Turu
Manchu word for saber lanyard.
Sirdan sele
Manchu for the suspension bar on top of a sword scabbard.
Tebeliyeku
Manchu for the suspension bands on a sword scabbard.
Dubei toldohon
Manchu for the fittings on either end of the scabbard.
Homhon
Manchu word for scabbard.
fesin-i toldohon
Manchu word for sword grip ferrule.
Guye
Language: Manchu
Source: Classical literature
Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".
Téngpái (藤牌)
The Chinese rattan shield
Southern Chinese double knives
With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.
Burmese double knives
A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.
Ivory hilted dha
An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.
Thuda
Sinhala for the point of a sword blade.
Agissa
Sinhala term for the edge on a sword blade.
Peeli
Sinhala for grooves on a blade. (Fullers).
Isa
Sinhala for "blade".
Kadu patha
Sinhala for "blade".
Alluva
Sinhala for side plates on a sword.
Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.
Vari sārkawa
Sinhala for the quillons on a Sinhalese sword.
Ath häde
Sinhala for "knuckle guard".
Ath väsma
Sinhala term given by Deraniyagala for "knuckle guard".
Siṃha mūnu mitta
Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"
Mitta
Sinhala for "hilt".
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
A large pihiya kättha
A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.
Dāo fēng (刀鋒)
The point of a blade.
Dāo bèi (刀背)
Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.
Sǔn (榫)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Tóngjiǎn (銅鐧)
Chinese for a bronze mace.
Dāo rèn (刀刃)
Qing Chinese for saber edge / saber blade.
Dāo dǐ gū (刀底箍)
Qing Chinese for a saber scabbard endpiece.
Dāo dǐ yún (刀底雲)
Qing Chinese for a specific type of scabbard endpiece.
Dāo qiào dǐ shù (刀鞘底束)
Qing Chinese for saber scabbard endpiece.
Dāo liáng (刀梁)
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a saber scabbard.
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".
Shibuichi (四分一)
A copper-silver alloy used to make Japanese sword mounts.
Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki
A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.
A very good Afghan pulouar
With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.
Vietnamese double swords
A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.