A streaked lin gin
These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.
SoldJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryFine Peranakan belt buckle
This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.
SoldVery good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
€2200,-Palembang twist-core pedang
A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.
SoldPeranakan "pending" buckle
Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.
SoldCeremonial peurise teumaga
Cast brass shield of a ceremonial type that was used during sword dances in Aceh.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldTibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
SoldThe O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
SoldVietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye
Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.
SoldStudded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
SoldPolished Sino-Vietnamese dagger
A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.
SoldSulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
SoldFine inlaid sikin panjang
Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.
SoldRare Modang Mandau
With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.
SoldRare beladau lebar dagger
A rare type of dagger from South Kalimantan, loosely based on Islamic daggers seen worn by traders.
SoldNimble Vietnamese saber
With a narrow, double fullered blade and sharp tip and brass mounts in the earlier style.
SoldTonkinese saber
Collected by Victor Auguste Robin, a senior officer of the Tonkin expeditionary force 1885-1887.
SoldA Khasi dao
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.
€3200,-A South Nias belatu salà
Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.
SoldTibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
SoldFine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
SoldBalinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
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