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Large Qing military sword

Large Qing military sword

Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
Village dao logo

Chinese village dāo

A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.
Qing liedao

Large Chinese hunting knife

With fine blade in recent polish. With resting scabbard.
Unusual Chinese saber with figure head pommel logo

Unusual Chinese saber

Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.
Weight & balance logo

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.
Western Chinese dao logo

An unusual minority dao

The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.
Jeyen Manchu saber tip logo

Jeyen

Manchu word for the tip of a saber.
truong dao

Trường đao (長刀)

A large Vietnamese type of falchion sword.
Point of a blade

Dāo fēng (刀鋒)

The point of a blade.
Dao logo

Dāo (刀)

Used to describe a wide variety of single-edged tools and weapons.
Chinese saber with curved hilt

Early Chinese duǎndāo

With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.