RSword Antique Blades

Chinese Qing Dynasty Military Liuyedao Sword with Great Blade. This sword was most likely used by a member of the Qing Military Calvary unit given its blade length. The sword measures 35 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard and sports a 28 1/2” blade length that is 1 1/2” wide. This saber is a military pattern officers grade from the late 18th through the mid 19th century. The blade is very well forged and likely dates to the latter part of the 18th to early 19th century. As mentioned, the length of the sword and the overall balance of the sword is towards the tip points to this sword being calvary issued.

The handle consists of a wood grip with a recent wrap done in the color of what the original likely would have been. Heavy brass pommel, ferrule and guard. The blade features a tunkou at the forte, an element that went out of fashion around the mid 19th century. The blade is very well forged sporting a terrific hamon along the cutting edge. Forging is tight with no flaws and the blade retains its original contours. The blade is in new polish with just some minor pitting towards the tip. The scabbard with heavy brass mounts and covered in rayskin. There are some losses of the rayskin towards the bottom third of the scabbard. The wood here has warped over time and due to some wood loss the top of the blade is slightly exposed in this area.

Chinese swords of this period and blade quality are fairly scarce. The scabbard didn’t survive in perfect condition but otherwise a very fine Qing dynasty military officers sword.

$2495 On Hold

Rare Sind Tulwar Hilted Shamshir Sword with rare double rung ladder pattern wootz damascus steel blade. The sword measures 36" in total length when measured in its scabbard and in a straight line from the tip of the scabbard to the top of the pommel. The tulwar style handle is in the style of those from the Sind region and is iron covered in gold leaf. The gold leaf is about 95% intact with just a few small areas of flaking/loss to the gold leaf. The blade is a curved shamshir blade forged of damascus wootz steel which features a rare double rung ladder pattern. There is a dark shaded area or hamon that shows and is from heat treating. There are a couple of burnt out or faded spots in the pattern and one line where the grain opened up for a few inches crack or line in the metal. The scabbard features rare gold and silver floral decorated mounts. Like the handle, it appears to be a thick gold leaf over a base metal as you have some areas of loss of the metal or the leaf. The red velvet is a recent replacement. Sind swords are not as common and one with a double rung ladder pattern blade with gold leaf hilt and unusual scabbard mounts make this a rare encounter.

$4495

Superb Chinese Jian dagger. This fine dagger or short sword measures 19 3/8" when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of two slabs of wood with a hectagonal rosette on both sides in which a very nice green fabric tassel passes through. The pommel, ferrule and guard are all brass. The guard and pommel with matching floral decoration chased on the brass. The scabbard is wood covered in dyed green rayskin with 4 mounts in brass that are ensuite with the handle pommel and guard. The tiliang bar with a yellow twine passed through holding two jade rings. The blade is razor sharp and made from laminated steel. You can see the layering along the edges especially down towards the V shaped tip which is also quite sharp. The blade with 7 inlaid brass dots on each side. Some minor oxidation on the blade. All in all, a very fine short Jian sword that is complete with a very sharp blade. The sword was owned by Charles Mason Hurley who operated an export business in Hong Kong in the late 19th to early 20th century.

$1200

Impressive and Heavy Chinese Qing Dynasty Tiger Fork Hucha Massive Spearhead. This spearhead measures 35 1/2” from the bottom of the socket to the tip of the spear. The width between the two side prongs measures 19 1/8” apart. It is a substantial piece of steel and is quite heavy. The socket measures 1 3/8” across the diameter of the opening and the spearhead is round until it shifts to an octagonal faceting and then moves to a four sided blade to the tip which is rounded. The side prongs are well forged with high median ridges and elongated points. This side prongs are mounted to the socket via a steel rivet with brass washer on both sides. The side prongs have a slight wiggle. In very good condition. Dates to the 18th/19th century. These were used in village border patrols to fend out large animals like Tigers. Would mount up very well and make an impressive display piece or could be mounted on a pole for martial arts training.

$795

Chinese Boxer Rebellion Period Sword. This sword measures 35 3/4” in total length. The handle has an iron ferrule and then a curved grip, which actually feels nice in the hand, of wood with a stable crack to the sides of the grip. No wiggle at all. The pommel and pommel cap are also iron. The guard is slightly oval with a recess on the blade side. The sword has really good heft and features a straight blade with a wide, almost Turkish Yelman style broadening of the blade down towards the tip. There are a couple of fullers on each side. The blade with stabilized rust/oxidation throughout. This is a proto-Niuweidao sword and was likely a Village made sword made for use during the Boxer Rebellion wars.

$395

Nice 19th century Chinese short sword. This sword measures 23 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and faceted. There are 3 brass rivets on one side only. There is an iron washer on the top of the pommel with the tang peined over. There is an iron ferrule and an S shaped guard. The straight single edge blade which is still sharp has oxidation patches all over the surface. This is a fast sword used for close quarters combat. The wood scabbard with some scrolling decoration to the front and some metal bands, a couple coming loose, to secure the halves. A not very common form of Chinese fighting short sword.

$395

Fine Moro Kris sword with Twistcore Blade. This sword measures 29 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle has a small metal ferrule with chord wrap below it and then the entire grip is covered in chord wrap of varying degrees of thickness, style of braiding and color. At the very top the pommel is wood with fine grain in the horse hoof style. The wavy blade is forged of twistcore steel. You have a darkened zone along the edges on both sides with the twistcore pattern running down the center of the blade. There is a missing clamp at the top of the blade at the gangya. There are a few areas of pitting on the blade. The scabbard is a quality piece of wood with the top piece exhibiting fine carvings. A section of the top scabbard piece is a later replacement but is expertly done as it blends with the carving very well. There is additional carving at the very bottom of the scabbard.

$1195

Very Nice Moro Kris Sword with Silver Inlaid Blade and Fine Scabbard. This sword measures 28 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a grip with alternating bands of rattan and lacquered string. On each side of the handle under the rattan are the bands for the asang asang. One band with nice floral carving. The pommel is wood with a fine grain. There is an old loss of wood on one side. It would have come out a little futher to give a more abstract kakatua pommel, however, the patina in this area matches the rest of the handle so it has been this way for a very long time. One interesting thing to note is that the rattan and string wrap is done thickly making for a fatter grip. Not unlike thicker wrap on a golf club. Feels good in the hands. The blade has nice shallow waves and deep carvings at the forte. There are some carvings with silver inlays with about 40-50% of the silver remaining. The blade is laminated showing layering and some patterning down the center of the blade. Still very sharp. The scabbard is impressive. It is thick and heavy and the wood, particularly along the stem, is made from a very finely grained wood. You can see all of the striations in the wood from the top of the stem to the very bottom. The throat has a chip and loss of wood. The wood may have shrunk a bit as the blade fit is not perfect but good enough. A very nice Moro Kris.

$795

Moro Kris sword with Mother of Pearl on scabbard. This sword measures 27 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a metal ferrule a twine wrapped grip in alternating sections of smooth and braided with a nice faceted wood pommel. The half wavy, half straight blade has visible laminations particularly along the cutting edges in the form of a hamon. Double pierced fretwork and a well sculpted elephants trunk round out the top of the blade. There are two white metal clamps. The blade has a shallow fuller in the straight section of the blade with a carved floral decoration at the top of this fuller. The scabbard is wood with the front of the top piece covered in Mother of Pearl with fine carvings and lovely black background in sections to provide a very nice contrast. The majority of the scabbard is covered in thin rattan strips. All in all, an attractive sword.

$595

Nice Moro Samal Barong. This sword measures 25” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of braided twine that is lacquered and twisted copper or brass wire with a brass ferrule. The pommel, a bit diminutive in nature of a finely grained wood with intact crest and tail with carvings. One small crack on one side of the pommel otherwise intact with no losses. The long slender blade is well forged showing a tight grain in the body of the blade and a very light “hamon” along the cutting edge indicating an inserted edge. The wood scabbard with some carving at the top and the bottom of the scabbard with some loss but done a long time ago as the patina matches the rest of the scabbard.

$495

Nice Moro Punal Gunong Dagger. This knife measures 8 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is nice and slender with a wood pommel and a copper or bronze grip with bands and twisted wire above and below it. The guard appears to be brass with carvings on the top side. The blade is nice in that it is half wavy and half straight. The scabbard is wood with a brass top scabbard mount and a copper bottom scabbard mount. The belt clip on the back is well decorated as is the bottom of the scabbard. A fine punal.

$149

Nice quality Moro Punal Gunong dagger. This fine knife measures 9 3/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a metal guard with a metal ferrule with highly decorated bulbous center piece. The pommel is wood and of a flashy grain like banati wood. The sharp double edged blade of laminated steel. The scabbard with a wood center and two silver alloy mounts. The very top and bottom of the scabbard mounts with scalloped edges and the belt clip with fine decorations to the surface. A quality knife.

$195

Top quality and rare Filipino Talibon sword with carved scabbard and textile. This is about as good as it gets for this type of sword. These 19th century examples are getting very hard to find and it is very rare to find one in this condition and with a textile belt loop. The sword measures 27 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle has a finely braided rattan grip with the canted pommel showing 3 points. The surface of the front side of the handle is carved including several crosses and the button is intact. The reverse side is non carved. The grip has many facets. The deep bellied and curved blade is forged of laminated steel. It sports a thick spine with thumbrest as is found on these earlier examples. The blade alone is 20” long and 1 7/8” at its widest point. The spine at the forte is 1/2” thick. The scabbard is nicely shaped with facets and a fair amount of floral carving. The carved belt loop sports a rare textile belt loop. The bottom of the scabbard also with button. A complete example with no damage. All the wood is intact. The long needle point is intact. As good as it gets.

$1495 On Hold

Nice Filipino Dagger with stamped leather scabbard. This Spanish American war period knife measures 15” when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a steel ferrule and steel pommel with a wood grip with twisted silver wire. The wood with a nice rich patina. The blade has a clipped point like a Bowie knife. The blade has some grinding marks along the edge on both sides but the cutting edge is pretty sharp. The leather scabbard is quite nice. You have a leather throat and then a stamped leather body being decorated with a flower. The reverse side with tight stitching. A very nice Filipino knife of a form not commonly encountered.

$295

Nice Filipino Matulis Sword with leather scabbard. This piece measures 22 1/2” when measured in its scabbard. The handle is a thick piece of faceted wood with a slight notch at the top to secure the grip. It has an iron ferrule. The blade is wider at the forte and tapers towards the tip which angles down. The spine of the sword has a bumpy surface where it has been used at some point in its life like a hammer. The leather scabbard is nice with a large belt loop to secure it. A nice Spanish American war period piece.

$295

Filipino Bolo Sword with Unusual Dog Head Pommel. This piece measures 20" in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood with a 8-sided faceted grip with a finely carved dog head pommel. One side has inlaid bone done in varying shapes and this is done on one side only. The ferrule is brass. The wood has a nice stain with the lower half showing some wear as to be expected from handling. The blade is very well forged and is flat on one side and has a nice strong beveled edge on the opposite side. The blade is quite sharp. The scabbard is made from two pieces of wood glued together but it has a good thickness to house the stout blade. All in all, a finely crafted Filipino Bolo.

$395

Very nice Filipino Japanese inspired sword with blade inscriptions. This sword measures 30” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of of aluminum bands with copper or brass twisted metal, imitating rattan, filling the spaces between the aluminum. The guard is quite nice. It is also aluminum with scalloped edges and hole cut outs all the around the guard. Just below the hole cut outs are tiny punch dot decorations. The blade is quite likely a captured Japanese sword blade. It has a peaked spine like Japanese swords and there is a faint hamon along the cutting edge. The blade retains some sharpness. On one side of the blade in typed script is “P:DIRAMPATN RA GAYAN”. The opposite side of the blade with the initials “D I R”. It is unknown if this is a name or what this means. The scabbard is very nice. It is a quality wood brass mounts. Each mount with lines carved around the edge. The back of the scabbard with a leather belt loop.

Over the years I have seen the Filipino made swords that imitate the Japanese swords and most are pretty low quality. This example is the best of the genre I have seen and may actually utilize a Japanese blade. The typed inscription gives it a bit of a military feel. Quite an impressive piece.

$695

Very Nice Japanese Tanto Dagger with Fine Rat Menuki. Provenance is that this sword was sold in October 1997 through Frederick’s Swords. A copy of the page of the catalogue and the letter from the buyer to Fred is included. Fred’s description reads “Tanto - matched old iron fuchi kushira and kojiri with gold inlaid floral. Super fine shakudo and gold rat menuki, copper tsuba and habaki (menuki worth $300) Extra small tsuka! Circa 1600. Unsigned 7 1/2” cutting edge, flat blade with very distinct almost straight hamon, lots of activity, fine red lacquer saya with 3 large gold holyhock mon. Low exc. $1495.”

This was during the heyday of Japanese items. Prices have come down some since those days. Being offered here at $1075.

Interesting and unusual Thai or Malaysian Kingfisher Keris sword. This Keris measures 20 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is in the kingfisher form but quite unique in its design and use of materials. It is made of copper and the bird has a long beak. Hands are located at each side to give it an anthropomorphic feel. The blade is wavy with a pamor pattern showing in silver lines against a black background. The scabbard is wood with matching copper or copper alloy mounts with floral decoration. A unusual Keris.

$375

Very old Indonesian Keris sword. This Keris measures 18” in total length. The handle features a very old abstract garuda carving showing a deep patina and wings or arms by its side. At some point in its life the ivory cracked and two silver bands were put around the handle to secure it. The patina beneath the bands where the silver has worn over the years is deep. I think this handle could be 17th or 18th century. Brass mendak and then the wavy blade with deep carvings at the forte. The blade shows a very fine pamor pattern to it. The blade shows a lot of age as well and may be contemporary with the handle. A very old and interesting Keris.

$495

Javanese keris sword with stout blade. This Keris measures 18 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood with nice grain and lovely carvings. The handle is faceted. The mendak is brass. The blade is stout with a strong median ridge and deep carvings at the forte of the blade on both sides. The gangya of laminated steel and the body of the blade with a strong pamor pattern. A singha is carved at the base of the blade. The scabbard has a lovely wood throat and the stem of the scabbard has a wood core with a thin brass sheet. The sheet is wrinkled and torn in a few sections. It features nice carvings on the front side.

$149

Nice and complete Javanese Keris sword. This piece measures 18 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is typical Javanese with a wood faceted grip with nice detailed carvings. The mendak is brass with some greenish patina. The wavy blade with pamor pattern. The blade has seen many washings in its lifetime. The scabbard has a very nice wood wrangka of pellet wood and a white metal sleeve over the wood stem. Floral carvings decorate the sleeve on one side. A good and complete Javanese Keris.

$195

Malaysian Keris Panjang Sword with 25 Luk Blade. This sword measures 27 1/4” in total length. The handle is wood with nice patina with two stable cracks and carved in an abstract figure. It features a brass mendak. The wavy blade with a very high Luk count. 25 in total and the waves are flowing and very aesthetically pleasing. There is a ridge line running down the center of the blade on both sides given it additional pleasing qualities. The gangya is loose and moves a bit most likely from wood shrinkage over the years. I have not seen many Keris Panjang with wavy blades like this which makes it unusual and not common. A fine sword.

$795 On Hold

Very fine Javanese Keris sword with gold inlaid blade. This Keris measures 20 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is Javanese style with facets and nice carvings. The large mendak has a lot of small diamond insets. I believe these are small diamonds because of the sparkle and reflective qualities in the lights. The blade is very nice with nice pamor, and more importantly, good quality gold inlay at the gangya side and top. Also, the singha, the seated lion, has some gold inlay as well. The scabbard wood is cool. The top piece has a bold flashing grain to one side and then a two toned color to the opposite side. The scabbard sleeve with a marking on one side which may be an identifier. A very good quality Keris.

$995 On Hold

Fine Old Palembang Keris with well carved ivory handle. This Keris measures 18 1/2” when measured in its scabbard. The handle is ivory and has very detailed carvings. The mendak appears to be silver and is decorated on the surface. The blade has fine fullering at the forte on both sides. The blade has some pitting and oxidation. The scabbard is very nice wood and well carved. A nice old complete example.

$495 On Hold

Hefty bladed Madurese Keris sword with interesting Ganja inlay. This keris measures 21 1/8” when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and is very nicely carved with floral decorations all over the surface of the handle. The mendak is brass with beaded decoration throughout. The blade is a hefty and beefy one. It measures 16” in total length and is 2 1/2” wide as measured from the elephants trunk in a straight line. The blade has a black surface color with silver pamor lines throughout. One of the most interesting features is an inlaid brass snake body that goes along the side of the gangya and finishes with a raised head on the top of the gangya. Very unusual and something I haven’t seen before. The scabbard is wood with a very large top piece.

$495

Fine Madurese Keris sword with well carved scabbard. This Keris measures 18 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. It features a very well carved ivory handle that features a winged dragon, winged horse and a crown as part of the carvings. The mendak appears to be brass with beaded decoration. The pamor blade with lines at the forte, an open space, and then more lines into an open space and this repeats throughout. An attractive pamor. The scabbard is quite lovely. The top piece is very well carved with a winged horse on each side with a crown. One side with a brass crown attached. The exposed wood down the center of the sleeve is also carved. The scabbard sleeve seems to be some type of alloy with some silver content to it. A really lovely Keris.

$595

Composite Keris Sword with fine Bugis blade and Madurese handle and scabbard. Who knows how this piece came together but it has been this way since at least the 1960’s. This Keris features a very fine Bugis style blade with very fine pamor and a gangya with longitudinal pamor lines. The handle is Madurese with very fine carving and a more Bugis style mendak. The scabbard is pellet wood with nice alternating dark and light colors. Each element is quite nice on its own right and has been together for at least 60 years.

$395

Madurese Keris with very good scabbard. This piece will restore nicely. It is missing a mendak but it has a very nice blade and the scabbard is quite nice. The handle is a well carved ivory with lots of floral decorations. There is a crack to each side but the piece holds solid. The blade with round tang and an interesting elephants trunk. Nice pamor steel and the blade has very elegant waves. The scabbard is very nice. The top wood piece is nicely shaped and of a lovely grain. The scabbard sleeve appears to be a silver alloy with decent silver content with the front side very finely carved with various decorations. The back of the scabbard is plain with the exception of a fern or some type of leaf decoration. Some very nice components to this Keris.

$249

Unusual Sri Lankan Piha Kaetta with a super rare glass handle and a rare all silver scabbard. This piece measures 11 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is most likely glass but could be rock crystal and done in a spiral and fluted method. There is a brass pommel cap with decorations to the top and a brass ferrule. The blade has a lovely thick silver overlay on the forte and along the spine. This overlay is done in a floral pattern. There is even an intricate silver inlay on the spine. The scabbard is all silver. The top of the scabbard is fine silver twisted wire and scalloped edges and then each side of the scabbard is fluted. A rare Piha Kaetta variant with a quality glass or rock crystal handle, fine silver overlaid blade and rare all silver scabbard.

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Persian Kindjal with silver koftgari decorations. This short sword measures 21” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle and scabbard are steel and are covered on both sides with silver koftgari. There is one button rivet missing on the handle. There are remnants of old varnish throughout the handle and scabbard. The double edged blade with silver koftgari decoration at the base and also remnants of old varnish.

$175

Persian Qajar Dagger with Snake Decoration on Blade. This knife measures 13” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The blade rattles and is a bit loose when stored in the scabbard. The wood inserts on the scabbard have been lost to time. The handle and the scabbard are steel that have been etched in floral patterns. The blade is also etched in a floral pattern with a snake featured down the center of the blade.

$149

Persian Quaddara Sword with stamped blade marking. This sword measures 29 5/8” in total length. It is missing its grip scales. The blade has 3 well executed fullers on each side with varying width. One side has an etched Arabic inscription that is well worn and a deeply stamped cartouche, likely with Arabic writing on the inside, and 4 inlaid dots around the perimeter. Long angled tip that has rounded. The blade has a good bit of oxidation and some areas of pitting. A good old warrior.

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Unusual Sumatran Badek Dagger with Twistcore blade and a Keris handle. The knife measures 10 1/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is interesting in that it is a keris handle with fine carvings and appears to be bone or stag but demonstrates a nice patina. It has a Keris style mandak. The blade is a typical Badek blade but forged of very fine twistcore steel and the lines showing against a black blade background. The scabbard is silver with lovely floral decorations and a bone top piece. The wood core may have shrunk just a bit as the blade is hard to pull in and out of the scabbard. An unusual Badek dagger with rare twistcore blade.

$695 On Hold

Sumatran Badek dagger with laminated blade. The knife measures 11 1/2” in total length. The handle is wood with a horn piece at the bottom. The blade is laminated and has some oxidation throughout. The scabbard is wood with metal mounts with carvings.

$125

Sumatran rencong knife with laminated blade. Measures 10 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle and scabbard are wood with a bone piece at the top of the scabbard. The forward curving blade if made of laminated steel.

$95

Celebes Klewang Sword with very fine bold pamor blade. This sword measures 21 5/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is horn with a few minor chips with nice pommel lines giving it a pleasing aesthetic. The single edged blade with angled tip has a lovely bold pamor pattern that shows consistently through the blade. The scabbard is wood and has been painted red, black and yellow. There is a paper label attached on one side that reads Klewang Celebes. A nice Klewang with absolutely lovely blade.

$575

Very fine Sumatran Pedang sword with heavily inlaid blade and silver scabbard. This sword measures 29 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a silver ferrule and a silver grip wrap which is carved over its surface in floral patterns. The pommel is wood and has pierced and detailed carving depicting floral scenery. The blade is lovely. Both sides are covered in silver inlay. You have a three row box at the forte on both sides, the inlay taking on a psuedo Arabic look like it is an inscription of sorts. Then you have silver inlay encompassing the double fullers on both sides of the blade and then the tip on both sides also has inscriptions. Even the full length of the spine features inscriptions. The scabbard has a wood core and is wrapped in silver. A fine sword made for a person of means.

$1295

Unusual Sumatran Thick Bladed Knife. This knife measures 13 5/8" in total length. The handle is wood with a very fine grain in an abstract design with upturned beak or nose. There is an old chip to the tip of this projection. The ferrule is silver. The blade is narrow and thick at the forte and then widens towards the belly of the blade. It is flat on one side and slightly convex on the opposite side. It has very good heft for its size. Some oxidation and areas of pitting on the blade.

$225

Indonesian Pedang Lurus Sword with Sumatran Style handle and inlaid blade. This sword measures 31 1/2” in total length. It has a Sumatran style handle of wood with “open mouth” design that you see on some Sumatran weapons. The guard and the blade are much more typical of what you would find on an Indonesian Pedang Lurus. The blade is forged of fine pamor steel with brass inlaid Arabic inscriptions. The scabbard is wood with brass mounts done ensuite with the guard. An interesting sword.

$495 On Hold

Fine Indonesian large Pedang Lurus sword with silver scabbard. This sword measures 26 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The large handle and guard are silver with a dark patina in the recesses as the carvings are done in high relief on the handle. The blade is cool with the hump on the blade about half way down. The blade with an active and bold pamor pattern throughout both sides of the blade. The scabbard is silver with fine carvings at the top and bottom. A very good Pedang Lurus given its size and quality of scabbard and blade.

$695

Unusual small Indian kard dagger with damascus blade and metal scabbard. The first thing that is unusual about this piece is its size. It measures 8 1/4” in total length. The second unusual aspect of this piece is the scabbard. It is all metal. The handle consists of two slabs of bone with a metal bolster. The single edged blade shows a vivid damascus pattern upon close inspection. The scabbard is all metal with an Indian style chape. A cool little knife.

$295

Indian Rajasthani Tulwar sword with leather sword. This sword measures 37 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. This tulwar sports a large handle, of plain steel, in the Rajasthani style with big wheel pommel. The slightly curved blade, with slight yelman, and sharp edge with no markings and hand forged. This is a large and hefty sword. The scabbard is leather over wood with the very bottom part broken off.

$225

Indian Kukri sword with decorated blade. This sword measures 19" in total length. The blade is 14 1/2" long and is 1 1/2" wide at the forte and 3 7/8" at its widest point. The handle is a steel tulwar handle. The blade has the entire surface decorated on both sides with temple scenes, peacocks, elephants, horses with a stippled background.

$225

Nice Burmese dagger with silver scabbard. It measures 11 1/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is ivory with a silver ferrule that is faceted. The blade with a fair amount of rusting to both sides. Very nice silver scabbard with red baldric.

$175

Large Circassian Kindjal Sword with Arabic stamp on the blade. This sword measures 28 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of two wood slab grips secured to the tang with 3 rivets, 2 of which are domed. The exposed tang on each side of the grips with hounds tooth carved decoration. The double edged blade, sharp on both sides, with a crescent shaped deeply stamped makers mark near the forte, the inside with Arabic inscription untranslated as of yet. Above this are three deep fullers two wide ones and a more narrow one in the center. These fullers have etched decorations throughout. The blade has an elongated tip in V-shape with the tip rounded off. The blade has some pitting in some spots. The scabbard has a wood core with a thin brass sleeve completely covering the wood core. At the very top of the scabbard mount is a chased, what looks like a horse, looking over its shoulder with long tail. It could be a lion. There is a steel band just below this graphic and then below this on the back side of the scabbard is metal bar secured to the scabbard and would have been used as a belt loop. An imposing and large sword.

$695

Uzbeki Pichok knife with very nice scabbard. This knife measures 10 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is steel with various incised lines, enamel inlay and a clear stone in the middle of the grip. The blade has a strong sharpened beveled edge with brass inlay in the form of some type of floral display. The scabbard is quite nice. It is made of wood with a marquetry design of inlaid dark and light woods done in geometric patterns which create a nice contrast to the light brown wood. A few breaks to the wood. A sticker remains on the back of the scabbard. Uzbeki knives are not super common and this one is a very good example of the genre.

$125

Italian Dagger with Rare Blackamoor Handle. This knife measures 10 1/4” in total length. The handle is done in the European Blackamoor art style. This style of art depicted African figures in more stereotypical fashion of the time. Venice, in Italy, has many well known Blackamoor art figures from the 17th through the 19th century and this handle was likely inspired by that artwork. The figure clasps one hand behind their neck and their other hand on their stomach which is clawing at the skin. The figure seem emaciated as you can clearly see the ribs and bone structure of the chest. The eyes are interesting as they seem to follow you as you move the knife from side to side. The eyes have a black pupil with white background and a red tint which gives it a blood shot appearance. It sits on a round ferrule with chiseled decoration. The blade itself is quite thick in the spine which goes away for the last 2 3/4” of the blade which is double edged. The tip has become rounded. The blade has floral carvings which has been inlayed in niello silver. The blade is quite sharp. This knife is pretty old. My guess would be 18th century.

$695

French dagger in the style of a Turkish court dagger circa 1860-1870. This interesting dagger measures 19 3/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. This dagger is French made, circa 1860-70, in the Viollet le Duc style and period, and made in the style of an early Turkish court dagger. The handle and scabbard are very fine and precise cast iron. Superb details in both the handle and the scabbard. The blade measures 12 1/8” in total when measured on its own. Very nice steel blade with central ridge and one fuller on each side of the ridge line in partial length of the blade. A superb dagger of cross cultural interest.

$2495

Old Omani Kattara Long Sword. This sword measures 39” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The long handle tapering from bottom to top is wrapped in leather and stitched along the back. One area of small loss otherwise complete and sound. The pommel is a rectangular shaped steel block with a hole through the center. The steel with nice dark black patina. The straight double edged blade has a fuller at the forte that just runs about 5” or so down the blade. The blade shows a good amount of age. Upon close inspection you can see that it is a hand forged blade and there is a certain texture/grain to the blade that reminds me of crucible steel but the blade is heavily pitted and not in good enough polish to bring out any pattern. The blade is very flexible and features a rounded tip. The scabbard is leather over wood with geometric carvings all over the front of the scabbard. There are two metal scabbard mounts and a band at the toe of the scabbard. A very nice 19th century or earlier (especially the blade) example.

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Rare Vietnamese Coin sword shaped like a Guom. This is a nice and complete example measuring 25 1/2” in total length. It is interesting in that it is shaped like a Vietnamese Guom sword with a guard and the shape of the “blade” is curved like on a saber. The grip is either wood or bone that has been painted red. There are 100 coins on this sword. A few of the coins are French IndoChina coins from 1939 but most of the coins seem to be earlier Chinese or possibly Vietnamese coins with the square center, rimmed edge and inscription on the face of the coin. I have not researched any of the coins but there could be some nice old ones or maybe some that are a bit rare. For me, it is a nice complete example in a rare form and likely Vietnamese in origin. These coin swords served a talismanic purpose.

$395

Vietnamese War era Dha sword. This sword measures 35 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The long handle features a rattan wrapped grip with metal ferrule and pommel. The blade, which is not fully seated in the handle, has an attractive shape with the widening at the tip and the elongated point. There are some S shaped lines on both sides of the blade and a few markings on the spine. The scabbard is a nice wood, done in two halves and held together with rattan bands.

$125

Vietnamese War era dha sword. Measures 24 1/2” in total length. Rattan wrapped long grip with blade featuring some markings on one side. Wood scabbard with nice rope baldric.

$75

Nice Old Curved African sword of the Ngbandi. This sword measures 26 3/4” in total length. The handle consists of a wood grip wrapped tightly in Iron strips. The large pommel is wood with wear all around the rim. The blade is well made and features a sharply curving blade that sweeps upward about three quarters the length of the blade. The blade features an offset fuller on each side of the blade and there is punch carving all along the forte of the blade as well as at the curve of the blade. Starting at the end of the fuller the blade sports a median ridge all around the curve to the tip. The tip of the blade with some pitting. A good old African sword.

$225

African Lion Spearhead of the Massai Tribe. This spearhead measures 25” in total length. The socket is 4 1/2” long with the rest of the measurement the blade. The blade features a prominent median ridge with a hollow ground blade between the ridge line and the edge. The hollow ground section with black scale which is offset with the polished median ridge and edges. These long spearheads were used by the Massai tribe to fend off and hunt lion. Makes for an impressive display piece.

$75

African Gile Jambiya sword with leather scabbard with attached belt. This sword measures 20 1/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood in an I shape with a very heavy thick brass cup shaped pommel. The curved blade has been made from a file. You can see the cross hatching from the file. Has a pretty good edge and a nice, elongated point. The scabbard is quite nice. It is leather over wood with hanging tassels and an old green electric wire plug as an adornment. Strung through the scabbard is a leather belt with the leather still being fairly supple. A really nice example of a Gile that would have been used and worn by a tribal member.

$149

African Tebu Dagger with good blade and scabbard. This knife measures 12 5/8" in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a grip of fine leather with very detailed decorations and a pommel with a steel arrow shaped top. The blade is attractive featuring an offset fuller, the blade widens about 2/3rd of the way towards the long elongated tip. The scabbard is leather with a leather belt loop. An attractive and well made knife.

$125

Sudanese Tuareg Arm dagger. This piece measures 25" in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle has a Y shape with a pommel with a bell shape. The grip has nicely decorated brass work and there is a metal crossguard. The blade is a simple one with decorations to both sides. The scabbard is leather with nice decorations. This is a later example of an arm band but it is well made.

$95

Impressive Old Style Unknown Spearhead with Turned Wood Grip. This spearhead origin is unknown to me, but it has a number of characteristics that I found interesting. The first is the shape of the spearhead. It has a flared base, which is thick at this bottom section, with a narrow blade that widens towards the tip and then comes together in a V-Tip. It has a strong pronounced central ridge. To me, this is an early blade shape found throughout Asia and Indonesia and surrounding islands. The blade is well made of quality steel but is not in polish to determine the metallurgy of the blade. It has a socket ferrule that is mounted to a turned wood handle with a brass pommel with brass ring. The wood is faceted and has a Victorian, late 19th century feel to it. Reminds me of some British truncheons of the period. So, my guess is that it is a Colonial find, probably SE Asia or the Indonesian Archipelago that was mounted up as a trophy sometime in the mid to late 19th century. The spearhead could be from the same time period but is likely a century or two older. A very fine ensemble worthy of some additional research.

$795

Dayak Blowpipe spear from Borneo. This spear measures 70 1/2” long. The shaft if a dark hardwood with a hole carved from the bottom all the way to the top. Mounted to the top of the shaft is a spearhead that is mounted to the side of the pole and secured with rattan binding. A dart would be shot out of the shaft when hunting game. A nice piece.

$295 plus shipping

Indonesian Spear with scabbard. This spear measures 72 3/4” in total length including the scabbard. The blade measures 9 1/4” and forged of pamor steel. The shaft is a hardwood and dark in color with a brass ferrule and also a brass bottom piece. The brass with decorations. The spear also has an iron bottom piece. A nice complete spear.

$295 plus shipping

Balinese Tombak Sword with Interesting Handle. This tombak measures 18 1/4” long when measured in its scabbard. The handle is interesting. It depicts a figure with an elaborate head dress that seems to include a mask over the eyes. It is seated with arms crossed across its midsection and an apron or some form of clothing is hanging between the legs. It is carved from wood. The mendak is quite unusual. It is a thick piece of metal with some bronze coating that is mostly worn off with a raised central section. The wavy blade exhibits a pamor pattern and features two holes at the base of the blade. The scabbard is plain wood. The blade is likely quite old.

$249

Borneo Dayak Mandau sword with carved figures on the scabbard. This sword measures 21 3/4” in total length. It is much smaller than typically encountered but the proportions are right so it possibly was made for a child or young adult. The handle is staghorn with carvings of leaches, a monkey on one side and a snake on the opposite side. The grip is braded rattan and it has its organic plug. The blade has decorative fretwork at the base as well as at the tip of the blade. The surface of the blade is blacked on the upper half on one side and is blackened for the majority of the opposite side. There are a few brass inlaid plugs on one side of the blade. The scabbard is wood with dyed tufts of hair in pinks, whites and blacks. There are some carved staghorn attachments to the front of the scabbard depicting a man on each end holding a snake, and then some lizards and another snake. The back with a palm bark pouch and it has its rattan belt loop. An interesting mandau given its size and the decorations.

$225

Cuban South American Eagle Pommel Machete. This machete measures 27 1/8” in total length. The handle comprises of two wood chequered slab grips with 3 rivets on each side. The pommel is an Eagle head with open beak. It has a small ferrule with rectangular block that is made integrally with the tang band. The flexible machete blade with dark patina and broken tip. An item from the Spanish American war period and most likely used by Spanish troops in Cuba and South America.

$195

South American Aguila Weyersburg Soligen Machete with fine scabbard. This machete measures 23 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of two slab grips secured to the tang with 3 rivets on each side. The blade is marked on one side with a trumpet, and then the word Aguila with what looks like an Eagle above it, and then A star sign 1 and below this GEBR Weyersburg and below that Soligen. Below all of this is No 721. The blade is thin and flexible with a good edge. The scabbard is quite nice. The throat is stamped 18. The front side of the leather scabbard is painted and has this elaborate leather rope weave ending in long tassels at the base of the scabbard. All in all a really nice machete with German made blade for the South American market.

$99

Very nice Sulawesi Dua Lalan sword with fine carvings. This sword measures 26 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood with very fine rattan bands around the grip and the large pommel with lovely carvings. The blade is 18 3/8” long and 1” wide at the forte and forged of pamor steel. Very fine layering throughout the blade. The scabbard is wood and bound in rattan. The rattan dyed at one point in time with some of the dye worn off over time. There is a piece of fabric at the top of the scabbard. Very good example given the carving, blade and excellent condition overall.

$495

Indonesian Arit chopper knife with animal head pommel. This piece measures 11” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and features a ribbed grip, a crack running along the edge on one side, with an animal head pommel. The eyes on the animal are inlaid with probably bone. The chopper shaped blade is 6 5/8” long and is 2 1/4” at its widest point. There are the letters E N T stamped in the blade on one side and then a smaller stamping that is not legible. The scabbard is wood with fine grains in it with a slot cut out on its side to accommodate such an unusual, shaped blade.

$99

Wide and deep bellied Balkan, likely Bulgarian, Karakulak Yataghan dagger. This large piece measures 16 3/4" in total length. The blade is 11 1/2" long and is 2" wide at the forte and 3" at its widest point. The handle is horn with eared pommels as found on yataghans. There are 3 rivets on each side securing the slab grips to the tang. The bolster is lead or pewter and likely a working life repair. The surface of the blade with heavy oxidation and areas of pitting.

$195

Moroccan Koummya Dagger of the style found in the Souks and Bazaars of the 2nd and 3rd quarter of the 20th century. It measures 16 1/4” in total length. The handle is wood. The scabbard is brass with white metal plates with simple carvings.

$75

Pair of Indo Arab Jambiya Daggers with 4 leather scabbards. They each measure 10” in total length. Wood handles with simple brass mounts and the blades are cut and ground metal with incised lines. The scabbards are all leather and have dried hard, so the larger scabbards no longer fit the blades. They need to be softened up a bit before the blades will fit again. The smaller scabbards are similar in shape but without blades for them.

$65

Nice quality large Nepalese karda knife. This knife measures 6/7/8" in total length with a blade length of 4 3/4". The handle is polished bone, maybe ivory, with a brass pommel cap. The steel bolsters are forged integrally with the blade which is very nicely made. It is a thick blade with thick cut outs at the forte. Strong beveled edge and the blade is quite sharp.

$95