South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
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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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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
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Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel
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North Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
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Korean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
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A notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
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Ottoman knife by Manceaux, Paris
Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.
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Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
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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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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
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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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Paiwan tjakit with provenance
It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.
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An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
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A rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
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A fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
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Large Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
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Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
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Excellent Qing officer saber
Introduction The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for
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Large all-steel khanda
Introduction The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian sword
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A Chinese sword breaker (jian)
Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc
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A Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…
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Indian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
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18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
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Chinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
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Heavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
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