Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

Ming militia dao

From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

A Yi / Lolo sword

Introduction

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

Zhibeidao with spectacular blade

Introduction to the type

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