South Indian cobra tip sword
An early fighting piece with strong reinforcing langet and broad, cobra shaped tip.Very good Deccan chilanum
A large example in excellent state of preservation.Large southern silver gilt katar
Its hilt overlaid with thick silver, then fire-gilt.Southern Indian child's talwar
With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.A Fraser talwar from the Deccan
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.Southern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.Southern katar with thick point
The blade with an extremely thick point on a very thin blade.Vijayanagara hooded katar
With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.Slender chilanum dagger
Of elegant form with very crisp blade.Deccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.Fine 17th century pattissa
The enormous blade made of fine, boldly contrasting wootz steel.Nayar
An Indian group of castes. Historically warrior castes.Malabar coast Moplah sword
A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.Moplah (sword)
Sword of the Mapilla Muslims of the Malabar Coast, South India.Vijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.Nayar ritual sword
An unusually ornate iteration of the design, intended for Hindu ceremonies.South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.South Indian spearhead
From Tamil Nadu. With clean lines and precise geometry.South Indian tungi axe
A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.South Indian spear butt
Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.A northern katar in southern style
Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.South Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.A parakeet shaped ankus head
Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.A south Indian ankus head
South India, made of chiseled iron with bird-bodied yali creatures.Dastānā (दस्ताने)
Hindi word for a type of arm protection.Bāzuband (بازوبند)
Persian word for a piece of lower arm protection.A katar with true inlay decoration
Late 17th century. With wootz blade and enamel chape.Silver plated Tanjore spearhead
A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.A fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.Early Indian khanda
An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.Early Indian fighting sword
With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.Simple hooded katar
Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.A fine curved Deccan katar
With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.A curved Deccan katar
With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.A Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.South Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction
Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा ) which