Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.For sale
Qing twistcore peidao
A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.Sold
Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber
Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.Sold
Liuyedao with very good blade
Description
This Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithing at its best.
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Cantonese saber
With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.Sold
Southern Chinese saber
Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.Sold
Exceptional 17th century Chinese saber
One of the best antique Chinese sabers passed through my hands.Sold
Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.Sold
Large Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.Sold
Yànchìdāo (雁翅刀)
Chinese saber type with a gently curved blade and clipped tip.
Liǔyèdāo (柳葉刀)
A Chinese saber with a gentle curve.
Late Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.Sold
Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction
The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynas
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Peidao in iron fangshi mounts
Introduction
The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use simultaneously in Q
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Southern Chinese saber
Introduction
The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynas
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19th century Qing military saber
With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.Sold
Chinese shuangdao - double sabers
With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.Sold
Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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Chinese saber with U-grooves
With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.Best sold
Chinese saber with segmented grooves
With openwork brass mounts in early imperial style.Best sold
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Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background
Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel edge plate
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A Chinese woyaodao
Introduction
The ridged and facetted blade shape that is so well known nowadays from Japane
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