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Strong, straight, single-edged blade with scabbard and hilt covered with brass finish with wire-wrapped grip. Scrollwork and engraving with a rare five-toed dragon . . representing dignity and honor.
Commonly used during the 18th and 19th Centuries. . . . a rarity for dragons…
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- Item Number: W-5327
- Provenance/Origin: Bhutan. Exact age unknown.
- Composition: Brass, steel and other metals
- Dimensions: 17" long. Blade only: 11.75"
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 195.00 USD
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Acquired from a Pan Am worker who purchased it in a gift store in Bangkok in the 1960s.
Lightweight. Not suitable for rough/tough envelopes.
In excellent condition with original box
- Item Number: O-5960
- Provenance/Origin: Bangkok Thailand. Circa 1960s
- Composition: Metal with fiber box.
- Dimensions: Opener: 7.25" long with 4.25" blade. In box: 8.5"
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 29.00 USD
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Authentic headhunting swords like this were popular in the mid- to late- 1800s . . . even up to the mid-1900s (in certain locations).
The primitive weapon collector I purchased it from said it had a sterling silver foundation with copper inlay and brass handle . .…
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- Item Number: O-9373
- Provenance/Origin: Replica. Southeast Asia. Circa early- to mid-1900s
- Composition: Sterling silver, copper and brass
- Dimensions: 8" long total. 6.25" blade
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 290.00 USD
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For you Ornithologists out there, I am not talking about the black scimitar-bill from Ethiopia, I am referring to the Middle Eastern scimitar . . . a sword or knife.
Scimitar is a generic name for a Arabic sword with a curved blade. Its shape is…
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- Item Number: W-3334
- Provenance/Origin: Ethopia. Mid-1900s
- Composition: Metal, wood, leather, fibers
- Dimensions: 23" long in sheath x 4" wide
- Weight: 1.75 pounds sword and sheath
- Price: $ 174.00 USD
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A shotel is a curved double-edged sword originating in Ethiopia or Abyssinia. The Ethiopian swordsmen who were trained in using this weapon were known as shotelai. The curve on the shotel’s blade varies from the Persian shamshir.
Battle use of the Shotel involves “hooking” attacks both against…
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- Item Number: W-1486
- Provenance/Origin: Ethiopia. Circa late 1800s to early 1900s
- Composition: Metal, wood, leather
- Dimensions: 35" long in sheath
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 445.00 USD
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Detail: The Shou Xing handle represents the God of Long Life and Longevity. This god is the third god of the Gods of Good Fortune. This is a heavy and study cane. The copper sheath or shaft – that houses a steel blade –…
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- Item Number: O-5695
- Provenance/Origin: China. Handle: Circa early- to mid- 1900's
- Composition: Metal, brass, copper, bronze
- Dimensions: 34" cane x 4.5" grip. Spike exposed with handle is 26"
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Detail: Hilt and scabbard are carved from bone or from some resin composite material (although I have never seen a resin composite come out of Sumatra that is this old). ASO (human-like) traditional figures are carved at both ends and insects, geckos and plant life are carved on…
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- Item Number: W-1605
- Provenance/Origin: Sumatra. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Bone or composite
- Dimensions: 17.5" long. Blade is 10" long
- Weight: .5 pound
- Price: $125.00 USD
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Detail: This is a pair of knives. The Parang Ilang (or Mandau) means double knife because it has a esotericstuff.com sword and a small knife fitted in the back of the sheath. These two knives are the “small knives” and they come from the Dayak tribe of Borneo. The scabbards…
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- Item Number: W-6592
- Provenance/Origin: Dayak, Borneo. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood and metal
- Dimensions: Longest: 21"; Shortest: 18"
- Weight: Longest: .5 pound; Shortest: .25 pound
- Price: $120.00 USD for pair
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Detail: An aristocrat’s Tumbuk Lada carved from – what I am convinced is – elephant bone. The Tumbuk Lada – translates as “chili crusher” – is a common type of dagger on the Malay Peninsula in Sumatra. Slightly curved with a single sharp edge, the blade is iron. This is…
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- Item Number: W-8810
- Provenance/Origin: Malay Sumatra. Circa early-1900's
- Composition: Elephant bone, iron
- Dimensions: 11.5" total length. Blade: 7.75"
- Weight: .5 pounds
- Price: $1,100.00 USD
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Detail: A display of swords and knives (20 in all), spears, shields and bow/arrow weapons from the Philippines. Each miniature is handcrafted in wood and metal. A great reference.
I’m sorry, this item has been sold.
- Item Number: W-6676
- Provenance/Origin: Philippines
- Composition: Hardboard, wood, metal
- Dimensions: 18" tall x 15.5" wide
- Weight: .75 pound
- Price: $55.00 USD
