Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
House of Aviz tsuba
A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.
Lěngyànjù (冷豔鋸)
Nickname for Guan Yu's "Green Dragon Crescent Blade".
Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.
Siṃha
Sinhalese for "lion". The national symbol of the Sinhalese people.
Zulfiqar
An Islamic legendary sword.
Běidǒu (北斗)
The Seven Stars of the "the Big Dipper". An important constellation in traditional Chinese philosophy and religion.
Liya-pata
A type of Sinhalese decorative work consisting of scrolls.
Liya-vẹla
A type of Sinhalese decorative work consisting of repetitive floral motifs.
Kīrtimukha
An all-devouring creature that is used across Asia as an auspicious decorative element.
Tāotiè (饕餮)
Tāotiè (饕餮) is a mythical creature that is used as a decorative element.
A "churi chenm" sword
A fine example of a Bhutanese shortsword with "churi chenm" scabbard.
Churi chenm
A type of Bhutanese sword with a triple "W" pattern on its silver-clad scabbard.
Tanjore spearhead
Description
A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped blade.
Antique Chinese jian
A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.
A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
Ten avatars of Vishnu katar
Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"
Large Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction
A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inlays are in
An antique Chinese practice sword
With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.
A notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword
Introduction
The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was the side arm