Tibetan Short Sword - Carbon Steel With Gold Dragon Sheath Red Enamel & Turquoise Inlay 7 Inches

The naming says "short sword" but the craftsmanship says jewelry box centerpiece. At 7 inches overall and 1.5 lbs, this is the most compact piece in the Tibetan collection - dense, palm-sized, and covered in goldwork that you'd expect to find in a museum vitrine rather than an online sword shop.

The sheath is the showcase. Gold-toned dragon figures in high relief wind across a vivid red enamel background, creating a color combination that's unmistakably Tibetan. The dragons have individually detailed scales, flowing manes, and articulated bodies that wrap around the curved surface of the sheath. Turquoise cabochons - the blue-green gemstones that have defined Tibetan decorative arts for centuries - are set into the metalwork at strategic points, providing cool color contrast against the warm red and gold. The throat and chape fittings use silver-toned alloy with engraved floral scrollwork, creating a deliberate two-metal palette.

The blade is forged from carbon steel with a single-edged profile that's wider and more curved than the double-edged dagger format of the other Tibetan knife in the collection. That wider blade geometry gives this piece a different visual character - less stiletto, more utility knife. Historically, Tibetan travelers and herders carried short swords like this for practical daily tasks as well as personal protection, and the wider blade served both purposes.

Two buyers gave five stars. One noted the item "arrived quickly and is beautiful," confirming that the elaborate sheath work looks as good in hand as it does in photographs - an important validation for a product where the metalwork detail is the primary value proposition.

The gold-over-red enamel work on this sheath represents a different tier of decorative complexity compared to the silver-over-red approach on the larger Tibetan dagger in the collection. Both use the same Tibetan color vocabulary - red, turquoise, precious metal tones - but the addition of gold dragon relief on this piece adds a narrative element that the purely ornamental silver version doesn't carry.

Includes decorated sheath. Stand not included. Free US shipping with 30-day money-back guarantee.