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Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

Signed Hirado Ju Kunishige

€1800,-
European sword blade keris

In the style of a Malay keris panjang.

€1750,-
Yidao guard

Exceptionally large pierced iron guard for a Chinese yidao; "virtuous saber".

€6000,-
Vietnamese wooden shield

Rare type of rectangular wooden shield from Vietnam.

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A fine Korean eunjangdo

With all silver construction, including the blade.

€1600,-
Vietnamese shortsword

A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.

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Katana in horse theme koshirae

Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.

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Three wise monkeys tsuba

Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

€1500,-
Han Plain Red Banner saber

Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.

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Shimosaka o-tantō

N.B.T.H.K. Hozon with a set of Nanban-style koshirae with signed tsuba.

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Southern katar with yali langets

Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.

€1650,-
Southern katar with thick point

The blade with an extremely thick point on a very thin blade.

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Double bladed katar

Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.

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Northern wootz katar

With different types of decor on either side of the hilt.

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Northern Wei shaffron

Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.

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Türkenbeute flintlock musket

Fine German hunting flintlock with captured Ottoman barrel.

€16000,-
Vijayanagara hooded katar

With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.

€5500,-
Very fine Mindan dha

Introduction Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandala

€3600,-
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€6500,-
Sword hilted khukurī

A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.

€1200,-
Rare Santali shield

Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.

€2000,-
Indian Antelope Axe

An enigmatic type of axe, this one probably from tribal north India.

€1200,-
Fine African Bedja dagger

These handsome daggers were worn by the nomadic Hadendoa people, their name has been interpreted as meaning "Lion Clan".

€1300,-
Qing peidao with gold grooves

With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.

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Slender chilanum dagger

Of elegant form with very crisp blade.

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Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami

Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.

€9600,-
Sinhalese pihiya

A beautiful black coral hilted example, made in the King's workshops.

€1800,-
Jade bamboo hilted knife

With spinach green jade handle and carved buffalo horn scabbard.

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Dha with story of Maung Tin

Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.

€4000,-
Parang latok

A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.

€2800,-
Sosun pattah with twistcore blade

The hilt with overlay of the finest quality of the period

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Important Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana

12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.

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Silver hilted keris coteng

A textbook example of this rare and early type of keris.

€3200,-
16th century left-hand dagger

Nice European parrying dagger, possibly German or Swiss.

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Talwar with 1693 dated blade

With later, elaborately chiseled hilt of very fine quality.

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Sikh fighting chakram

A sharp, heavier user. Not the flimsy type usually encountered.

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Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

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Unusual South Nias sword

Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.

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Deccan firanghi with silver overlay

The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.

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Interesting kirach with dated hilt

Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.

€6000,-
Fine 17th century pattissa

The enormous blade made of fine, boldly contrasting wootz steel.

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Jumyo katana with fine koshirae

The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.

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Large Ngombe throwing knife

The great size is quite unusual for this type of knife.

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Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

Signed, ubu. Complete with tasteful koshirae and Hozon papers.

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Rare bifurcated Khond axe

Very rare subtype of a Khond tribal axe with double points.

€1650,-
Chinese ring pommeled knife

Of a type used by bandits, brigands, pirates, and the like.

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Chinese tiěbiān mace

A Chinese "sword breaker" with the rarer, bamboo-sectioned rod.

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Longquan jiàn by Qian Zi Hao

A Chinese shortsword made by a well-known Longquan maker.

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Cambodian long saber

Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.

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Chinese fighting carrying pole

A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.

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Chinese demon head saber

Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt

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Early Indian shield

Made of thick lacquered hide, with a single brass boss

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