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  • Ming yanchidao saber blade

    Ming dynasty saber blade

    Introduction The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and wi

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  • Antique miaodao logo

    Antique Miaodao

    Miaodao simply being a more recent name for the wodao.

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  • Ming dandao

    Ming dandao

    With rare raised backedge.

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  • Double sabers logo

    Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

    With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.

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  • Qijiadao logo

    Qijiadao in Vince Evans mounts

    The 17th-century blade is mounted in fittings designed by Philip Tom and executed by Vince Evans some 20 years ago.

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  • Eastern Tibetan or Jinchuan dagger logo

    Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

    Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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  • Late Qing jian logo

    A fine late Qing jian

    A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.

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  • Unusual Taiwanese sword logo

    Unusual Taiwanese sword

    With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

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  • A niuweidao hilt logo

    Niuweidao with Guangxu mark

    Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.

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  • Bronze jian mace logo

    Chinese bronze mace (tóngjiǎn)

    With large dragon head collar piece.

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  • Chinese loukong

    Chinese openwork (loukong) saber guard

    The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.

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  • Chinese rattan shield logo

    Chinese téngpái

    The famous tiger faced rattan shield as used by Chinese skirmishers.

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  • A Chinese sword breaker (jian) logo

    A Chinese sword breaker (jian)

    Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc

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  • A Qing imperial quiver

    A Qing imperial quiver

    From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…

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  • Longquan jian logo

    Good late Qing Longquan jian

    With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.

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  • Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver logo

    Early lacquered quiver

    It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.

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  • Liuyedao logo

    Excellent Qing officer saber

    Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for

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  • Fangshi revival saber logo

    Fangshi officer's saber

    With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.

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  • Large daoist jian

    Large Chinese Daoist sword

    Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".

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  • Large jian with disc guard logo

    Large jian with saber guard

    Built around an excellent sanmei blade.

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  • Early Chinese saber with raised backedge logo

    Early yútóudāo

    With influences from several cultures that are rarely seen on a single blade.

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  • Sukesada

    Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

    With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

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  • Antique Chinese changdao logo

    An antique chángdāo

    Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.

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  • Studded Kham dagger logo

    Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

    A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.

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  • Paiwan tjakit logo

    Paiwan tjakit with provenance

    It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.

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  •  A fine Chinese yanchidao

    A fine Chinese yànchìdāo

    It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.

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  • Momoyama kabuto

    Golden kabuto with iron menpo

    A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.

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  • Tibetan or Mongolian bow case logo

    Early Tibetan or Mongol bow case

    With gold and black painted face with geometric decor.

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  • Good Chinese jian

    A very good Chinese jian

    Representing the height of the sword maker's art of its period.

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  • Antique Korean ceremonial saber logo

    Korean ceremonial saber

    Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".

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  • Dual twistcore saber logo

    Rare Chinese twistcore saber

    Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel

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  • Rukai shortsword logo

    Fine Taiwanese chieftain's sword

    A very ornate example worn by chieftains of the Rukai and Paiwan tribes of Southern Taiwan.

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  • naginata-saber

    Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"

    A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.

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  • Ming - Qing transition period saber

    Early Qing saber

    A rare Chinese officer's saber of the 17th century.

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  • Qing bowcase and quiver

    Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

    With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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  • Daoist shuangjian

    Lóngquán 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…

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  • Chinese twist-core saber

    Rare Chinese twist-core saber

    Introduction The peidao (佩刀) or yaodao (腰刀)

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  • Bowcase and quiver logo

    Tibetan bowcase & quiver

    A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.

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