South Indian katar with Bikaner marks
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.
€650,-
A large Vietnamese falchion
Description A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better n
€1100,-
Chinese Shan presentation dha
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.
€2000,-
Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-
Iron ship sword guard
A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.
€450,-
Asian export sword guard
An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that
€800,-
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776
A very fine specimen with VOC blade and ruby-set scabbard.
Price on request
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
€6500,-
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
Price on request
A fine curved Deccan katar
With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.
€3500,-
A "dui chirra" khukuri
Named so after the two ridges that are formed on the bi-fullered blade.
€625,-
A fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
€7300,-
A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-
A Vietnamese Christian cross
Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
€2000,-
Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script
A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.
€800,-
Qing openwork saber guard
A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.
€1500,-
Half bone hilted khukurī
With wide blade and a two-tone hilt in cattle bone and wood, capped with brass.
€350,-
Khukurī in wooden scabbard
The scabbard carved as to closely mimic a tooled leather scabbard.
€450,-
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€9500,-
Antique Chinese spearhead
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
€400,-
Antique Chinese spearhead 2
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
€375,-
Gold mounted presentation khukurī
Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.
€3000,-
A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
€1800,-
An early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
€1500,-
A Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
€400,-
The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha
Collected by a Russian prince from the hill peoples of central Vietnam in 1892.
€1500,-
Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on request
An old dha (carbon 14 dated)
Found in excavated condition, published with results of c-14 and XRF analysis.
€1100,-
SE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)
In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.
€600,-
Afghan sickle, called lohar
Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.
€275,-
Cast iron compass rose guard
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
€350,-
A Padri carbine
An unusual variety, shortened to carbine size, with a chicken wing wood stock.
€1300,-
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