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  • Dai dha overall

    Fine Chinese Shan dha

    Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

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  • Yanyuedao logo

    Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo

    A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

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  • Jun Huo Ju saber logo

    Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

    Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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  • Hudiedao

    Hudiedao set

    Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords p

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  • Wide bladed hudiedao

    Antique wide bladed hudiedao

    Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to t

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  • Korean guard

    A Korean sword guard

    Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

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  • Japanese mail kusari zukin

    Kusari katabira zukin

    Japanese mail set, with small ring vest and coif sewn to a thick cotton undergarment.

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  • Yunnan Dai dagger

    A fine Yunnan Dai dagger

    With characteristic bulb pommel and silver plating on hilt and scabbard.

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  • A wide-bladed Chinese fighting knife

    A wide Chinese fighting knife

    With the relatively rare feature of a raised backedge.

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  • Ju Yuan Hao bow by Yang Wentong

    Bow by Yang Wentong

    One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.

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  • Niuweidao logo

    An early form niúwěidāo

    With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.

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  • Tibetan pierced iron shortsword logo

    Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

    With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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  • Demon repeller

    The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword

    Introduction The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was th

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  • Chinese trousse

    Chinese trousse with inlaid iron mounts

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

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  • A Japanese kusarigama

    A Japanese kusarigama

    The Japanese kusarigama is a variation of the gama, a scythe-like weapon that

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  • Ainu sword hilt logo

    Ainu sword hilt

    Made of wood, with a silver ornamental fitting of remarkable workmanship.

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  • Podao logo

    Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

    With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

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  • Chinese hook logo

    A Chinese hook sword

    A rather well-made example of its type.

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  • Korean eunjangdo

    A fine Korean eunjangdo

    With all silver construction, including the blade.

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  • Cantonese saber logo

    Cantonese saber

    With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

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  • Chinese saber with curved hilt

    Early Chinese duǎndāo

    With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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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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  • Kinai tsuba logo

    Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

    Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.

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  • Chinese trousse in Mongolian style

    Chinese trousse in Mongolian style

    With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.

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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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  • Japanese tsuba

    A Japanese nanban style tsuba

    Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w

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  • Early duanjian logo

    Early Chinese shortsword

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

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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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  • 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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  • Chinese báitóng whip

    Chinese báitóng whip

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

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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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  • Chinese matchlock musket

    Chinese cavalry matchlock

    Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the

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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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  • Carved scabbard shuangjian logo

    Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

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

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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 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 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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  • Korean love lotus guard

    "Love of Lotus" Korean guard

    Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty

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  • Ezo style tsuba

    Ezo style tsuba

    Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount

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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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  • 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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  • Asian export sword guard

    Chinese export sword guard

    An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

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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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  • Korean archery set with hornbow, quivers, arrows, bow bag and string logo

    Vintage Korean archery set

    Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.

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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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  • Chinese double knives

    Southern Chinese double knives

    With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.

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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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