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Antique Beijing hat logo

Black velvet Beijing hat

The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.
Silver belt buckle in Qing style logo

Pierced silver buckle

Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
Chinese stirrups

Ming period stirrups

Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
Tibetan pierced iron saddle bows

Pierced iron saddle bows

This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
Tibetan nomad whip end logo

Tibetan nomad's whip end

An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.
Tibetan nomad's whip logo

Tibetan nomad's whip

Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.
Balinese Hanuman keris holder logo

Old Hanuman keris holder

A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
 Indian flintlock lance logo

Flintlock lance

A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
Hachiwari logo

Hachiwari (鉢割)

Language: Japanese
Origin: Old literature

Hachiwari

Very good hachiwari

Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best of its type.
Vietnamese ruler logo

One of my favorite items...

... and it is not even a weapon!

Northern Wei dynasty shaffron logo

Northern Wei shaffron

Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
North Indian antelope axe

Indian Antelope Axe

An enigmatic type of axe, this one probably from tribal north India.
Persian mirror case attributed to Riza Al-Imami logo

Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami

Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
Sikh chakram

Sikh fighting chakram

A sharp, heavier user. Not the flimsy type usually encountered.
Rare bifurcated Khond axe

Rare bifurcated Khond axe

Very rare subtype of a Khond tribal axe with double points.
Chinese tiebian logo

Chinese tiěbiān mace

A Chinese "sword breaker" with the rarer, bamboo-sectioned rod.
Diantiao overall

Chinese fighting carrying pole

A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.
Southeast Asian sword club tip

Southeast Asian sword club

This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.
Fine Burmese silver repousse sword scabbard

Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard

It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
Punjab koftgari lockbox logo

Punjabi koftgari lockbox

Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.
Tibetan oracle hat ornament

Tibetan oracle crown skull

A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
Taiaha blade

Rau

Blade of a Maori taiaha war club
Taiaha body

Ate

Body of the Maori taiaha war club.
Taiaha body

Tinana

Body of the Maori taiaha war club.
Taiaha tongue

Arero

The tongue on the butt end of a Maori war club.
Maori club head

Upoko

Carved head on the butt end of a Maori war club.
Maori taiaha war staff

Taiaha / Hani

Maori two-handed club
Maori taiaha war staff logo

Maori taiaha war staff

Of the practical fighting type, made of a dense wood known as eroa.
Persian axe logo

Persian wootz axe

With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.
Chakram logo

Heavy Sikh chakram

Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
Pending

Peranakan "pending" buckle

Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.
Indian madu parrying weapon

Indian madu parrying weapon

Made with two antelope horns and an iron shield.
Made maru logo

Māḍū (माडू) (Márú / Maduvu)

Marathi word for a parrying weapon consisting of two antelope horns.
Chin nicotine flask logo

Chin nicotine flask

A very rare flask used by Chin men of Burma for sipping nicotine water.
Dayak carved paddle

Dayak carved ceremonial paddle

A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.
Peranakan silver belt buckle logo

Fine Peranakan belt buckle

This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.
Chinese crescent moon maces logo

Chinese crescent tipped maces

A highly unusual set of paired maces with crescent tips.
Garlic bulb mace logo

Chinese garlic mace

Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.
Chinese garlic head mace logo

Suàntóu gūduǒ (蒜頭骨朵)

Literally "garlic mace", the name of a mace with a bulbous head.
Very fine Khond axe logo

A remarkable Khond axe

The best of its kind known to me, with silver overlay and ivory finial.
Dervish axe logo

A Persian crescent axe

With lacquered shaft. Previously sold at Sotheby's in 1985.
Cockspur case

Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box

Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.
South Indian tungi axe logo

South Indian tungi axe

A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.
Chinese báitóng whip

Chinese báitóng whip

A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.
Ankus head logo

A parakeet shaped ankus head

Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.
South Indian ankus head

A south Indian ankus head

South India, made of chiseled iron with bird-bodied yali creatures.
Kudi logo

Kudi

Indonesian word for a peculiar weapon/farming tool.
Kudi bares logo

Kudi bares

Indonesian word for a peculiar farming tool.
Kudi tranchang logo

A rare kudi trantang

A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.