Items | Mandarin Mansion

Deccan katar with Bikaner marks

With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.

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All-steel Bundi katar

The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.

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Solomon Islands war club

With paddle-shaped blade associated with the Nggela Islands.

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Antique wootz Qur'an box

Description This very well-made box is entirely made of wootz steel.

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Chinese sword breaker

With tapering blade, hollow ground on each side to make the edges slightly sharper.

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Chinese repeating crossbow

Perhaps one of the most famous and long-lived of Chinese weapons.

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Excellent Qing officer saber

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

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A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam

Introduction The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged swor

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Talwar with southern style hilt

With a curved hollow ground blade with a narrow dorsal groove and false backedge.

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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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A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow

This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.

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Ming dynasty saber blade

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

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Peidao in iron fangshi mounts

Introduction The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use

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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo

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

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Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark

Introduction This sword is part of a group of very similar swords.

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Southern Chinese saber

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

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Converted Chinese guard

A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

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A fine bichuwa with gold decor

A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.

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A Chinese sword breaker (jian)

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

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Silver mounted Ottoman dagger

Description A nice Balkan Ottoman dagger of a type called hançer

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An exceptional khanda

With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hilt

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A fine Indian sword

This one is for the connoisseur of blades.

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Large all-steel khanda

Introduction The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian sword

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Heavy Manchu war or strength bow

With an estimated draw weight of 160-200 pounds.

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Vietnamese rattan shield

Called khiên in Vietnamese.

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Chinese pellet crossbow

Introduction Pellet bows and crossbows have a long history in China.

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Zhibeidao with spectacular blade

Introduction to the type This type of sword is referred to as zhibe

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Imjin wars period helmet

Description An early type of Korean soldier's helmet.

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A good pair of butterfly swords

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

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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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Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army

Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.

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19th century Qing military saber

With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.

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18th century Chinese saber

With fine blade, of liuyedao form with a gentle curvature.

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Qing dynasty imperial edict box

Used to move imperial orders from the emperor’s quarters to the recipient.

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Heavy wootz hilted talwar

Introduction The talwar or talvār (Hindi) is

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A Vietnamese straightsword kiem

With a substantial, quality blade.

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Bikaner elephant katar

Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory

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Ottoman bow with siper and arrows

Description A rare Ottoman bow that has seen better days.

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Buryat bowcase and quiver

Of the Western Buryats, living near the shores of Lake Baikal.

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A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet

Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.

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A silver-niello Ottoman bichaq

Description An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like a yata

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All steel / wootz dagger

The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.

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A south Indian spearhead

A large example of a type called sang.

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A wide Chinese fighting knife

With the relatively rare feature of a raised backedge.

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Qing Bannerman's helmet

Of a type worn among others by the Valiant Cavalry.

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Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.

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Pedang suduk maru

Also known as pedang lurus.

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Chinese trousse set with glass trinkets

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

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A large Manchu knife

Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

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Chiseled iron bichuwa

The handle covered with gold damascening.

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Kayamkulam sword

Of the Malabar coast, South India.

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Ottoman bichaq (knife)

Description An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like

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