Gold alloy Sinhalese pihiya
Often called piha-kaetta, these knives were mainly made by the King's Workshops.
SoldFine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
SoldDzeferdar miquelet rifle
With Ottoman twisted "damascus" barrel and fine mother-of-pearl inlaid stock.
SoldBikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
SoldChiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
SoldUnusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
SoldA kirach with hunting scenes
Its blade pattern-welded and chiseled with designs of hunters and animals.
SoldSilver plated Tanjore spearhead
A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.
SoldA Khasi dao
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.
€3200,-Sulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
SoldMalabar coast Moplah sword
A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.
SoldA nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
SoldTanjore spearhead
Description A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped
SoldA fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
SoldChinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.
€3800,-Sawasa east indian inkwell
Sawasa is metalware in black and gold made primarily for the Dutch expat community in Asia.
€3800,-Rajput katar with rubies and diamonds
Of steel construction with gold overlay. Of a type produced in Rajasthan in the early 1800s.
SoldSouth Indian pierced iron ankus
Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.
SoldLarge sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
SoldHeavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldEnglish rifle with Ottoman barrel
An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
GalleryA fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Kutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
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