A parakeet shaped ankus head
Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.
SoldChinese báitóng whip
A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.
SoldStone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
SoldFine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
SoldLóngquán Daoist shuāngjiàn
A very good set of Daoist straightswords in a single scabbard. There is a lot to see here, but I will start with the…
SoldLiuyedao with very good blade
DescriptionThis Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithi
SoldGolden inlaid Korean jangdo
Made of blackened copper-gold alloy, finely inlaid with poems in pure gold.
SoldSouth Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
SoldA northern katar in southern style
Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.
SoldA fine Yunnan Dai dagger
With characteristic bulb pommel and silver plating on hilt and scabbard.
SoldSouth Indian spear butt
Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.
SoldFine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
SoldPaiwan tjakit with provenance
It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.
SoldA Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
SoldCast iron compass rose guard
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
SoldDouble shortswords with belt hook
A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.
SoldWan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro
Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.
SoldJapanese tsuba in Canton style
Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.
SoldA fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
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