Ulhun
Manchu for tūnkǒu (吞口), a collar piece on the base of a sword or saber blade.
Kuhen
Machu for a groove on a blade or arrowhead
Dāo cáo (刀槽)
Qing Chinese for a groove in a saber blade.
Dāo tūnkǒu (刀吞口)
Qing Chinese term for the collar-piece found on some Chinese sabers.
Hùshǒu pán (護手盤)
Qing Chinese word for a disc guard.
Dāo hūshǒu (刀護手)
Qing Chinese for "saber guard".
Bǎgū (靶箍)
Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a sword hilt.
Dāobǎ shù (刀把束)
Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a saber hilt.
Dāobǎ dǐngshù (刀把頂束)
Qing Chinese for "saber pommel".
Dāobǎ (刀把 / 刀把)
Qing Chinese for "saber grip".
Hǔchā (虎叉)
The Chinese tiger fork.
Tiger fork
Chinese "tiger forks" or hǔchā (虎叉) are one of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.
Liánjiābàng (連耞棒)
A Chinese type of fighting flail
Hànjūn (漢軍)
A hereditary Chinese warrior class who served the Qing under the Chinese Eight Banners.
Yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀)
"Reclining moon blade", an iconic Chinese polearm.
Sādài (撒袋)
Chinese name for the Manchu style quiver.
Suōbiāo (梭鏢)
A Chinese type of javelin.
Biāo (鏢)
A Chinese javelin.
Běidǒu (北斗)
The Seven Stars of the "the Big Dipper". An important constellation in traditional Chinese philosophy and religion.
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
Early yútóudāo
With influences from several cultures that are rarely seen on a single blade.
Chinese Shan presentation dha
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.
Early militia jian
An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.
Eight Banners
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Bāqí (八旗)
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Yútóudāo (魚頭刀)
A subtype of Chinese sabers with a peaked spine.
Chinese forked mace
A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.
Pèidāo (佩刀)
Literally "waist-worn-saber".
Large Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.
An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
Jiāgāng (加鋼)
A construction of edged weapons where a separate piece of high-carbon steel is forged into layers of milder steel.
Markings on Chinese swords
Most markings are found on military edged weapons, usually in the form of serial numbers and characters denoting a place or unit.
Tuánliàn jiàn (團練劍)
The Chinese militia jian. A simple, practical version of the Chinese straightsword.
Jiǎn (鐧)
A type of Chinese mace with a smooth rod.
Tiěbiān (鐵鞭)
Used to describe both flexible sectioned whips and heavy bar-maces.
Biān (鞭)
Literally: "whip". Describes actual whips but also iron chain weapons and rigid bar-maces.
Jiàn (劍)
The Chinese straightsword.
Dāo (刀)
Used to describe a wide variety of single-edged tools and weapons.
Early Chinese duǎndāo
With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Chinese bronze mace (tóngjiǎn)
With large dragon head collar piece.
Republican period fighting jian
A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.
Pī jiàn (鈚箭)
Chinese name for a class of broadhead arrows. (Alternative spelling using an archaic character).
Pī jiàn (披箭)
Chinese name for a class of broadhead arrows.
Silin dacungga kūwaran
An elite light unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners.
Jiànruìyíng (健銳營)
An elite unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners, comparable to today's special forces.
Niru
Manchu word for a class of broadhead arrows, a military "company", or captain.
A rare Qing bow
With translucent horn bellies glued on red pigment.