Malabar coast Moplah sword
A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.
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Punjabi koftgari lockbox
Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.
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A milam of the Garo
This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal sacrifices.
€1800,-
A 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.
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Heavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
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Rajput sosun pattah
With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.
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Kutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
€5200,-
Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
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Vijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.
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South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
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Khanda with etched blade
A 19th-century type with an etched blade, simulating patterned steel.
€3500,-
A fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
€3600,-
Japanese tsuba in Canton style
Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.
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Cast iron compass rose guard
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
€350,-
Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
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A Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
€400,-
South Indian spear butt
Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.
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A northern katar in southern style
Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.
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South Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
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Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
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An early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
€1500,-
A sawasa hunting hanger
Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.
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Stone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
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A parakeet shaped ankus head
Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.
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An Indonesian blunderbuss
Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
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An unusual ḍhāl
A translucent hide shield with gilt brass ornaments. Probably Nepalese of for a Nepalese client.
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