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  • Punjab koftgari lockbox logo

    Punjabi koftgari lockbox

    Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.

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  • Tibetan oracle hat ornament

    Tibetan oracle crown skull

    A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.

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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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  • Sukesada

    Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

    With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

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  • Jumonji yari

    Jūmonji yari (hozon)

    A fine cross-shaped yari made by Enju Nobakatsu, with NBTHK Hozon papers.

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  • Handachi wakizashi

    Handachi mounted wakizashi

    With Nanban-style guard and kozuka. Signed Fujiwara Hisayoshi.

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  • Nias belatu logo

    A South Nias belatu salà

    Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.

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  • Tonkinese saber collected 1885-1887 logo

    Tonkinese saber

    Collected by Victor Auguste Robin, a senior officer of the Tonkin expeditionary force 1885-1887.

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  • Modang mandau

    Rare Modang Mandau

    With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.

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  • Large piso raout

    A giant piso raout

    An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.

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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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  • Montagnard saber logo

    Montagnard short saber

    Of the hill peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

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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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  • Bikaner lance

    Bikaner lance head

    With square cross-section point and several Bikaner armory markings.

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  • Sikin panjang with inlaid blade

    Fine inlaid sikin panjang

    Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.

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  • Signed Chinese rattan shield

    Signed Chinese rattan shield

    This one has the early, peaked form and is signed by its maker.

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  • South Sulawesi sword VOC marked blade

    Sulawesi sword with VOC blade

    A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.

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  • Indonesian colonial military saber

    Indonesian colonial military saber

    In quasi European style with a stirrup hilt and Dutch-style leather scabbard.

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  • old Javanese dagger with stiletto blade logo

    West-Javanese stiletto dagger

    Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.

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  • Qing liedao

    Large Chinese hunting knife

    With fine blade in recent polish. With resting scabbard.

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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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  • Dayak blowgun dart quiver

    Dayak dart quiver with darts

    Complete with a large number of darts, some with poisoned tips.

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  • Fine Dayak blowgun

    Fine Dayak blowgun

    Long piece, original length, with aso motif inlaid in blade.

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  • Laos double swords logo

    Flame backed double swords

    With dramatically shaped blades and inlaid hilts.

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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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  • Pata with Solingen blade

    Solingen blade with pata hilt

    Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

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  • Bhutanese shortsword logo

    Bhutanese shortsword

    From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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  • Vietnamese kiem in Chinese style

    Vietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye

    Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.

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  • Persian axe logo

    Persian wootz axe

    With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.

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  • Chakram logo

    Heavy Sikh chakram

    Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.

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  • Rajput sosun pattah

    Rajput sosun pattah

    With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.

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  • Sosun pattah

    Sosun Pattah

    With Persian wootz blade, engraved at forte with floral designs.

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  • The dha of O.T. Burne

    The O.T. Burne dha

    With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.

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  • Marwar talwar presented to Mohta Bakhtawar Singh logo

    Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh

    A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.

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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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  • Vijayanagara hooded katar logo

    Vijayanagara katar

    A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.

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  • Nayar sword logo

    Nayar ritual sword

    An unusually ornate iteration of the design, intended for Hindu ceremonies.

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  • 16th century pattissa logo

    South Indian pattissa

    An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.

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  • Ottoman sword with twist-core blade

    Ottoman Turkish ribbon sword

    A remarkable example of bladesmithing with a 5 row twist-core pattern that meanders over the blade.

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  • Nanban style ship tsuba signed Hishu Kanesada logo

    Signed nanban style ship tsuba

    Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

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  • Indian spearheads and spear butt logo

    Indian spearheads and butt

    A set for the beginning collector.

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  • Tetsugendo Seiryuken Eiji tsuba

    Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

    Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

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  • Tibetan pierced iron shortsword logo

    Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

    With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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  • Afghan military saber logo

    Afghan military saber

    With an armory stamp dated Hijri 1326, corresponding to about 1908.

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  • Chysanthemum tsuba

    Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

    Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

    Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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  • Jamdhar katari logo

    Jamdhar katari

    A Hindu dagger following an ancient style that was preserved in Afghanistan.

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  • Kurdish kalkan logo

    Ottoman Kurdish kalkan

    A small, heavily reinforced buckler as used by Ottoman Kurdish infantry.

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  • Sabiki or wahhabite jambiya logo

    Sabiki or "Wahhabite jambiya"

    With a long, sword-like blade characteristic of this type. With original belt.

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  • Palembang pedang benkok with twistcore blade

    Palembang twist-core pedang

    A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.

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  • Bhutanese patag sword with silver scabbard

    Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

    This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.

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