
A glossary of terminology regarding the Manchu style bow that was in common use during the Qing dynasty.
Qing military rank badge
Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.
Large wootz talwar
The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.
A South Indian khanjarli
A fine, early example with silver-plated details.
Ī-vaḍuvō
Literally "arrow-makers", a Sinhalese class of craftsmen that did wood turning and lacquer work.
Patura
Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that consists of elongated triangles with two sides of equal length.
Gal-bindu (ගල් බින්දු)
A Sinhalese decorative motif in lacquer that consists of diamond shapes.
Nanban tetsu (南蠻鉃)
Literally: Southern barbarian steel.
Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu
A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.
A finely forged kora
With very good pattern welded blade, complete with scabbard.
Very fine ceremonial gươm
An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung
With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.
Anggûta
Manchu word for the washer at the back of a sword pommel.
Turu
Manchu word for saber lanyard.
Sirdan sele
Manchu for the suspension bar on top of a sword scabbard.
Tebeliyeku
Manchu for the suspension bands on a sword scabbard.
Dubei toldohon
Manchu for the fittings on either end of the scabbard.
Homhon
Manchu word for scabbard.
fesin-i toldohon
Manchu word for sword grip ferrule.
Guye
Language: Manchu
Source: Classical literature
Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".
Téngpái (藤牌)
The Chinese rattan shield
Southern Chinese double knives
With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.
Burmese double knives
A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.
Ivory hilted dha
An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.
Thuda
Sinhala for the point of a sword blade.
Agissa
Sinhala term for the edge on a sword blade.
Peeli
Sinhala for grooves on a blade. (Fullers).
Isa
Sinhala for "blade".
Kadu patha
Sinhala for "blade".
Alluva
Sinhala for side plates on a sword.
Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.
Vari sārkawa
Sinhala for the quillons on a Sinhalese sword.
Ath häde
Sinhala for "knuckle guard".
Ath väsma
Sinhala term given by Deraniyagala for "knuckle guard".
Siṃha mūnu mitta
Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"
Mitta
Sinhala for "hilt".
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
A large pihiya kättha
A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.
Dāo fēng (刀鋒)
The point of a blade.
Dāo bèi (刀背)
Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.
Sǔn (榫)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Tóngjiǎn (銅鐧)
Chinese for a bronze mace.