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  • An orange Qing dynasty banner

    An orange Qing dynasty banner

    With a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom.

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  • Ju Yuan Hao target arrow logo

    Chinese target arrow

    With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.

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  • Chinese guard logo

    Converted Chinese guard

    A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

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  • Sword guard

    "South China Sea Guard"

    Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

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  • Sirdan logo

    A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow

    This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.

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  • Indo-Chinese fighting dagger

    Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

    A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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  • Chinese fighting knife

    Chinese ring pommeled knife

    Of a type used by bandits, brigands, pirates, and the like.

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  • Chinese javelin logo

    Chinese javelin head

    Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s

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  • Chinese iron ruler logo

    Chinese iron ruler

    Introduction As a non-military weapon, not much was written about Chin

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  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 3

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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  • Chinese - Vietnamese fighting knife

    Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

    With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

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  • Antique Chinese spearhead

    Ming style spearhead

    A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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  • Manchu knife

    A large Manchu knife

    Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

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  • Deconstructed Qing bow logo

    A deconstructed Qing bow

    For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

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  • Ming militia jian logo

    Early militia jian

    An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.

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  • Chinese pole arm logo

    Qing piandao polearm

    Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

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  • Oxtail saber

    Niuweidao - oxtail saber

    DESCRIPTION A late Qing dynasty niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "oxtail sa

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  • An Eastern Tibetan dpa'dam logo

    Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

    A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

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  • Chinese martial flail

    Chinese war flail

    Introduction Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity

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  • Chinese trousse

    Chinese trousse set with glass trinkets

    Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co

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  • Militia dao

    Ming militia dao

    From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

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  • Malachite Manchu thumb ring logo

    Malachite Manchu archer's ring

    Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.

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  • Kuiwen shuang duanjian logo

    Chinese paired shortswords

    Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

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  • Sino-Vietnamese dagger

    Polished Sino-Vietnamese dagger

    A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.

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  • S-shaped Chinese spearhead

    Wavy Chinese spearhead

    Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

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  • Chinese double knives

    Southern Chinese double knives

    With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.

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  • Compass rose guard logo

    Cast iron compass rose guard

    A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.

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  • Chinese double swords with hook

    Double shortswords with belt hook

    A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

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  • Asian export sword guard

    Chinese export sword guard

    An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

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  • Strength testing bow logo

    A Qing strength bow

    A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.

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  • Diantiao overall

    Chinese fighting carrying pole

    A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.

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  • Chinese pellet crossbow

    Chinese pellet crossbow

    Introduction Pellet bows and crossbows have a long history in China.

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  • Chinese tiger fork

    Chinese tiger fork

    One of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.

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  • Chinese forked mace logo

    Chinese forked mace

    A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.

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  • Chinese encyclopedia

    Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese, 1719

    Description A Japanese volume from the 唐土訓蒙圖彚 or "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Ch

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  • Qing militia jian

    Seven stars militia jian

    A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.

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  • Qing military rank badge

    Qing military rank badge

    Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.

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  • Antique Chinese practice sword logo

    An antique Chinese practice sword

    With Daoist talisman and Longquan markings.

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  • Qing om a hum mantra saber guard

    Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

    A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

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  • Carved scabbard shuangjian logo

    Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

    A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.

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  • Qing dynasty hunter's powder flask

    Qing dynasty hunter's powder flask

    Introduction The elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China fro

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  • Chinese matchlock musket

    Chinese cavalry matchlock

    Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the

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  • Qing folding bow logo

    Qing folding bow

    A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.

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  • Chinese báitóng whip

    Chinese báitóng whip

    A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.

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  • Late qing duanjian

    Republican duanjian with good blade

    Description An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, o

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  • Republican dadao

    1930's Republican dàdāo

    Of the exact type seen in use by the famous 29th Route Army.

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  • Iron mounted republican jian

    Late iron mounted jian

    A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.

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  • Republican era whistling arrow with burl wood head

    Republican period whistle arrow

    Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.

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  • Early duanjian logo

    Early Chinese shortsword

    A classic duanjian, but of somewhat earlier manufacture than most.

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  • A good dadao logo

    A good early dadao

    Introduction The dadao is the iconic weapon of republican

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  • Chinese yanyuedao logo

    Chinese yanyuedao

    One of the most iconic of Chinese weapons, commonly known as "Guandao"

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  • Trousse in fan case

    A fine Chinese trousse set

    In emerald green scabbard and with fan case.

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