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  • Mongolian target quiver logo

    Mongolian target quiver

    Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.

    Sold
  • Yunnan Dai dagger

    A fine Yunnan Dai dagger

    With characteristic bulb pommel and silver plating on hilt and scabbard.

    Sold
  • S-shaped Chinese spearhead

    Wavy Chinese spearhead

    Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

    Sold
  • Hudiedao with Tongsheng marking

    Signed húdiédāo set

    Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.

    Gallery
  • Daoist shuangjian

    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…

    Sold
  • Kankyuto logo

    An Edo period kankyûtô

    A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

    Sold
  • Nakago kozuka logo

    Signed nakago kozuka

    A by-knife for a Japanese sword, with a hilt shaped like a sword tang.

    €450,-
  • Chinese báitóng whip

    Chinese báitóng whip

    A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.

    Sold
  • A Chinese executioners sword logo

    A Chinese headman's sword

    Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.

    Sold
  • Japanese uchidashi armor plate logo

    Japanese steel plate

    Worked in repousse, possibly once part of an ornamental piece of armor.

    Sold
  • 19th century Qing fangshi peidao logo

    Qing fangshi soldier's saber

    A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.

    Sold
  • Burmese hilted wakizashi in Indian scabbard logo

    Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

    An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

    Sold
  • Japanese mail kusari zukin

    Kusari katabira zukin

    Japanese mail set, with small ring vest and coif sewn to a thick cotton undergarment.

    Sold
  • Pierced iron saddle logo

    Pierced iron saddle

    Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.

    Gallery
  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 3

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

    Sold
  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 2

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

    €375,-
  • Antique Chinese spearhead

    Antique Chinese spearhead

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

    €400,-
  • Unusual Taiwanese sword logo

    Unusual Taiwanese sword

    With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

    Sold
  • Tongzhou incident dadao logo

    Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

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

    €9500,-
  • Ju Yuan Hao bow by Yang Wentong

    Bow by Yang Wentong

    One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.

    Sold
  • Korean war arrow

    Rare Korean war arrow

    With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.

    Sold
  • Hudiedao logo

    Very good hudiedao set

    With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

    Sold
  • Western Chinese dao logo

    An unusual minority dao

    The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.

    Sold
  • Ju Yuan Hao target arrow logo

    Chinese target arrow

    With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.

    Sold
  • Yang Wentong bow logo

    Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing

    Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.

    Sold
  • Qing bowcase and quiver

    Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

    With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

    Sold
  • Republican era whistling arrow with burl wood head

    Republican period whistle arrow

    Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.

    Sold
  • Chinese loukong export guard

    Chinese lòukōng sword guard

    The archetypical Chinese sword guard that gave rise to the Japanese genre of "nanban tsuba".

    Sold
  • Chinese pierced sword guard logo

    Qing openwork saber guard

    A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.

    €1500,-
  • Qing om a hum mantra saber guard

    Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

    A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

    €800,-
  • Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver logo

    Early lacquered quiver

    It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.

    Sold
  • Malachite Manchu thumb ring logo

    Malachite Manchu archer's ring

    Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.

    Sold
  • Chinese - Vietnamese fighting knife

    Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

    With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

    Sold
  • Late Qing jian logo

    A fine late Qing jian

    A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.

    Sold
  • Cantonese saber logo

    Cantonese saber

    With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

    Sold
  • A southern dao logo

    Southern Chinese saber

    Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.

    Sold
  • Yanyuedao logo

    Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo

    A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

    Sold
  • Niuweidao logo

    An early form niúwěidāo

    With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.

    Sold
  • Strength testing bow logo

    A Qing strength bow

    A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.

    Sold
  • Deconstructed Qing bow logo

    A deconstructed Qing bow

    For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

    Sold
  • Qing folding bow logo

    Qing folding bow

    A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.

    Sold
  • Early Tibetan or Mongol quiver

    Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

    A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of

    Price on request
  • Yari logo

    An interesting Japanese yari

    Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

    Sold
  • Qing military rank badge

    Qing military rank badge

    Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.

    Sold
  • Dai dha overall

    Fine Chinese Shan dha

    Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

    Sold
  • Chinese pole arm logo

    Qing piandao polearm

    Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

    Sold
  • Late Qing jian

    Late Qing jian

    A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.

    Sold
  • Iron mounted republican jian

    Late iron mounted jian

    A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.

    Sold
  • Militia dao

    Ming militia dao

    From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

    Sold
  • Qing militia jian

    Seven stars militia jian

    A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.

    Sold
  • Hui dadao

    Chinese Hui sword

    A peculiar Chinese dadao with markings attributing it to a Hui army or battallion.

    Sold
  • Indo-Chinese fighting dagger

    Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

    A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

    Sold

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