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"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

€250,-
Fine Algerian yataghan

An exceptionally large example with silver-clad scabbard.

€7500,-
All wootz kard dagger

With a hidden compartment for a small utility knife.

€2500,-
Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

€1200,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

With broad silver-clad scabbard, worked entirely in repousse.

€1250,-
Very fine ceremonial gươm

An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.

€3400,-
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung

With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.

€1800,-
Boy's brass hilted patá

With charming zoomorphic gauntlet with feline head.

€2400,-
Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

€750,-
Ivory hilted dha

An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.

€1650,-
Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

€3000,-
A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

€2500,-
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776

A very fine specimen, complete with ruby-set scabbard.

€9500,-
Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

€500,-
Triple golden crown sikin

A sikin panjang with a triple golden crown.

€1100,-
Asian export sword guard

An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that

€900,-
Iron ship sword guard

A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

€450,-
Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

Reserved
Chilanum dagger

Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".

€1500,-
Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

€750,-
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate

With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"

€3500,-
Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

€2000,-
Large Vietnamese trường đao

Of very good quality for this type of weapon.

€950,-
Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

€2600,-
A Chinese hook sword

A rather well-made example of its type.

€1500,-
A large Vietnamese falchion

Description A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better n

€1100,-
Classic Choshu ship tsuba

The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

€350,-
Fine toradar with stippled barrel

With markings attributing it to Jalore.

€2000,-
South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.

€750,-
Converted Chinese guard

A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one.

€175,-
Buryat bowcase and quiver

Of the Western Buryats, living near the shores of Lake Baikal.

€5500,-
English rifle with Ottoman barrel

An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.

€5000,-