Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark
Introduction This sword is part of a group of very similar swords.
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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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Peidao in iron fangshi mounts
Introduction The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use
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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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A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow
This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.
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Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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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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A nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese, 1719
Description A Japanese volume from the 唐土訓蒙圖彚 or "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Ch
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A Japanese kusarigama
The Japanese kusarigama is a variation of the gama, a scythe-like weapon that
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Qing dynasty hunter's powder flask
Introduction The elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China fro
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Chinese trousse with inlaid iron mounts
Background Sets with a knife and chopsticks -and sometimes some other utensils- were co
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Taiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife
Introduction The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th cen
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Antique Chinese bronze mace
Introduction Chinese civilian martial artists used a wide variety of weapons.
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Korean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
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Chinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
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A Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
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Ezo style tsuba
Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount
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"Love of Lotus" Korean guard
Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty
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Republican duanjian with good blade
Description An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, o
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Late Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
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Republican jian with etched blade
Description A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chines
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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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Classic Choshu ship tsuba
The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.
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Rare iconographic Mongolian style knife
Introduction Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ru
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Antique Chinese saber fittings
Description An antique set of scabbard fittings for a Chinese saber, probably second ha
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Chinese double shortswords
A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.
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Chinese jade handled dagger
It has a solid pale green jade hilt that is fitted to a silver collar-piece.
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Taiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
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A Yi / Lolo sword
Introduction The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic wr
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Village militia dadao
Description A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to th
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Antique wide bladed hudiedao
Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to t
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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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A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
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Early Chinese duǎndāo
With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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