Qing twistcore peidao

A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.

Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

Cantonese saber

With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

Southern Chinese saber

Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.

Fangshi officer's saber

With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.

Large Southern Chinese saber

Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.

Late Qing southern saber

With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.

Excellent Qing officer saber

Introduction

The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi

Peidao in iron fangshi mounts

Introduction

The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use simultaneously in Q

Southern Chinese saber

Introduction

The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi

19th century Qing military saber

With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.

Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.

Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"

A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.

Chinese saber with U-grooves

With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.

Chinese saber with segmented grooves

With openwork brass mounts in early imperial style.

Rare Chinese twist-core saber

Introduction

The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀) was the main hilted

Rare Chinese twistcore saber

Background

Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel edge plate sandwich

A Chinese woyaodao

Introduction

The ridged and facetted blade shape that is so well known nowadays from Japane