Republican period fighting jian
A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.
A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
A "churi chenm" sword
A fine example of a Bhutanese shortsword with "churi chenm" scabbard.
Niuweidao with Guangxu mark
Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.
A heavy Burmese dha
With a very good, substantial blade with differential heat treatment.
An exceptionally large dadao
With a wide clipped tip with notched upper edge.
Large Vietnamese trường đao
Of very good quality for this type of weapon.
Vietnamese straightsword
It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.
North Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
Sikin panjang with golden crown
With double tiered golden crown.
Antique wide bladed hudiedao
Introduction
The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port ci
Village militia dadao
Description
A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to the niuweid
A Chinese hook sword
A rather well-made example of its type.
A large Vietnamese falchion
Description
A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better name for the type.
A Yi / Lolo sword
Introduction
The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic writings.
Chinese double shortswords
A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.
Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
Indian Pata with Kutch style decor
A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.
Antique Chinese jian
A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.
A fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
Republican jian with etched blade
Description
A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chinese Republic
Late Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
Republican duanjian with good blade
Description
An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, often with a soft ste
Korean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
An outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
A fine silver hilted kasthāné
Of the Royal Workshops of the Kingdom of Khandy.
A very good pedang bentok
Also called klewang sasak by Indonesian collectors.
An Indonesian parang nabur
A saber that is peculiar to the southern part of the island of Borneo.
Early Qing saber
A rare Chinese officer's saber of the 17th century.
Vietnamese ceremonial saber
A magnificent example of a Vietnamese ceremonial saber, or guőm.
Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction
The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynas
A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam
Introduction
The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged sword usually
Talwar with southern style hilt
With a curved hollow ground blade with a narrow dorsal groove and false backedge.
A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
Ming dynasty saber blade
Introduction
The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and with different combina
Peidao in iron fangshi mounts
Introduction
The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use simultaneously in Q
A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark
Often mistaken for true Qianlong work.
Southern Chinese saber
Introduction
The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynas
A spectacular Burmese dha
With overlays of vegetal motifs alternated with animals, actual and mythical.
An exceptional khanda
With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hilt
A fine Indian sword
This one is for the connoisseur of blades.
Large all-steel khanda
Introduction
The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian swords, it's pr
Zhibeidao with spectacular blade
Introduction to the type
This type of sword is referred to as zhibeidao
A good pair of butterfly swords
Introduction
The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to
Tibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army
Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.