Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
Very good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best of its type.
Northern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
Indian Antelope Axe
An enigmatic type of axe, this one probably from tribal north India.
Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
Sikh fighting chakram
A sharp, heavier user. Not the flimsy type usually encountered.
Rare bifurcated Khond axe
Very rare subtype of a Khond tribal axe with double points.
Chinese tiěbiān mace
A Chinese "sword breaker" with the rarer, bamboo-sectioned rod.
Chinese fighting carrying pole
A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.
Southeast Asian sword club
This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.
Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
Punjabi koftgari lockbox
Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.
Tibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
Maori taiaha war staff
Of the practical fighting type, made of a dense wood known as eroa.
Persian wootz axe
With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.
Heavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
Peranakan "pending" buckle
Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.
Indian madu parrying weapon
Made with two antelope horns and an iron shield.
Chin nicotine flask
A very rare flask used by Chin men of Burma for sipping nicotine water.
Dayak carved ceremonial paddle
A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.
Fine Peranakan belt buckle
This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.
Chinese crescent tipped maces
A highly unusual set of paired maces with crescent tips.
Chinese garlic mace
Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.
A remarkable Khond axe
The best of its kind known to me, with silver overlay and ivory finial.
A Persian crescent axe
With lacquered shaft. Previously sold at Sotheby's in 1985.
Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box
Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.
South Indian tungi axe
A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.
Chinese báitóng whip
A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.
A parakeet shaped ankus head
Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.
A south Indian ankus head
South India, made of chiseled iron with bird-bodied yali creatures.
A rare kudi trantang
A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.
Pierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
Sinhalese lacquered cane
Description
An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible rattan.
A fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.
Vietnamese crook handled cane
With a finely crafted silver handle with dragons and squirrels, mounted on a malacca cane.
Sadeli walking cane
Covered almost entirely in very fine "sadeli" marquetry that is associated primarily with Gujarat.
A Vietnamese Christian cross
Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
Qing military rank badge
Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.
Axe with Anup Singh inscription
With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.
Burmese sword carbine
A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
Chinese forked mace
A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.
Chinese bronze mace (tóngjiǎn)
With large dragon head collar piece.
Chinese crescent moon weapons
Unusual set of paired Chinese maces of good workmanship.
South Indian pierced iron ankus
Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.
Antique Chinese bronze mace
Introduction
Chinese civilian martial artists used a wide variety of weapons.
A Japanese kusarigama
The Japanese kusarigama is a variation of the gama, a scythe-like weapon that was likely inspired
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese, 1719
Description
A Japanese volume from the 唐土訓蒙圖彚 or "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese", it was publi
