Han Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
Chinese demon head saber
Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt
Qing twistcore peidao
A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber
Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.
Qing fangshi soldier's saber
A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.
Cantonese saber
With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.
Southern Chinese saber
Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.
An early form niúwěidāo
With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.
Qijiadao in Vince Evans mounts
The 17th-century blade is mounted in fittings designed by Philip Tom and executed by Vince Evans some 20 years ago.
Loho
Manchu word for saber.
Zi Qín Jì (子勤記)
A Chinese sword maker's shop that was active during the Guangxu period (1875 - 1908).
Dāo shàng xiù (刀上鏥)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Dāo bèi (刀背)
Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.
Yāodāo xìzi (腰刀繫子)
Qing Chinese for saber lanyard.
Dāoqiào dǐshù (刀鞘底束)
Qing Chinese for the two mounts on either end of a saber scabbard.
Dāo shù liáng (刀束樑)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Yāodāo (腰刀)
Literally "waist saber", the standard military saber of the Qing.
Sǔn (榫)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Dāo rèn bēng (刀刃崩)
Qing Chinese for edge damage on a saber blade.
Dāo rèn (刀刃)
Qing Chinese for saber edge / saber blade.
Dāo dǐ gū (刀底箍)
Qing Chinese for a saber scabbard endpiece.
Dāo dǐ yún (刀底雲)
Qing Chinese for a specific type of scabbard endpiece.
Dāo qiào dǐ shù (刀鞘底束)
Qing Chinese for saber scabbard endpiece.
Dāo liáng (刀梁)
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a saber scabbard.
Qiàoshàng shuāngyǎn shù (鞘上雙眼束)
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a scabbard.
Dāo shùliáng (刀束樑)
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a saber scabbard.
Dāoqiào zhōngshù (刀鞘中束)
Qing Chinese for "saber suspension bands".
Dāoqiào shù (刀鞘束)
Qing Chinese for saber scabbard mounts.
Qiào kǒugū (鞘口箍)
Qing Chinese for the mouthpiece of a scabbard.
Dāoqiào kǒugū (刀鞘口箍)
Qing Chinese for the mouthpiece of a saber scabbard.
Dāoqiào (刀鞘)
Qing Chinese for "saber scabbard".
Dāo cáo (刀槽)
Qing Chinese for a groove in a saber blade.
Dāo tūnkǒu (刀吞口)
Qing Chinese term for the collar-piece found on some Chinese sabers.
Dāo hūshǒu (刀護手)
Qing Chinese for "saber guard".
Dāobǎ shù (刀把束)
Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a saber hilt.
Dāobǎ dǐngshù (刀把頂束)
Qing Chinese for "saber pommel".
Dāobǎ (刀把 / 刀把)
Qing Chinese for "saber grip".
Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
Pèidāo (佩刀)
Literally "waist-worn-saber".
Large Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.
Yànlíngdāo (雁翎刀)
A Chinese saber type that translates as "goose-feather saber".
Yànchìdāo (雁翅刀)
Chinese saber type with a gently curved blade and clipped tip.
Liǔyèdāo (柳葉刀)
A Chinese saber with a gentle curve.
Yànmáodāo (雁毛刀)
A Chinese saber type with a mainly straight blade that curves up at the tip. It literally means "goose-quill-saber".
A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
Niuweidao with Guangxu mark
Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.
Niúwěidāo (牛尾刀)
A late form of Chinese saber with a pronounced widening at the tip.