Karan shāhī
A style of Indian sword hilt
A Mindan / Yamethin dha
With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.
Large Shan dha
With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.
Mindan dha with agate pommel
Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.
Late Qing jian
A typical example, complete with lacquered scabbard.
Late iron mounted jian
A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.
Ming militia dao
From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.
Seven stars militia jian
A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.
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.
Dha shay
A name for the long Burmese dha.
Linkin dha
Colonial British name A type of dha used by various tribes in northern Burma.
Trường đao (長刀)
A large Vietnamese type of falchion sword.
Tibetan shortsword from Ladakh
With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.
Sikkim "ban" sword
With finer forge folded blade than most of its type.
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
Qijiadao 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.
A Sumbawa Kabeala
With broad silver-clad scabbard, worked entirely in repousse.
A finely forged kora
With very good pattern welded blade, complete with scabbard.
Dha-lwé
Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Thanh gươm (劍)
Vietnamese for a ceremonial saber.
1930's Republican dàdāo
Of the exact type seen in use by the famous 29th Route Army.
Vietnamese officer gươm
With staghorn grip finely carved with plum blossoms.
Very fine ceremonial gươm
An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung
With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.
Vietnamese officer's gươm
Of a late 19th century type with a silver-backed hardwood grip.
Indian teghá with fine hilt
With wide, pattern-welded blade.
Teghá (तेग)
A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.
Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.
Gươm truòng (鎌長)
The Vietnamese two-handed saber.
Ceremonial gươm truòng
Of an all-wooden construction, simulating a sheathed long saber.
Vijayanagara "pata"
A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.
Zhǎnmǎdāo (斬馬刀)
Literally, "horse cutting blade". The name of various classical Chinese weapons.
Butterfly swords
English name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
Bat jam do (八斬刀)
Cantonese pronunciation for bāzhǎndāo, an alternative name for húdiédāo.
Bāzhǎndāo (八斬刀)
Alternative name for the húdiédāo.
Kǎndāo (砍刀)
Chinese for "chopping saber". An alternative name for the dàdāo.
Dàdāo (大刀)
Literally "big knife", it is primarily associated with the iconic broad saber of post-imperial China.
Shuāngjiàn (雙劍)
Chinese for double straightsword.
Kora
A forward-curved sword that is associated mainly with the Ghurkas of Nepal.
Pa tam (པ་ཏམ་)
Tibetan word for a sword worn at the waist.
Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)
Tibetan name for their typical dress sword.
Húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
A type of Chinese double swords with D-shaped guards.
Sosun pattah (सोसन पत्ता)
An Indian sword with a recurved blade.
Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".
Green Standard Army Zhanmadao
The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.
A saber glossary in Manchu
An overview of Manchu saber terminology.
Loho
Manchu word for saber.
Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.