Unusual Taiwanese sword
With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.
SoldTaiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
GalleryLarge sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
SoldHeavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldA Chinese sword breaker (jian)
Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc
SoldA Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldChinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
SoldHan Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldGood late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
SoldEarly lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
SoldPierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
SoldExcellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-ar
SoldFangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
Sold17th century Chinese saber guard
With the swirling arabesque motifs that are typical for this period.
€5500,-Very good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…
SoldLarge Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
SoldChinese tiger shield
A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.
SoldInteresting kirach with dated hilt
Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.
SoldAinu sword in Japanese polish
Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.
GalleryMamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
SoldTongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
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