Asian arms in Dutch master paintings
Dutch masters' fascination with exotic Asian wares shown in a series of paintings.
Ladder wootz Kurdish dagger
This unassuming dagger has one of the finest wootz blades with a tight ladder pattern.
Jamdhar kátári with scabbard
An archaic form of dagger that survived in Afghanistan.
Review: Wereldmuseum Leiden Mughal arms
A review of the Mughal arms exhibit ad the Wereldmuseum Leiden.
Persian painted shield
Persian steel shield with fine Qajar style painted dome.
Persian wootz armor set
Consisting of shield, helmet and arm protector.
Khyber knife
The English name for the peculiar slashing weapon used around the Khyber pass.
Unusual khyber knife
With forge folded, overlaid blade.
Transcaucasian kindjal
With a rare single-edged blade with tight fullering.
Fine wootz khanjar
With early blade of "brilliant black" wootz.
Agate hilted wootz khanjar
Nice Persian dagger with fine wootz blade and unusual hilt material.
Persian dagger with erotic scene
The walrus ivory hilt is expertly carved. The blade is wootz with fine gold overlay.
Sipar (سپر/सीपर)
Persian word for shield.
Early Mughal kapwah
An over 400-year-old Mughal court dagger. Once lavishly decorated with gold.
Türkenbeute flintlock musket
Fine German hunting flintlock with captured Ottoman barrel.
Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
Gilt Ottoman made sabiki
The long version of the jambiya, with blackened, gold inlaid blade.
Persian wootz double spearhead
Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.
Neyze (نیزه )
Persian word for spear/lance.
Persian wootz spearhead
Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.
Goat hilted Khyber sword
With gold plated hilt and pattern welded blade.
Persian wootz axe
With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.
Central Asian dated kard 1709
With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.
Ottoman Turkish ribbon sword
A remarkable example of bladesmithing with a 5 row twist-core pattern that meanders over the blade.
Afghan military saber
With an armory stamp dated Hijri 1326, corresponding to about 1908.
Jamdhar kátári
Hindu term for an archaic form of dagger.
Ottoman Kurdish kalkan
A small, heavily reinforced buckler as used by Ottoman Kurdish infantry.
Sabiki or "Wahhabite jambiya"
With a long, sword-like blade characteristic of this type. With original belt.
Jamdhar sehlicaneh
A triple-pointed push dagger.
Jamdhar doulicaneh
A double-pointed push dagger.
A "Mecca" Jambiya
A style of dagger often associated with the pilgrimage to Mecca.
A Persian crescent axe
With lacquered shaft. Previously sold at Sotheby's in 1985.
Afghan sickle, called lohar
Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.
Lohar, Lor (لور), lawa-āor (لواور )
Pashto word for sickle.
Stone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
Pesh-kabz (پیش قبض)
Widely used Persian word for a type of dagger.
Pashtun dagger
With blonde horn grip scales and brass plated scabbard.
Pesh kabz with horn plated hilt
An excellently designed thrusting dagger with T-spine and sharp tip.
Khātam
Persian word for a type of marquetry work.
Unusual Indian zulfiqar sword
With bifurcated S-shaped blade in talwar hilt.
Dastānā (दस्ताने)
Hindi word for a type of arm protection.
Bāzuband (بازوبند)
Persian word for a piece of lower arm protection.
Koftgarī (کوفت گری)
Persian word for inlay or overlay of precious metal on iron or steel.
Shamshir (شمشیر)
Persian word for a deeply curved sword with narrow blade.
Shikārgar
Word used for an Indian sword with hunting scenes.
Talwar with Mamluk style blade
In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.
Fine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809
Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.
Yatağan
A type of Ottoman sword with a distinct eared hilt and recurved blade.