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South Indian pattissa

An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.

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Nayar ritual sword

An unusually ornate iteration of the design, intended for Hindu ceremonies.

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Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh

A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.

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An exceptional khanda

With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hilt

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.

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Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard

With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.

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A fine silver hilted kasthāné

Of the Royal Workshops of the Kingdom of Khandy.

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Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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North Indian sosun pattah

A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.

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Sosun Pattah

With Persian wootz blade, engraved at forte with floral designs.

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Indian Pata with Kutch style decor

A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.

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Golden Bundi style katar

From the collection of Dr. Leo Figiel.

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A gilt katar with spiraled hilt

In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.

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Indian revolving musket

The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.

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A fine Indian sword

This one is for the connoisseur of blades.

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Large all-steel khanda

Introduction The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian sword

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Vijayanagara hooded katar

With a shield that reminds of Deccan cuirasses.

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Heavy Sikh chakram

Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.

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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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South Indian pierced iron ankus

Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.

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North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

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Kayamkulam sword

Of the Malabar coast, South India.

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Tanjore spearhead

Description A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped

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Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya

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

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Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.

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North Indian composite bow

With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.

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A katar from Bundi

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

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A fine Sinhalese bow

Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.

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A kirach with hunting scenes

Its blade pattern-welded and chiseled with designs of hunters and animals.

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Silver plated Tanjore spearhead

A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.

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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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Bikaner elephant katar

Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory

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Chiseled iron bichuwa

The handle covered with gold damascening.

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Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt

With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.

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Heavy wootz hilted talwar

Introduction The talwar or talvār (Hindi) is

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South Indian katar with curved blade

A very crisp and complete example of its type.

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Solingen blade with pata hilt

Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

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Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard

A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.

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Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A rare example retaining its original silver covered scabbard.

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Rajput sosun pattah

With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.

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Talwar hilted shamshir

With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.

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A large pihiya kättha

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

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South Indian loop hilted dagger

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

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Indian pata with Solingen blade

With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.

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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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Punjabi koftgari lockbox

Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.

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A Sinhalese spear

A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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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 very good ul-pihiya

A Sinhalese knife with lavish silver mounts and overlay.

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Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.

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