Han Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
Türkenbeute flintlock musket
Fine German hunting flintlock with captured Ottoman barrel.
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
Talwar with 1693 dated blade
With later, elaborately chiseled hilt of very fine quality.
Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
Signed Chinese rattan shield
This one has the early, peaked form and is signed by its maker.
Sulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
Central Asian dated kard 1709
With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.
Signed nanban style ship tsuba
Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
A large Qing dàdāo
Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.
SE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)
In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.
An old dha (carbon 14 dated)
Found in excavated condition, published with results of c-14 and XRF analysis.
Talwar with Mamluk style blade
In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.
A Palembang sword with British blade
With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
Fine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809
Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.
Yatağan dated 1790-1791
An old warhorse with several repairs.
Indian pata with Solingen blade
With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.
Rare Korean war arrow
With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.
Lahore talwar hilted shamshir
Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.
Ramree veteran khukurī
Signed: Ricky Milnes, India 44, Burma 44, Ramree 45.
The khukri of Peter L. Achard
Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.
An Ottoman coral studded pala
With gilt copper scabbard and multi-row twist-core blade.
Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script
A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.
Fine dated talwar from Ratlam
With Mamluk style blade decor and inscriptions on both blade and hilt.
Saber of Bhima Nayak
A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".
Large Mughal saber
With Persian inspired blade in Hindu basket hilt, both of fine wootz.
A katar from Sindh
With markings suggesting it was a wedding gift, presented in 1832.
Mindan dha with agate pommel
Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.
Chinese Hui sword
A peculiar Chinese dadao with markings attributing it to a Hui army or battallion.
Burmese dha dated 1928
A nice example that can serve as a benchmark to help date others.
The Rundle dha of 1898
A signed and dated Burmese dha.
Chinese Shan presentation dha
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.
A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
Niuweidao with Guangxu mark
Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.
Village militia dadao
Description
A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to the niuweidao
A large Indian karud dagger
Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.
Southern Chinese saber
Introduction
The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi
Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army
Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.
A silver-niello Ottoman bichaq
Description
An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like a yatağan, the swor
Ottoman bichaq (knife)
Description
An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like a miniature yata
Silver mounted Sumatran saber
With inscription that reads: Raja Pagaruyung or "ruler of Pagaruyung".
English rifle with Ottoman barrel
An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
The Demon Repeller - Talisman sword
Introduction
The Chinese straightsword or jian (劍) was the side arm of the Ch
A signed Vietnamese fighting saber
Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietnamese fighting saber,