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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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Early Qing saber

A rare Chinese officer's saber of the 17th century.

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Chinese saber with segmented grooves

With openwork brass mounts in early imperial style.

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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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Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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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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Rare Jinchuan quiver

With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.

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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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Ming jian with chiseled mounts

A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.

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Rare Chinese twist-core saber

Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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Pierced iron saddle

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

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17th century armored vest

An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.

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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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