Baktong
Cantonese for báitóng.Báitóng (白銅)
An alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc used among others for sword parts.Damascus steel
A rather broad term that is used to describe steel that exhibits a fancy pattern.Twist-core steel
A type of pattern-welding using twisted rods of steel.Huāwéngāng (花文鋼)
A type of pattern welding known in English as twist-core.Vietnamese straightsword
It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.Ancient Ba-Shu dagger
From approximately the 5th to 3rd century B.C.A large Indian karud dagger
Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.An Indonesian parang nabur
A saber that is peculiar to the southern part of the island of Borneo.Peidao in iron fangshi mounts
Introduction
The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use simultaneously in Q
A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.An exceptional khanda
With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hiltZhibeidao with spectacular blade
Introduction to the type
This type of sword is referred to as zhibeidao (直背刀) or s
A good pair of butterfly swords
Introduction
The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port
A fine khanda with pierced hilt
Presented here is a beautiful khanda with an exceptionally fine pierced hilt.All steel / wootz dagger
The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.Shuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.