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Sikin panjang with golden crown

Sikin panjang with golden crown

With double tiered golden crown.
Jianruiying logo

Jianruiying (2); weapons and equipment

The Jianruiying was an elite division of the Qing dynasty military consisting of crack troops that were specially tra

Wide bladed hudiedao

Antique wide bladed hudiedao

Introduction

The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port cities of so

Village militia dadao

Village militia dadao

Description

A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to the niuweidao

Chinese hook logo

A Chinese hook sword

A rather well-made example of its type.
Vietnamese falchion

A large Vietnamese falchion

Description

A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better name for the type.

Yi or lolo sword

A Yi / Lolo sword

Introduction

The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic writings.

Chinese double jian set

Chinese double shortswords

A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.
Antique Vietnamese swords

Antique Vietnamese swords

A reference list of antique Vietnamese swords and sabers I've had over time.

Chiseled khanda hilt

Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt

With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
Hudiedao

Hudiedao set

Introduction

The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port

A kutch style pata logo

Indian Pata with Kutch style decor

A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.
Antique Chinese jian logo

Antique Chinese jian

A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.
Nepalese khora logo

A fine pattern welded kora

Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
Republican period jian logo

Republican jian with etched blade

Description

A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chinese Republican period.

Southern saber logo

Late Qing southern saber

With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
Late qing duanjian

Republican duanjian with good blade

Description

An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, often with a soft ste

Antique Korean ceremonial saber logo

Korean ceremonial saber

Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
Tibetan sword logo

An outstanding Tibetan sword

A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
A fine silver hilted kasthané logo

A fine silver hilted kasthāné

Of the Royal Workshops of the Kingdom of Khandy.
Pedang

A very good pedang bentok

Also called klewang sasak by Indonesian collectors.
Indonesian parang

An Indonesian parang nabur

A saber that is peculiar to the southern part of the island of Borneo.
Ming - Qing transition period saber

Early Qing saber

A rare Chinese officer's saber of the 17th century.
Vietnamese guom logo

Vietnamese ceremonial saber

A magnificent example of a Vietnamese ceremonial saber, or guőm.

Jianruiying logo

Jianruiying (1); introduction

The Jianruiying were a small elite unit of specially selected Manchu soldiers under the Qing dynasty. They were trained to overcome rough terrain, obstacles, and rivers in order to commence special attacks towards fortifications. In some ways, they are comparable to today's special forces.
Liuyedao logo

Excellent Qing officer saber

Introduction

The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi

Tibetan sword

A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam

Introduction

The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged sword usually with obliq

Talwar with southern style hilt logo

Talwar with southern style hilt

With a curved hollow ground blade with a narrow dorsal groove and false backedge.
A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword logo

A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
Ming yanchidao saber blade

Ming dynasty saber blade

Introduction

The Chinese saber comes in a great variety of curvatures, profiles, and with different combina

18th-century peidao in iron fangshi mounts

Peidao in iron fangshi mounts

Introduction

The terms peidao or yaodao are synonyms that were in use simultaneously in Q

 A fine Chinese yanchidao

A fine Chinese yànchìdāo

It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
Qianlong marked jian

Chinese sword with Qianlong reign mark

Often mistaken for true Qianlong work.
Chinese saber logo

Southern Chinese saber

Introduction

The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi

A spectacular Burmese dha logo

A spectacular Burmese dha

With overlays of vegetal motifs alternated with animals, actual and mythical.
Khanda logo

An exceptional khanda

With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hilt
Fine Indian sword

A fine Indian sword

This one is for the connoisseur of blades.

Khanda logo

Large all-steel khanda

Introduction

The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian swords, it's present form

Unusual zhibeidao

Zhibeidao with spectacular blade

Introduction to the type

This type of sword is referred to as zhibeidao (直背刀) or s

Chinese hudiedao set logo

A good pair of butterfly swords

Introduction

The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port

Tibetan shortsword with ce rong blade

Tibetan shortsword with rare blade

With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
Chaoyang saber logo

Chinese saber of the Chaoyang army

Late 18th century, complete with its original scabbard.
19th century Qing military saber

19th century Qing military saber

With massive 10mm thick blade with strong distal taper.
18th century Chinese saber logo

18th century Chinese saber

With fine blade, of liuyedao form with a gentle curvature.
Pierced khanda

A fine khanda with pierced hilt

Presented here is a beautiful khanda with an exceptionally fine pierced hilt.
Talwar hilt logo

Heavy wootz hilted talwar

Introduction

The talwar or talvār (Hindi) is the archetypical sab

Vietnamese kiem

A Vietnamese straightsword kiem

With a substantial, quality blade.
Tibetan sword

A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet

Description

An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.

Double sabers logo

Chinese shuangdao - double sabers

With narrow liuyedao blades of moderate curvature.
Pedang suduk maru

Pedang suduk maru

Also known as pedang lurus.