Exceptional dpa'dam with gilt mounts
One of the finest Tibetan dpa'dam around with thick gilding still intact.
SoldDagestani shashka dated 1912
A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.
SoldSulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
SoldThe O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryA sawasa hunting hanger
Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.
SoldA Palembang sword with British blade
With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
SoldFrench sword for the King of Siam
With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.
SoldBhutanese sword in tribal scabbard
With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.
SoldSilver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
SoldDutch chiseled iron smallsword
Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.
GalleryA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
GalleryA fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
SoldAn outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
GalleryA Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
SoldTibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
SoldA rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
SoldA large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic fo
SoldA notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
SoldTibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
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