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Wootz Quran box

Antique wootz Qur'an box

Description

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

Chinese sword breaker

Chinese sword breaker

With tapering blade, hollow ground on each side to make the edges slightly sharper.
A Chinese sword breaker (jian) logo

A Chinese sword breaker (jian)

Introduction

In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinction between two hea

Qing edict box

Qing dynasty imperial edict box

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

Bikaner war axe

Introduction

This type of axe was part of the standard equipment of the mounted North India

Chinese iron ruler logo

Chinese iron ruler

Introduction

As a non-military weapon, not much was written about Chinese tiě chǐ

An orange Qing dynasty banner

An orange Qing dynasty banner

With a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom.
Chinese martial flail

Chinese war flail

Introduction

Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity in many countries.