Rajput sosun pattah
With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldTalwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
SoldTibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
SoldVijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.
SoldSouth Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
SoldCentral Asian dated kard 1709
With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.
SoldOttoman Turkish ribbon sword
A remarkable example of bladesmithing with a 5 row twist-core pattern that meanders over the blade.
SoldSeiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba
Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldA fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
SoldPeony karakusa tsuba
Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.
€350,-Japanese tsuba in Canton style
Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.
SoldOttoman Kurdish kalkan
A small, heavily reinforced buckler as used by Ottoman Kurdish infantry.
SoldSabiki or "Wahhabite jambiya"
With a long, sword-like blade characteristic of this type. With original belt.
SoldThe saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
€1900,-Daruma tsuba
A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.
€420,-Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro
Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.
SoldJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryDouble shortswords with belt hook
A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.
SoldCast iron compass rose guard
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
SoldAfghan sickle, called lohar
Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.
SoldNanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestA Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
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