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Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

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

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Afghan military saber

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

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Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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Unusual dragon gate guard

Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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Japanese tsuba in Canton style

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

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Jamdhar katari

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

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Ottoman Kurdish kalkan

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

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Palembang twist-core pedang

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

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Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

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Chinese crescent tipped maces

A highly unusual set of paired maces with crescent tips.

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Silver overlaid talwar hilt

Never mounted, still with the shop's wooden stopper.

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Chinese garlic mace

Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.

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Jūn Huǒ Jú-made shuāng shǒudāo

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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A Murut parapat

The sword of the Murut headhunters of northern Borneo.

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A streaked lin gin

These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.

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A Persian crescent axe

With lacquered shaft. Previously sold at Sotheby's in 1985.

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Chinese medium size jian

A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.

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Double shortswords with belt hook

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

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Chinese paired shortswords

Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

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Early Chinese shortsword

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

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Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

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

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Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box

Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.

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Large Atayal lalaw sword

A particularly nice example with 120 iron bands holding the blade.

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Ainu sword hilt

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

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Ceremonial Moro kalis

Measuring almost a meter, with exceptional blade for a ceremonial keris.

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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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South Indian spearhead

From Tamil Nadu. With clean lines and precise geometry.

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A fine Philippine bolo

The blade inlaid with brass, complete with a horn scabbard with pierced decoration.

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A Karo Batak kalasan sword

An almost textbook example of a silver-plated kalasan.

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Mongolian target quiver

Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.

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Toba Batak sword

With cast-bronze guarding figure hilt.

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Igorot headhunter javelin

With exceptionally wide blade, forged with a hardened leading edge.

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South Indian tungi axe

A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

In original condition and period finish. Some losses, no repairs.

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South Indian spear butt

Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.

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A fine Yunnan Dai dagger

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

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A northern katar in southern style

Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.

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South Indian chiseled iron katar

A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.

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Wavy Chinese spearhead

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

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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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Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard

A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.

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A very good ul-pihiya

A Sinhalese knife with lavish silver mounts and overlay.

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Three Tibetan armor mirrors

Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.

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Stone-hilted pesh-kabz

A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.

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Pashtun dagger

With blonde horn grip scales and brass plated scabbard.

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An Edo period kankyûtô

A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

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Pesh kabz with horn plated hilt

An excellently designed thrusting dagger with T-spine and sharp tip.

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Chinese báitóng whip

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

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Good Vietnamese dagger

An unusually ornate version of what is normally a very simple weapon.

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Vietnamese knife

A simple early 20th-century fighting dagger with ribbed grip.

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A Chinese headman's sword

Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.

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