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
Description Presented is an excellent set of deluxe double straightswor
GalleryA fine khanda with pierced hilt
Introduction The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian sword
GalleryTen avatars of Vishnu katar
Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"
GalleryA spectacular Burmese dha
With overlays of vegetal motifs alternated with animals, actual and mythical.
GalleryAn outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
GalleryAsian Export sword guard
A large imported "Canton" sword guard with paired dragons chasing a jewel.
GalleryAsian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
GalleryTaiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
Introduction The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th cen
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.
GallerySinhalese export sword guard
A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.
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.
GalleryFine dated talwar from Ratlam
With Mamluk style blade decor and inscriptions on both blade and hilt.
GalleryPierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
GalleryA sawasa hunting hanger
Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.
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