Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
SoldA notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
SoldA large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic fo
SoldA rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
SoldTibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
SoldA Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
SoldAn outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
GalleryOttoman knife by Manceaux, Paris
Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.
SoldA fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
SoldA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
GalleryMamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
SoldA silver clad khukuri
With fine silver mounts worked in repousse with designs of flowers and foliage.
SoldLarge tin chirra kothimora khukuri
An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.
ReservedSilver khukuri with bone grip
Often called "kothimora khukuri", with scabbards mounted in repousse and pierced silver.
SoldSilver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
SoldBhutanese sword in tribal scabbard
With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.
SoldThe khukri of Peter L. Achard
Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.
SoldHalf bone hilted khukurī
With wide blade and a two-tone hilt in cattle bone and wood, capped with brass.
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