Han Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.Chinese demon head saber
Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hiltQing twistcore peidao
A fine twistcore blade in standard pattern Qing military mounts.The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber
Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.Qing fangshi soldier's saber
A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.Cantonese saber
With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.Southern Chinese saber
Of typical southern form with a very slender, pointy blade.An early form niúwěidāo
With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.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.Loho
Manchu word for saber.Zi Qín Jì (子勤記)
A Chinese sword maker's shop that was active during the Guangxu period (1875 - 1908).Dāo shàng xiù (刀上鏥)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Dāo bèi (刀背)
Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.Yāodāo xìzi (腰刀繫子)
Qing Chinese for saber lanyard.Dāoqiào dǐshù (刀鞘底束)
Qing Chinese for the two mounts on either end of a saber scabbard.Dāo shù liáng (刀束樑)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Yāodāo (腰刀)
Literally "waist saber", the standard military saber of the Qing.Sǔn (榫)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature