Exceptional dpa'dam with gilt mounts

One of the finest Tibetan dpa'dam around with thick gilding still intact.

Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook

A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.

Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

Pa tam (པ་ཏམ་)

Tibetan word for a sword worn at the waist.

Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)

Tibetan name for their typical dress sword.

A rare Jinchuan sword

A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.

An outstanding Tibetan sword

A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.

A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam

Introduction

The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged sword usually

A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)

Description

A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.

Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword

A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.