Southern Taiwanese sword
A Taiwanese sword with a long blade of asymmetrical cross-section; the left side is flat and the right side has a ridge…
SoldSigned Sikh talwar, dated 1838
Of Punjabi make, inscribed inside the knuckle guard as being presented by Sukhu Singh in 1838.
SoldSilver overlaid Chinese hook sword
Typical Chinese hook sword, with seldom-seen fine silver wire overlay.
Price on requestFine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Price on requestShiga-Seki Kanenobu katana
Active circa 1492-1501, a smith with Sōshū roots. Ō-wazamono, jō-saku.
SoldSouth Indian cobra tip sword
An early fighting piece with strong reinforcing langet and broad, cobra shaped tip.
€7200,-Shimazu mon daishō
A pair of daishō with blades forged by the Takada smiths of Bungo in the north of Kyūshū.
€13500,-Large Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
€2200,-Archaic Chinese shortsword
Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.
SoldOutstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
€2800,-Southern Chinese húdiédāo set
Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.
€1600,-Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.
€2000,-Chinese village dāo
A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.
€450,-Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn
A large piece dating from the Ming-Qing transition period of the 17th century.
SoldEchizen Kanesada in striking koshirae
Blade with fine dragon horimono. The mounts signed Sōmin and Masatatsu.
SoldFine autumn themed daishō
Both blades signed, its koshirae fine maki-e lacquer work. Ito school tsuba and Mino Gotō style mounts.
Price on requestSouthern Indian child's talwar
With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.
SoldFiranghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
SoldMarwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt
The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.
€2200,-A Fraser talwar from the Deccan
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
SoldA Fraser talwar, 18th century
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
SoldPlain dha with baldric
Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
SoldKatana in horse theme koshirae
Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.
SoldHan Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
SoldTongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
SoldImportant Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana
12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.
GalleryDeccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
SoldInteresting kirach with dated hilt
Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.
SoldJumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
SoldCambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
SoldSōshū sword with tachi koshirae
Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.
SoldAinu sword with sash
With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.
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