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A rare Philippine fighting knife

A rare Philippine fighting knife, probably from Luzon island. It has a very well-made blade.

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An Indian kard dagger

With a good quality wootz blade.

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Vijayanagara hooded katar

With a shield that reminds of Deccan cuirasses.

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An unusual pihiya (piha kaetta)

Probably from the late Kandyan period.

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Chiseled iron bichuwa

The handle covered with gold damascening.

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All steel / wootz dagger

The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.

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Bikaner elephant katar

Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory

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A fine Deccan chilanum

An exceptional example with a graceful hilt with a strong presence.

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Ten avatars of Vishnu katar

Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"

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A fine bichuwa with gold decor

A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.

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A hooded Vijayanagara katar

A classic example of the 16th century.

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South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.

€650,-
All-steel Bundi katar

The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.

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Deccan katar with Bikaner marks

With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.

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Golden Bundi style katar

From the collection of Dr. Leo Figiel.

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A large Indian karud dagger

Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.

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Asian Export sword guard

Private collection. Not for sale.

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Asian export disc guard

The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.

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Fine Canton-style export sword guard

Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them

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A large and very good khanjarli

With lunette pommel of ivory plates.

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A gilt katar with spiraled hilt

In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.

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Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt

With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.

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South Indian katar with curved blade

A very crisp and complete example of its type.

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A Bikaner armory dagger

A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings

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Chilanum dagger

Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".

€2300,-
Sinhalese export sword guard

A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.

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Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

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Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.

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Bird head sewar dagger

A charming little sewar dagger from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

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A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

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Sinhalese knife and stylus

Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.

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North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

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A very good Philippine bolo

With beautifully carved horn grip.

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Vijayanagara "pata"

A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.

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Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

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Fine Burmese dha hmyaung

With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.

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Balinese keris with stones in gold

Undulating bilah blade of eleven luk.

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A South Indian khanjarli

A fine, early example with silver-plated details.

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Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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Golden damascened boy's katar

A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.

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18th century northern katar

With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.

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Silver inlaid Deccan katar

An impressive example with true inlays in silver in the hilt.

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A katar from Bundi

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

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Unusual khanjarli

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

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A Sinhalese knife

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

€300,-
South Indian loop hilted dagger

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

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Katar with complex ribbed blade

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

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A Deccan chilanum

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

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A curved Deccan katar

With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.

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A fine curved Deccan katar

With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.

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Simple hooded katar

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

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