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Qing twistcore peidao

A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.

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Korean bowcase & quiver

A very rare matching set of Korean bowcase and quiver.

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Korean horn bow set

An old Korean hornbow from the 50s or 60s with string and arrows.

€1000,-
Chinese tiger shield

A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.

€6000,-
Gilt duanjian with foreign blade

Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.

€3800,-
Malabar coast Moplah sword

A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.

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Winged dragon tsuba

A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.

€2800,-
Punjabi koftgari lockbox

Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.

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Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut

A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.

€18000,-
Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.

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Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

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Jūmonji yari (hozon)

A fine cross-shaped yari made by Enju Nobakatsu, with NBTHK Hozon papers.

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Yari with kusabi-hi

Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.

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Suneate with Dutch leather

A pair of Samurai shin protectors finished with Dutch "goudleer".

€3600,-
Handachi mounted wakizashi

With Nanban-style guard and kozuka. Signed Fujiwara Hisayoshi.

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A milam of the Garo

This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal sacrifices.

€1800,-
A Khasi dao

These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.

€3200,-
Fine Taiwanese chieftain's sword

A very ornate example worn by chieftains of the Rukai and Paiwan tribes of Southern Taiwan.

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Golden kabuto with iron menpo

A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.

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Bikaner lance head

With square cross-section point and several Bikaner armory markings.

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Signed Chinese rattan shield

This one has the early, peaked form and is signed by its maker.

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Polished Sino-Vietnamese dagger

A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.

€675,-
Large Chinese hunting knife

With fine blade in recent polish. With resting scabbard.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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Goat hilted Khyber sword

With gold plated hilt and pattern welded blade.

€3300,-
Good late Qing Longquan jian

With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.

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Solingen blade with pata hilt

Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

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Heavy Sikh chakram

Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.

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Rajput sosun pattah

With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.

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Sosun Pattah

With Persian wootz blade, engraved at forte with floral designs.

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Kutch shamshir for Benson

Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.

€5200,-
Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh

A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.

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Tibetan bowcase & quiver

A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.

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Vijayanagara katar

A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.

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Nayar ritual sword

An unusually ornate iteration of the design, intended for Hindu ceremonies.

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South Indian pattissa

An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.

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Boy's brass hilted patá

With charming zoomorphic gauntlet with feline head.

€2200,-
Signed nanban style ship tsuba

Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

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Indian spearheads and butt

A set for the beginning collector.

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Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

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Khanda with etched blade

A 19th-century type with an etched blade, simulating patterned steel.

€3500,-
Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

€575,-
Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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A fine north Indian dagger

Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.

€3600,-
Peony karakusa tsuba

Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.

€350,-
Sawasa style iron guard

Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

€350,-
Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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Unusual dragon gate guard

Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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Japanese tsuba in Canton style

Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.

€1900,-
A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

€1600,-
Daruma tsuba

A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.

€420,-