Exceptional Vietnamese saber
With mountings of meticulously worked copper with silver overlays
GalleryChinese saber with U-grooves
With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.
GalleryChinese twistcore presentation saber
An unusually large presentation saber in the style of high-end Chinese military sabers.
GalleryEnglish rifle with Ottoman barrel
An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
GalleryShuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.
GalleryA spectacular Burmese dha
With overlays of vegetal motifs alternated with animals, actual and mythical.
GalleryTaiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
GalleryA 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
GalleryA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
Gallery17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
GalleryMing jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
GalleryDutch chiseled iron smallsword
Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.
GalleryPierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
GalleryJavanese gold overlaid spear blade
Once part of a trisula, made on Java in the 17th century.
GalleryAinu sword in Japanese polish
Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.
GalleryJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryAinu sword with sash
With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.
GalleryImportant Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana
12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.
GalleryRare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
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