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Southern katar with yali langets

Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.

€1650,-
Vijayanagara hooded katar

With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.

€5500,-
Rare Santali shield

Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.

€2000,-
Indian Antelope Axe

An enigmatic type of axe, this one probably from tribal north India.

€1200,-
Sinhalese pihiya

A beautiful black coral hilted example, made in the King's workshops.

€1800,-
Deccan firanghi with silver overlay

The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.

Price on request
Interesting kirach with dated hilt

Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.

€6000,-
Rare bifurcated Khond axe

Very rare subtype of a Khond tribal axe with double points.

€1650,-
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,-
A fine north Indian dagger

Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.

Reserved
A Sinhalese kirichchiya

A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.

€400,-
A fine, heavy piha kaetta

Of the chopper variety, with a finely carved ivory hilt.

€1650,-
Sinhalese kirichchiya

With carved horn hilt and characteristic finger guard.

€300,-
An early "piha-kaetta"

Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.

€1500,-
A katar with true inlay decoration

Late 17th century. With wootz blade and enamel chape.

Reserved
Ramree veteran khukurī

Signed: Ricky Milnes, India 44, Burma 44, Ramree 45.

€400,-
A Sinhalese knife

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

€300,-
Chilanum dagger

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

€2300,-
South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

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

€650,-