Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.Silver overlaid pèidāo
A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.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 hiltQing 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.Liuyedao with very good blade
Description
This Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithing at its best.
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