Category: Chinese arms and armour

Rare Qing Sino-Tibetan Iron Military Helmet Chinese helmet with Tibetan style silver and gold decoration

Rare Chinese Qing or ‘Manchu’ Military helmet of steel, blackened iron with silver and gold Tibetan style decoration, Very good old provenance. Dating to the 17th or early 18th century

Wonderful Antique Bronze Lantaka ship or deck cannon from Borneo/Brunei with crocodile

A superb early Bronze Lantaka deck cannon or swivel gun from Northen Borneo /Brunei. These ornate bronze canons were typically used along the gunwales and decks of ships, most notoriously those used by the Malay pirates who were active in the South China Seas around Borneo and the Philippines. This examples is small, cast from… Continue reading Wonderful Antique Bronze Lantaka ship or deck cannon from Borneo/Brunei with crocodile

Antique Vietnamese Dha sword from Hanoi, silver and brass mounted

a very nice dha type sword from North Vietnam, interesting weapon with chiselled engraving to the steel blade, banded brass and silver hilt with decorative features, a tsuba like guard, original sheath, certainly 19th century or earlier coming soon to Ashoka Arts fine antique swords and weapons