Asian export sword guard
An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that
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Iron ship sword guard
A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.
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Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
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Tibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
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Fine Canton-style export sword guard
Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them
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A fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
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"Love of Lotus" Korean guard
Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty
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Asian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
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A Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
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Tibetan helmet with armor
Description Presented in this article is a Tibetan eight-plate helmet w
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A nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
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A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
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Tibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
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A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
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A nanban tsuba with Christian orb
A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.
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A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.
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A notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
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Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
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