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.
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.
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.
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.
Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
Burmese double knives
A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.
The Rundle dha of 1898
A signed and dated Burmese dha.
Ivory hilted dha
An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.
Burmese sword carbine
A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776
A very fine specimen with VOC blade and ruby-set scabbard.
Triple golden crown sikin
A sikin panjang with a triple golden crown.
Sikin panjang with double crown
A typical example of the better sikin panjang with a golden crown.
A very good Afghan pulouar
With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.
Fangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
Early yútóudāo
With influences from several cultures that are rarely seen on a single blade.
Chinese Shan presentation dha
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.
Early militia jian
An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.
A Shan Kachin style dha
A large Kachin style square-ended dha in Shan style mountings.
Large Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.
An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
Vietnamese double swords
A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.
Early Chinese duǎndāo
With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Republican period fighting jian
A very nice and complete example, circa 1920's-30's.
A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
A "churi chenm" sword
A fine example of a Bhutanese shortsword with "churi chenm" scabbard.
Niuweidao with Guangxu mark
Dated 1895. Large and heavy, a quality piece.
A heavy Burmese dha
With a very good, substantial blade with differential heat treatment.
An exceptionally large dadao
With a wide clipped tip with notched upper edge.
Large Vietnamese trường đao
Of very good quality for this type of weapon.
Vietnamese straightsword
It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.
North Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
Sikin panjang with golden crown
With double tiered golden crown.
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
Description
A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to the niuweidao
