Qing jiàn in later mounts
Qing period blade in very nicely made early 20th century mounts.
Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn
Long yet light, with unusual flower-shaped iron guard.
Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn
A large piece dating from the Ming-Qing transition period of the 17th century.
Vietnamese shortsword
A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.
Batad Ifugao hinālung
Rare double-edged shortsword of the Ifugao of northern Luzon.
Good late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
Vietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye
Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.
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.
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.
Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
Early militia jian
An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.
Vietnamese double swords
A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.
Republican period fighting jian
A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.
Vietnamese straightsword
It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.
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.
A Vietnamese straightsword kiem
With a substantial, quality blade.
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".
A Vietnamese kiem
A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.
An ivory hilted kiem
The grip made of a single piece, worked in high relief.
Large jian with saber guard
Built around an excellent sanmei blade.
An antique Chinese practice sword
With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.
The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword
Introduction
The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was the side arm of the Ch
