Vietnamese shortsword
A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.
SoldKatana in horse theme koshirae
Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.
SoldHan Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
SoldQing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
SoldUnusual South Nias sword
Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.
SoldCambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
SoldSōshū sword with tachi koshirae
Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.
SoldMalabar coast Moplah sword
A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.
SoldKunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
SoldSukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
SoldA South Nias belatu salà
Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.
SoldTonkinese saber
Collected by Victor Auguste Robin, a senior officer of the Tonkin expeditionary force 1885-1887.
SoldNimble Vietnamese saber
With a narrow, double fullered blade and sharp tip and brass mounts in the earlier style.
SoldRare Modang Mandau
With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.
SoldFine inlaid sikin panjang
Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.
SoldSulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
SoldGood late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
SoldVietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye
Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.
SoldRajput sosun pattah
With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.
SoldThe O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldTalwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
SoldSouth Indian pattisa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
SoldOttoman Turkish ribbon sword
A remarkable example of bladesmithing with a 5 row twist-core pattern that meanders over the blade.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldPalembang twist-core pedang
A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.
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