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A "dui chirra" khukuri

Named so after the two ridges that are formed on the bi-fullered blade.

€625,-
Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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Early Indian khanda

An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.

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Early Indian fighting sword

With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.

€1500,-
A fine budhune khukurī

A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.

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Silver khukuri with bone grip

Often called "kothimora khukuri", with scabbards mounted in repousse and pierced silver.

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Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri

An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.

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A fine mutiny era khukuri

An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine pattern welded blade.

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Large silver mounted khukuri

With pierced mounts and velvet-covered scabbard.

€775,-
A silver clad khukuri

With fine silver mounts worked in repousse with designs of flowers and foliage.

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Dutch chiseled iron smallsword

Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.

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Early chilanum hilt

An old bronze hilt in the shape of chilanum hilts.

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Simple hooded katar

Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.

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A fine curved Deccan katar

With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.

€4000,-
A curved Deccan katar

With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.

€1900,-
A Deccan chilanum

With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.

€2300,-
Katar with complex ribbed blade

A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.

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South Indian loop hilted dagger

Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )

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A Qing strength bow

A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.

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A deconstructed Qing bow

For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

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Qing folding bow

A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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Box of Javanese arrows

Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.

€1200,-
A Sinhalese knife

Rarely seen today, a commoner's example with carved, bone hilt.

€300,-
A fine Sinhalese bow

Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.

€3300,-
A Sinhalese lacquered bow

With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.

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A rare bow from Kashmir

A sinew-backed bow with rather nice lacquer work.

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Three Indian war arrows

Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.

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Two Indian flight arrows

Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.

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Three Indian anti-siege arrows

Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.

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Five Indian arrows

From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.

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Eight Indian bodkin arrows

Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.

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Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.

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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

€800,-
Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of

€4000,-
Unusual khanjarli

With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.

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Gold mounted presentation khukurī

Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.

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A silver mounted khukuri

Of the 19th century, with fine pierced scabbard mouthpiece.

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Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao

Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.

€550,-
Large Mughal saber

With Persian inspired blade in Hindu basket hilt, both of fine wootz.

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A katar from Sindh

With markings suggesting it was a wedding gift, presented in 1832.

€6200,-
An interesting Japanese yari

Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

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Qing military rank badge

Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.

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Fine Bhutanese dagger

With heavy silver mounts, pierced and chiseled.

€3000,-
Fine Chinese Shan dha

Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

€1750,-
A katar from Bundi

The style typical for royal katar made under Maharao Ram Singh.

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Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.

€2600,-
Qing piandao polearm

Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

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A Mindan / Yamethin dha

With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.

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Large Shan dha

With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.

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