Chinese sword breaker
With tapering blade, hollow ground on each side to make the edges slightly sharper.
SoldA nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
SoldBow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing
Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.
SoldA spectacular Burmese dha
With overlays of vegetal motifs alternated with animals, actual and mythical.
GalleryVietnamese double swords
A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.
SoldTibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
SoldQijiadao in Vince Evans mounts
The 17th-century blade is mounted in fittings designed by Philip Tom and executed by Vince Evans some 20 years ago.
SoldMing dynasty saber blade
Introduction The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and wi
SoldVery fine Mindan dha
Introduction Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandala
€3600,-A fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
ReservedFine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809
Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.
SoldStudded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
SoldA fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.
SoldFine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
€3800,-Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors
Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.
SoldSouth Indian pierced iron ankus
Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.
SoldUnusual Taiwanese sword
With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.
SoldDha with story of Maung Tin
Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
€4000,-Taiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
GalleryHeavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
SoldLarge all-steel khanda
Introduction The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian sword
SoldA Chinese sword breaker (jian)
Introduction In Chinese military culture, there has long been a distinc
SoldA Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldEnglish rifle with Ottoman barrel
An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
GalleryChinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldA fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Han Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
SoldGood late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
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