Stone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
SoldA very rare Japanese knife
With a blade with a concave edge, in stained deerhorn mounts with fine silver wire inlays.
SoldA gilt Indian jambiya
With gilt-copper hilt and scabbard done in beautiful Kutch style repousse work.
SoldThe khukri of Peter L. Achard
Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.
SoldA Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
SoldKatar with complex ribbed blade
A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.
SoldSouth Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa
SoldUnusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldGolden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
SoldSino-Vietnamese fighting knife
A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.
SoldChinese trousse in Mongolian style
With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.
SoldChinese jade handled dagger
It has a solid pale green jade hilt that is fitted to a silver collar-piece.
SoldRare iconographic Mongolian style knife
Introduction Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ru
SoldTaiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife
Introduction The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th cen
SoldChinese trousse with inlaid iron mounts
Background Sets with a knife and chopsticks -and sometimes some other utensils- were co
SoldDeccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.
SoldAll-steel Bundi katar
The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.
SoldSouth Indian katar with Bikaner marks
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.
SoldA fine bichuwa with gold decor
A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.
SoldBikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
SoldAll steel / wootz dagger
The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.
SoldChinese trousse set with glass trinkets
Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co
SoldTrousse with "horse-tooth" blade
Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.
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