RSword Antique Blades

Rare Transcaucasian Armenian sword. This is a large sword measuring 40 1/4” when measured in its scabbard. The handle is four sided and brass with detailed floral carving on each side of the handle. A simple oval guard has been welded to the handle. The blade takes on the shape/form of a Persian Quaddara sword but much larger. The blade measures 33 3/8” long and is 1 5/8” wide. There is a stamped makers mark on one side with Arabic script. There are three fullers on each side. A wide one and two more narrow ones that run along the spine. Elongated tip that has rounded with age. The scabbard has a wood core with brass mounts with floral carvings ensuite with the handle. The chape of the scabbard is in a dragons head as is often found on Ottoman Yats and daggers. The central section has a faded velvet covering that has been placed over the original leather that is still underneath. The use of brass for the handle and mounts along with the general feeling this is a TransCaucasian sword leads me to believe it could be an Armenian sword. A very fine, rare and uncommon sword.

$1495

Indian Farsa Battle Axe with Fine Pattern Welded Blade. This axe measures 22 3/4” in height and the head of the axe is 3 1/2” wide from the edge to the backside of the steel block and the cutting edge is 4 3/4” long. This axe feels great in the hands. It has great balance and swings easily. The blade is forged from a very fine pattern welded steel. You can see the bold pattern on both sides of the blade. There is some oxidation on the blade that would clean up better with a little TLC but you can see clearly the fine pattern and what can be revealed in further detail. There is a collection number on the blade. The haft is a reddish brown wood which is four sided. The tang of the axehead is visible down each side of the shaft for about 8 3/4”. There are 6 rivets with brass washers on each side to securely fasten the tang to the haft. The very bottom has a bone cap secured to the bottom of the haft with an old nail. A nice fighting axe.

$795

European Medieval Battle Axe from the 7th to 12th century. I solicited some assistance from an axe collector and received the following information about this axe. With a T shaped head this style of axe is typically identifed as Anglo-Saxon, Frankish or Norman just depending on where the axe was discovered. This example measures 9 1/8” wide for the blade portion but was originally wider as one side has broken off. It is 6” from the back to the front. Similar examples have been found at the Angle Saxon burial site Sutton Hoo, on the Bayeux Tapestry for William the Conquerors invasion of England from France in 1066 and lived on in Scandinavia and the Baltics as late as the 12th century. It is likely a battle axe or could be a construction or shipwright axe. The head has good heft as it weighs 1 pound and 12 ounces. There was no provenance from the seller on where it may have been found as it is obviously in excavated condition. The handle is wood and shows some age to it but is not period with the axe head. A rare survival of a very early period of European history.

$225

Very nice Moro Barong sword. This sword measures 26 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is quite nice and large. There is a tall silver coin ferrule with beaded edges and then the large wood pommel with very high crest and long downward turned beak. There is a white metal disc on each side of the handle along with quite a few white metal nails. The upper crest is covered all around with the white metal plates. The top piece has come slightly loose. There is also a strip that runs along the top of the handle down the beak. Long blade with oxidation throughout shows a slight hamon along the cutting edge. Sharp blade. The scabbard is wood and nicely made. There is a very nice belt clip made of thick metal. There is some decoration to the top of the scabbard on one side. One small break to the scabbard on the cutting edge side. A very nice circa 1930-1940 Moro barong.

$495

Very large Balinese Keris Sword. This one is a whopper. It measures 27 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and is very well carved in a style referred to as Cekah Solas. It is a large handle and fits the hand very nicely. It is missing its mendak. The blade is quite nice. It has fine fullering at the forte with a nice elephants trunk and well carved greneng. The blade features a high median ridge down to the extended thickened point. You can see fine layering/pamor throughout the blade. The lower half of the blade has some rusting and some pitting. The area around the fullers has some oxidation as well. The scabbard is wood and has a fine glossy patina. In good shape overall with some minor chips and wear from its long life. This is likely a 19th century Balinese Keris and with some TLC and a mendak it would be a very nice Keris sword.

$395 On Hold

Interesting Timor Sword with Sundang Style handle. This sword measures 24” when it is measured in its scabbard. The handle reminds me a bit of a Malaysian sundang handle. It looks like a Kakatua bird handle. The construction is quite different though. It is made of wood with a split on each side of the lower half of the handle. The tang fits in on one side and the opposite side has a piece of metal that runs up from the ferrule. There is also a rivet on each side. The metal has some type of residue that presumably was used to help secure the handle to the tang. Has a brass ferrule and a square guard. The thin, flexible blade has a black patina with some patches of oxidation/rusting. There are quite a few nicks along the spine. Unsure what caused so many nicks in the spine of the sword. The scabbard is wood with twine wrap at the top. An unusual sword most likely of Timorese origin.

$225

Chinese Scholar Jian Sword. This sword measures 23” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is reeded wood, one age crack but the handle is holding solid with no looseness, with brass pommel, ferrule and guard with matching Bat and Chinese symbol decor. There is a collection number on the ferrule that matches the one on the scabbard. There is a hole towards the top of the handle that would have held a tassel. Solid blade with high median ridge, sharp edges and a V-shaped tip (the very tip rounded off) with some oxidation throughout. Likely a laminated blade. The scabbard is a wood core with a tortoiseshell veneer that only about 30% of it remains. The mounts are complete and ensuite with the handle. Late 19th to early 20th century.

$195

Nice Old fighting Indian Tulwar sword. This sword measures 35” in total length. Nice large Tulwar shaped handle with good dark patina. There is a rivet with decorative washer on each side of the handle to add additional security for the handle to the blade. The blade is wide with a nice gradual sweeping curve. The blade has a good bit of oxidation and patina with some areas of pitting. This is a blade that seems to have seen some action. The blade is of tripartite construction where you have an inserted edge in the cheeks of the body of the blade. You can make out some of the layering in the blade. Nice strong beveled edge. Big strong sword. Would date to the first half of the 19th century.

$395

Very good Borneo Parang Nabur sword with scabbard. This sword measures 31” when measured in its scabbard. The blade is 25” long and is 1 1/4” at its widest point. The style of this sword is closely related to a style called Sanangkas Bedoh. The handle has a wood grip with white metal mounts with decorations. There is a pin with washer on one side of the grip towards the pommel that is missing on the opposite side. Standard threaded tang out the top of the pommel with wing nut. The knucklebow terminates in a nice floral bud. Very attractive blade shape with beveled edge, hollow grind between spine and edge and then a long secondary edge that transitions from the spine and runs about 8” from the tip. The scabbard is wood with brass bands, many of which are missing but their outline where they had been on this wood scabbard for a very long time remains, and then white metal mounts at the throat and chape that are decorated ensuite with the handle ferrule. A very nice sword with elegant shape.

$695

Interesting sword from the Moluccus Islands. This short sword measures 24” in total length. The blade by itself is 16” long and is 2 1/2” at its widest point. The handle is wood and done in an abstract crocodile or possible a serpent, as the upper jaw is longer than the lower one. The grip is faceted. The ferrule, also faceted, is brass. The blade has an interesting shape with a semi elephants’ trunk at the forte and then the blade with a widening towards the tip. There are some scratches and oxidation to the blade. Not a very common sword.

$395

Interesting Indonesian Beladau Jambiya dagger. This knife measures 14 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is polished bone in an I shape, a bit assymetrical, with waisted grip and a carved line around the center kind of like you see on a Nepalese Khukri handle. A second piece of bone is attached at the very bottom of the grip. There is an age split on one side but the handle is holding firm with no wiggle to the blade. The blade is an old Moroccan Koummya blade. Very sharp edge and the secondary edge as well with median ridge running down the center of the blade to the tip. The scabbard is curved with a bone top piece and bone chape. The center section is wood of very nice grain. The mounts very closely match those of an Indonesian Beladau dagger and they have utilized an imported blade probably through European (Dutch/French) or Arabic trade connections. The scabbard is made for this blade and has been together for quite some time. Probably first half of the 20th century.

$995

Interesting and Unusual Chinese Korean 19th Century Jian Sword with German Blade. This is a fascinating sword with several cultural influences but a piece that has been together for a long time. The sword measures 36” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The scabbard is leather, with no wooden core, with a red lace cord wrapped for about a little over half of its length. The scabbard fits the blade perfectly with just a slight protrusion of the blade from the very bottom. This style of scabbard is found in Southern China and the red cord over leather feature is found on Southern Chinese fighting knives and some Vietnamese ones as well. The blade is a German blade and is very clearly stamped on both sides “Patent P D Luneschloss Soligen”. There are two half moons facing opposite with faces at the forte. The blade and the markings are nearly mint. Luneschloss have been in business since 1810 and in the 19th century exported triple fullered blades, like this example, to Africa, India, and other parts of the world where they were mounted up in local fashion. The handle has a very Korean shape and looks to have been rehilted at some point in its life. There is the addition of a second ferrule which isn’t common in either Korean or Chinese swords. The pommel has an extended tang with nut. The nut is not a modern nut and similar to those found in 19th century work. The guard is more Korean in style than Chinese but is atypical of both. While Korean guards have the D shaped hole ( a stylistic imitation of the Japanese style for a bi-knife) they don’t typically have the two additional small circular holes. Chinese guards typically don’t have either feature. The decoration on the ferrule, guard and pommel cap are en suite and feature floral sprays. The balance and feel are quite good. It really feels great in the hands and the blade is sharp and with a nice V shaped point.

All in all, a very interesting sword that would be great if it could talk. Late 19th to early 20th century Chinese, with possible later Korean connections, with imported mint German blade. A rare one of a kind item.

$1495

Chinese Qing Dynasty Liuyedao sword. Dating to the late 19th century, this military sword measures 33 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The blade alone is 25 7/8” long and it is 1 1/4” wide at the forte. The spine is 5/16” thick. The handle features a wood grip with linen wrap. Brass pommel, ferrule and guard. The blade shows laminations throughout (would benefit from a good polish) is fairly clean with a couple of edge nicks likely from contact with another sword. The scabbard is wood with a very fine and thin leather layering with brass mounts ensuite with the handle. A very nice and complete Chinese sword of the late Qing dynasty.

$895

Chinese Dao sword with nice chiseled brass mounts. This sword measures 30 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of the grip with its original wrap including wrist strap with chiseled brass mounts to the pommel and ferrule. The guard is also brass with fine chiseling to the top side. All mounts done in a nice floral decor. The blade is laminated and shows an active hamon with a secondary hamon around the center portion of the blade but above the hamon along the edge. The scabbard has a wood core and is covered in rayskin that has been dyed green. The top mount and suspension bar of chiseled brass with floral decor. It is missing its chape. A nice Chinese sword.

$595

Chinese Polearm with dragon tunkou. This polearm measures 74” in total length. The blade measures 21 3/4” in total length and is 4 3/8” at its widest point. The blade features a brass dragon that sits at the forte of the blade. The brass with dark patina. The guard is 4 lobed and features a nice rim and then sunken panel into the guard. The guard has a slight wiggle to it. the blade has a very dark patina. There is some separation of the blade at the very top towards the tip. Looks as if something went through it as there is a blister/opening where something exited the side of the blade. There is a steel sleeve with two rivets with washers below the guard and then the wood pole is brown and is squared off at the bottom. There is an old tape label with faded writing on it attached to the pole.

$395 plus shipping

Rare Chinese Long Jian of the Republican Era. Chinese Jian of this length are getting hard to come by. This is an example from the early Republican era so circa 1900-1930. It measures 41” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The long handle features a thick brass pommel, ferrule and a nice guard. The grip was originally covered in rayskin and you can see a bit of it beneath the wrap. The rayskin has been covered with a cloth wrap done in strips to wrap around. The blade features a thick forte which transitions to a double edged blade with median ridge. The blade, as was vogue during this period, was nickel plated. There is an inscription at the forte on one side that roughly translates to “Longquan Sword”. The opposite side has etched tree or floral decoration. The blade has oxidation throughout and some wear to the plating. There are a couple of edge nicks/sword cuts at the lower third of the blade. The blade is fairly thin in this section giving the blade a good bit of flexibility. The scabbard has its original brass mounts but the wood scabbard you would typically expect to find has been replaced at some point with a metal scabbard. It holds the mounts and blade and takes on the general shape/form of what the original would have looked like. The blade also has some irregularities/unevenness in the lower third below the area of the edge damage.

$595

Very good Moro Kris sword with laminated blade. This sword measures 27 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The blade is 21 1/2” long from the tip of the blade to the top of the ganya. The blade is 2” wide at the forte and the ganya is 5 1/’8” at the very top. The handle consists of a grip with braided rattan and then a brass band in the center of the grip and a brass ferrule at the base of the grip. At the top of the rattan is a brass band with serrated edges. Lovely diminutive wood pommel with nice grain and patina. There are two copper clamps on the blade and the blade is double edged with a slight cant and features lovely lamellar laminations. A few areas of oxidations. The scabbard is wood and is missing the top piece. Nice old Moro Kris sword.

$595

Tibetan short sword with scabbard. This knife measures 19 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a wood grip wrapped in leather that is four sided. The pommel is iron with remnants of silver koftgari around the pommel rim and inside the pommel. There is a silver bezel on one side missing its stone and on the reverse is a brass washer with steel ring to hold a tassel. The guard is a thick cup shaped guard with some chiseled areas to one side. The blade is likely a cut down sword blade repurposed into a knife. You can see the blade was tempered at the tip area based on the hamon and darkened area here. Blade retains a sharp edge. The scabbard has a wood core wrapped in leather with fine stitching to the reverse. The upper portion is wrapped in cloth and the very bottom of the scabbard is covered in fur. It is a coarse fur so possibly horse or yak hair.

$349

Indonesian Pedang Lurus sword with brass mounts and inlaid blade. This sword measures 25 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle guard and scabbard are made of some type of brass alloy. The handle and scabbard are carved and feature various floral designs. The blade is an interesting pamor blade featuring swirling and longitudinal patterning. There is a naga chiseled into the base of the blade which has been covered in a gold leaf and then above the naga body is a chiseled flower that is also covered in gold leaf. The chiseled flower is an interesting motif and not one that I recall seeing on a Lurus blade.

$325

Unusual and unique African knife most likely of the Songye. This knife measures 16 1/4” in total length. The handle is an unusual and uniquely shaped one. It looks like a dumbbell with a faceted six sided grip and then the two dumbbells with head/face carvings two on each of the dumbbell. There is also a flat knob around the dumbbell as well. It is done in a way so that each way you turn the dumbbell you get a face on one and a flat knob on the other. The most interesting thing about the handle is that it is wood that has been covered in a super thin material. I can’t tell if it is very thin leather or some kind of coating of something. There is a very small area of loss on the grip and upon very close look it looks like a super thin layer of leather over the wood. The faces must get rubbed often as their faces have a smooth glossy patina and it is the wood that is exposed here and not the leather covering. The blade has a dark patina and some pitting and features designs on both sides of the blade. I have never seen an African knife quite like this one before.

$495

Very good African Manding dagger with scabbard. A very attractive knife that measures 13 1/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood with brass bindings and a bell shaped brass pommel. The top band is missing about half of its wrap. The brass with decorations. Very intricate work in the handle. Nice clean, sharp blade with a central fuller, double edges and chiseled decorations along the central fuller. The scabbard features leather sections of brown and black color and brass bands with decorations. The very bottom of the scabbard is leather over wood. This section the wood core has broken and it moves around. It is stable when the blade is inserted. Again, very nice workmanship throughout the scabbard. All in all, a very well made knife with intricate detailed work.

$349

African figural knife most probably of the Dogon tribe with leather scabbard. This knife measures 17 1/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood with a head carved for the pommel. The shape of the head with a narrow face, long nose and then high arcing head really gives this pommel a strong presence. The hand hammered double edged blade has a fair amount of pitting but is clean. The scabbard is leather with tooled decorations to the front and very fine stitching to the reverse side.

$375

African figural knife of the Dogon with scabbard. This knife measures 14 1/2” when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and features a female figure from the torso up with long arms resting below their belly and long protruding breasts. The head with conical shape and strong brow and narrow face. The base of the handle is wrapped with metal. The double edged blade is hand hammered. The scabbard is leather with tassels at the bottom. Perhaps used in fertility rituals. A nice African knife.

$425

African Tuareg brass handled dagger with sheath. This knife measures 15 5/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is cast brass which features a cross design in the pommel within a diamond shaped outline with knobs on the two sides and the top. The slender grip is covered with X shaped designs. The ferrule with intricate line carvings. The double edged blade is hand hammered and likely shaped from scrap metal versus being forged. The scabbard is leather with fine stitching along the back and nice tooled decorations to the front. The leather is split on each side from the blade coming in contact as it is pulled and replaced. There is a single long leather tassel attached to the scabbard. An attractive knife.

$325

African Tuareg knife with nice leather scabbard made for a child. This is a cute little knife that is very well made and obviously intended for a child that could afford such a piece. It measures 11 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a waisted grip covered in leather with the center grip portion slightly bulbous and with a woven leather of varying colors. The double edged blade is sharp on both sides with central ridge. The scabbard is very finely done. It is leather with the bottom portion of the scabbard being much wider than the upper portion. The leather features nice stitching along the back. The front with ribbed leather sections, a woven leather section that matches the woven section on the handle and then the lower portion of the scabbard is dyed a reddish color and has nice tooled designs. A well made knife all together.

$225

Massive Hungarian Croatian Balkan Pandour sword with Yataghan handle. This sword measures 25 3/4” in total length with a blade that is 2 1/4” wide at the forte and widens to 2 7/8” at its widest point near the tip. It is a massive blade. It features a central fuller and then a shorter but wide fuller under the spine. The handle is horn and with ears like you find on a Yataghan sword. Some losses/delamination to the horn in some areas but still holding this massive blade solid. Plain iron ferrule. Wide cross guard with downturned quillons shaped either like a boot or a birds head. The blade has etchings in German on both sides that loosely translates to “Don’t pull me out without cause but when is distress to man so can use me whoever needs me”. It has a similar tone to it as the Spanish motto found on many blades “Don’t draw me without cause and don’t sheath me without honor”. This sword with the yataghan handle and European cleaver style blade is a combination often found within the Pandours. These assembled forces of various ethnic groups under the command of von Trenck were essentially auxiliaries for the armies of Maria Theresa during the War of the Austrian Succession against Frederick II (The Great) of Prussia.

Von Trenck (1711-1749) though born in Palermo, the son of an Austrian officer, was actually Prussian with Austrian citizenship and estates in Croatia (Slovenia). He apparantly had a turbulent and complex 'career' in his military service, serving as a mercenary with Russia, later Austria,where despite imprisonments, death sentences and other disciplinary issues he was made a colonel in command of pandours in 1744.

These forces were essentially 'grenzer' (German= border guards) initially from Croatian mercenaries on Austro-Ottoman borders, presumably partially from a number of his estates, likely including other ethnic groups and some from Hungary and Poland. The likely origin for the sword is Hungarian, Croatian or Balkan. Late 18th to early 19th century.

$1895

Fantastic Ottoman Khanjar dagger with extensive gold inscription on blade. This impressive dagger measures 19 3/4” in total length. The handle is walrus tusk with nice patina. There is a blue stone inlaid at the base of the handle on both sides. The slightly curving blade with crisp well defined fullers down the central portion on both sides features an extensive gold koftgari inscription on both sides of the forte. The translations are as follows. One one side “Ma Shaa Allah Kan” which is Whatever Allah wills, will be. “Inna Fatahna laka fathan mubeenan” which is Verily we have granted thee a mainfest victory. “Wayansuraka Allahu nasran AAAzeezan” which translates to And that Allah may help thee with powerful help. On the opposite side the inscriptions are “Abdulla Aghah Rahma Waseya” which is Owner is Abdulla Aghah Rahma Waseya. “Nasrun mina Allahi wafathun qarreebun wabashshiri almumineena” which translates to Allah will bestow help and speedy victory so give the Glad Tidings to the Believers. Final one is “Tawakalto Allal Allah” which translates to In Allah I Trust. On one side of the blade is a gold koftgari axe. There are some heart shaped decorations done in gold koftgari at both sides of the blade. All in all, a very fine Ottoman dagger.

$2495

Very rare all wootz Indian Hooded Katar dagger. It is rare to find an all wootz Katar. In this example, the entire hooded guard, the blade and also the strap work over the blade at the forte are all wootz steel. What makes it even rarer is the pattern in all 3 is bold, consistent and quite visible throughout. This Katar measures 19 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of two side bars with two grips with bulbous central pieces. The raised hooded guard finishes with a finely chiseled dragon or Yali head. The entire hooded guard is wootz steel and the pattern is bold and visible throughout. The pattern shows better than many sword blades. The blade has a very pronounced median ridge with a hollow ground blade on either side. It comes together in a thickened point for armour piercing. The blade is forged of damascus wootz steel with a bold and consistent pattern throughout. There is strapwork that the blade sits inside and is riveted to. This strapwork is also of wootz steel and the pattern is visible and bold. The scabbard is more contemporary and is antique red velvet over a wood core. A fantastic all wootz hooded Indian Katar dagger.

$3495

Rare goat pommel steel handled Indian dagger with wootz blade. This knife measures 11 1/4” in total length. It features a rare all steel handle with a goat pommel carved in fine detail. First time I have seen a goat pommel done in steel. The blade is forged of damascus wootz steel with fine patterning. Some areas of oxidation and wear. The blade has some wiggle and is a bit loose from the handle. You can see the pins for the blade that insert into the handle and they have come loose. This can most likely be repaired and tightened. A really nice Indian Kard dagger with goat pommel.

$695

Outstanding Large Moro Pira Hilted Barong sword. This very large Pira hilted barong measures slightly over 29” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is fantastic. It features a long silver ferrule and a massive wood handle with very long Pira extension. The wood is finely grained kamagong wood and the proportions are large. The top of the handle measures 9 3/4” from tip to tail. The tail is 2 1/4” wide. The very front of the beak is squared off but the patina is even and matched in this area to the rest of the handle. The blade measures 15 7/8” in length and is 2 3/4” at its widest point. The spine is 5/16” at forte. The scabbard is two wood halves held with rattan strips. The scabbard is a contemporary replacement made in the style of a Pira scabbard. A very high quality Moro sword.

$1995

Very large and nice African Fang Sword. This is a huge example. In researching published examples most were in the 19 to 22” range and I did find one at 24”. This example, measured out of the scabbard, is 27 3/4” in total length. It sports a massive blade that is 20 1/4” long and 3 1/4” at its widest point. The handle is cylindrical with a brass pommel cap and an iron banded grip. Below this is a wood carved section and an extended wood section that sits in the open tang of the sword. It is wrapped at the base in metal wire. There is some wood loss that would have originally covered the extended metal piece at the top of the tang. The blade is massive. It is double edged with a long extended point. There are two fullers on both sides that have old black scale with the remaining portions of the blade polished out. There are some line carvings at the forte of the blade on both sides. The scabbard is some form of reptile skin over a wood core. A very attractive Fang sword of larger than normal proportions.

$995

Nice Burmese Dha sword with tusk handle and silver scabbard. This sword measures 29” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle consists of a long ivory cylindrical section grip with nice patina and grain to the very top. There is a silver ferrule and silver bands at the top and bottom of the grip. The top silver band is missing the top cover so you can see the grain of the ivory. The slightly curved blade is very sharp. It features a stamped marking at the forte. There is some pitting to the blade on each side and a few edge nicks along the sharp cutting edge. The entire scabbard is covered with silver. An attractive Dha.

$695

Attractive Chinese Uyghur Yangisar knife. I don’t know exactly where this knife originates but strongly suspect it is a Chinese minority group and based on some modern made examples that are similar to this I am leaning towards this being a Yangisar knife of the Uyghur people. This is an old example probably dating back to the late 19th to early 20th century. The knife measures 15 1/4” when measured out of its scabbard. The handle is comprised of wood slab grips with five brass rivets on each side each with a star shaped steel washer. The pommel is a stacked pommel altnernating a brass plate with a steel with notched edges up to the top brass plate which is then peined over. There is a steel band at the base of the grip and also at the top under the pommel. There is a brass tunkou at the base of the blade. The blade has an attractive shape with it narrow at the forte and then widening to a deeper belly more towards the tip of the blade. It comes with oxidation and some pitting on both sides. The scabbard is wood with horn bands that are interlocked on the back. It is not a perfect fit so it may not be original to this knife but it works as a suitable holder now. An unusual and rare knife that I haven’t encountered previously.

$595

Rare Chinese Hand Axe or Knife with makers stamp. This interesting object measures 6 3/4” in total length and the width of the blade is 4 3/4”. At first glance it looks like an axe head but there is no socket or way to mount it so it is likely a hand held axe or knife like an Ulu. The square anvil shaped end piece has a deeply stamped makers mark in Chinese characters. Just below this area is unsharpened and it fits the hand very nicely. Perhaps a tool to scrape leather or some other form of utilitarian purpose. The body of the blade with oxidation throughout. Chinese stamped objects of this period (19th century or earlier) are not common. A rare tool, axe, knife combination.

$149

Nice Indonesian Tjikeroeh 1892 dated Klewang sword. This sword measures 26 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and is faceted with a carved Eagle head at the end of the handle. The head of the Eagle is very finely carved with intricate details. The forte of the blade is stamped Tjikeroeh 1892. The blade features a fuller at the top of the blade on both sides. There is very fine decorations in the fuller on both sides featuring floral designs. Some dirt/oxidation to both sides of the blade. The scabbard is wood with some losses at the bottom of the scabbard. The top of the scabbard has a carved throat piece that is loose from the body of the scabbard. A nice Tjikeroeh sword that is longer than what is generally encountered.

$395

Madurese Keris Sword with thick heavy blade. This Keris measures 20 1/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood and is nicely carved in floral motif. The brass mendak has diamond shaped glass stones. One is missing. Very thick and heavy blade with a nice pamor blade. The silvery lines contrasting nicely against the dark background and also the gangya showing fine layering. The scabbard has a nice and well carved top wood piece with the stem wrapped in white metal with fine floral carvings to the front.

$195

Burmese or Cambodian knife with leather scabbard. I don’t know exactly where this knife originates but my best guess if Burma, Cambodia or possibly Laos. It measures 12 1/2” when measured in its scabbard. The 4 sided handle is wood with a minor split on one side. It features a simple brass ferrule. The blade has a cool shape. It is slender with a clipped point. The shape of the blade reminds me a bit of throwing knives. The tip of the blade is squared off. The scabbard is leather that has split on the bottom. I don’t think the scabbard is original to the knife. It doesn’t fit it very well.

$95

Moro Kris sword with laminated blade. This sword measures 27 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is comprised of a wood core for the grip that is wrapped in braided twine with nice tie off section. The pommel is wood with nice patina with a squared off look. It seems to be made this way. The surfaces are very smooth on the top and back and the patina matches the rest of the handle. If these areas were breaks the patina wouldn’t match so nicely. So a bit of an unique pommel. Nice double edged straight blade that is quite sharp with double asang asang and nicely carved elephants trunk. The blade shows some nice longitudinal laminations. There are a few areas of oxidation but overall blade is in good shape. Nice wood scabbard with a break to one side that has the remnants of a very old field repair where a metal plate was attached at one time. The metal plate has been lost to time but it shows that items weren’t tossed away. They were salvaged and continued utilized. A nice complete 19th century Moro kris.

$495 On Hold

Fantastic African Chieftan Tebu dagger large example with wide blade. This is the nicest Tebu dagger I have seen or owned. It measures 20 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle has a slim grip that is covered in well worked leather that is black and brown with the mid grip of reptile skin with leather laced in between. The pommel is an iron arrowhead. The blade measures 11 7/8” long and is 2 1/2” wide at the forte. The blade has lovely geometric designs carved into it. The decoration is on both sides. The scabbard is leather with a leather armband at the top with leather tassels. The body of the scabbard is leather and ribbed. The fish tail bottom of the scabbard is covered in reptile skin. there is an old tag that states “South Africa Chieftan’s Fish Dagger”. Of course, the Tebu are found in Chad in the North of Africa. The overall quality of this piece and the size of it do indicate it was owned be a person of status and possibly a Chieftan so I can agree with that portion of the tag. A very fine Tebu dagger of great quality and size.

$525

Exceptional and Large African Khodmi dagger. This knife measures 17 1/8” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is 2 slabs of horn, probably goat or sheep, with 5 rivets to each side to secure it to the tang. Thick bolster with X designs around it. The triangular shaped blade is flat and undecorated on one side except for two holes and two drilled dimples. The opposite side has two fine lines carved, one along the spine and one just above a fuller that runs along the edge. Very unusual. There are two holes and two dimples and then some line decorations. The scabbard is brass with various types of decorations throughout. There are two loops on a band at the top of the scabbard for a belt loop. This is the largest and nicest khodmi knife I have seen.

$395

Indian dagger with Goat head pommel and armour piercing tip. This knife measures 13 1/4” in total length. The handle is polished horn with the pommel depicting a Goats head with long curling horns. The blade is flat on both sides and then swells at the point and is thickened in this area. Some oxidation at the tip of the knife. Goat pommel Indian knives are not that common.

$395

Moro Punal Gunong dagger with double edged blade. This knife measures 12 1/4” in total length. The handle consists of a wood grip and pommel with a wood crossguard which isn’t commonly encountered. Features a slanted double edged blade with median ridge, sharp edges and point. A few patches of corrosion on the blade. The scabbard is wood with rattan at the tip and bottom and a twine wrap around the majority of the scabbard. A cool knife.

$149

Nice Moroccan Shula short sword. It measures 25 3/4” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The I shaped handle is wood that is covered completely in brass. The front side with decorative stippling and the reverse plain. The slightly curved blade with triple fullers to both sides with a series of X markings to both sides. The blade gradually tapers to a very long point that is slightly bent and rounded at the tip. The scabbard is wood that is completely covered in brass. Very nice stippled decorations to the front and plain on the back. A good and complete example of the type.

$225

WW2 Filipino Talibon knife. This knife measures 14 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. The handle is wood with a carved pommel. Typical talibon style blade which is flat on one side and concave with high bevel on the opposite side. Scabbard with nice carvings including a crest and the word Philippines. Very nice scabbard.

$75

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Vietnam War Era Dha sword. It measures 29 1/2” in total length when measured in its scabbard. Long tapering handle is wrapped in woven rattan. The pommel looks like a recycled bullet casing. Plain undecorated blade. The scabbard is wood with a nice pink baldric.

$95