Qing military rattan shield production
Translation of a page from Qing regulations that describes the production of the Qing military rattan shield.
Khmer dagger
A rare thousand-year-old dagger from the Khmer empire.
Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
Kusabi-hi (楔樋)
Japanese term for an irregular hamon sometimes found on spearheads
Persian wootz double spearhead
Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.
Persian wootz spearhead
Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.
Sirōhī (सिरोही)
A town in Rajasthan known for its blade making industry, as well as a type of sword.
Kutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
A fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
Tūnkǒu (吞口)
Literally "swallowing mouth", a collar piece often found on Chinese blades.
Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu
With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.
Shakudō (赤銅)
A Japanese alloy containing copper and gold.
Rooster fight kozuka
Executed in gold and silver on a shakudō nanako base, with golden back.
Sukul nganga
A type of Batak sword hilt.
Glupa / Gloepa
Acehnese word for a golden crown at the base of swords and daggers.
Sikin panjang with golden crown
In original condition and period finish. Some losses, no repairs.
Suassa
A copper-alloy with high gold content that was highly prized in Southeast Asia.
Samrit (សំរិត)
Khmer word for an auspicious copper alloy.
Hindu basket hilt
A type of Indian closed hilt design.
Signed húdiédāo set
Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.
Chinese báitóng whip
A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.
Damascening
Inlaying or overlaying of gold or silver on another metal.
A katar with true inlay decoration
Late 17th century. With wootz blade and enamel chape.
Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
On weight and balance
In researching antique arms -or any kind of material culture for that matter- it is of paramount importance to actually feel and handle pieces.
Very good hudiedao set
With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.
Oomersee Mawjee
Famous maker of metalwork from Bhuj, Kutch.
Li-po-tong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Lidjib
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Longna
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Monong
Long Way Dayak name for a type of mandau tip.
Leng
Long Way Dayak word for a variety of mandau.
Gutta-percha
A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Talwar hilted shamshir
With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.
Mala (माला)
Hindi for the lap welds seen on swords.
A rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Telögu
Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Liùdàomù (六道木)
Chinese name for a strong and heavy wood used for staffs and arrow shafts.
Pedang lurus
Indonesian term meaning "straight sword". Often used to describe a specific silver-clad shortsword.
Phaulād (फौलाद्)
Nepali word for wootz, a type of prized crucible steel.
Ispāt (इस्पात्)
Nepali word for steel.
Bhālu kāṭh (भालु काठ)
Nepali word for Chinese Magnolia, the wood used for khukurī handles.
Paṭpaṭe (पट्पटे)
Nepali word for the Chinese magnolia wood used to make khukurī handles.
Cakmak (चक्मक्)
Nepali word for the small fire striker often carried in the scabbard of a khukurī.
Karda (कर्द)
Nepali word for the small utility knife carried in the scabbard of a khukurī.
Khisā (खिसा)
Nepali word for the purse carried in the scabbard of a khukurī.
Bō-koḷa
Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that resembles the leaf of a sacred fig tree.
Sinhalese lacquered cane
Description
An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible rattan.