A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
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17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
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Pierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
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Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
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Chinese twistcore presentation saber
An unusually large presentation saber in the style of high-end Chinese military sabers.
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Lóngquán Daoist shuāngjiàn
A very good set of Daoist straightswords in a single scabbard. There is a lot to see here, but I will start with the…
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A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
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Shuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.
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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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Chinese saber with U-grooves
With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.
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Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€9500,-
Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel
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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
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Jīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
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Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
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An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
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Large Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
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Chinese tiger shield
A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.
€6000,-
Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
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Good late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
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Chinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
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A Chinese sword breaker (jian)
Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc
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A Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…
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Gilt duanjian with foreign blade
Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.
€3800,-
Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
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A fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.
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Ming dynasty saber blade
Introduction The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and wi
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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.
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Zhibeidao with spectacular blade
Introduction to the type This type of sword is referred to as zhibe
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Chinese sword breaker
With tapering blade, hollow ground on each side to make the edges slightly sharper.
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Late Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
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Qing fangshi soldier's saber
A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.
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Antique Chinese bronze mace
Introduction Chinese civilian martial artists used a wide variety of weapons.
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Antique Chinese jian
A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.
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Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing
Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.
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