Chinese javelin head
Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s
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Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
€375,-Antique Chinese spearhead
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
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Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
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Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.
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Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the
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IntroductionThe elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China from
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A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.
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General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such
SoldLarge spearhead from South India
An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.
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Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.
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A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.
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Description A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped
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The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
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An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
GalleryA fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
SoldFlintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-A fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
SoldJumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane
Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.
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