Good late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
Chinese medium size jian
A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.
Double shortswords with belt hook
A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.
Chinese paired shortswords
Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.
Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard
A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.
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 blades.
A Chinese headman's sword
Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.
Gim (劍)
The Cantonese word for the Chinese straightsword.
A fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.
Late Qing jian
A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.
Late iron mounted jian
A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.
Seven stars militia jian
A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.
Shuāngjiàn (雙劍)
Chinese for double straightsword.
Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
Sǔn (榫)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Qiào kǒugū (鞘口箍)
Qing Chinese for the mouthpiece of a scabbard.
Early militia jian
An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.
Tuánliàn jiàn (團練劍)
The Chinese militia jian. A simple, practical version of the Chinese straightsword.
Jiàn (劍)
The Chinese straightsword.
Chinese double shortswords
A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.
Republican jian with etched blade
Description
A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chinese Republican period.
Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark
Often mistaken for true Qianlong work.
Shuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.
A Chinese scholar's sword
Introduction
The Chinese straightsword or jiàn (劍) was traditionally the side-arm
Ming militia sword
An honest, unpretentious fighting weapon of the Ming-Qing period.
Large Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
Large jian with saber guard
Built around an excellent sanmei blade.
The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword
Introduction
The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was the side arm of the Ch
