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An Indian kard dagger

With a good quality wootz blade.

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Vijayanagara hooded katar

With a shield that reminds of Deccan cuirasses.

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An Indian matchlock musket

A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.

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A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock

General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inl

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A talwar with "lehria" chevron blade

With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.

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Bikaner war axe

Introduction This type of axe was part of the standard equipment of the

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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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Kayamkulam sword

Of the Malabar coast, South India.

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Chiseled iron bichuwa

The handle covered with gold damascening.

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A south Indian spearhead

A large example of a type called sang.

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All steel / wootz dagger

The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.

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Bikaner elephant katar

Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory

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Heavy wootz hilted talwar

Introduction The talwar or talvār (Hindi) is

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Large all-steel khanda

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

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A fine Indian sword

This one is for the connoisseur of blades.

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An exceptional khanda

With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hilt

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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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Talwar with southern style hilt

With a curved hollow ground blade with a narrow dorsal groove and false backedge.

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All-steel Bundi katar

The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.

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Deccan katar with Bikaner marks

With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.

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Golden Bundi style katar

From the collection of Dr. Leo Figiel.

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A large Indian karud dagger

Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.

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Fine toradar with stippled barrel

With markings attributing it to Jalore.

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Indian javelin head

With leaf-shaped blade with strong ribbed feature on either side.

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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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Indian Pata with Kutch style decor

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

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A large and very good khanjarli

With lunette pommel of ivory plates.

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Tanjore spearhead

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

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A gilt katar with spiraled hilt

In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.

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Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt

With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.

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South Indian katar with curved blade

A very crisp and complete example of its type.

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Indian signed dhal from Gujarat

An interesting Indian dhal, a small shield that was signed by its maker from Gujarat.

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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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A Bikaner armory dagger

A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings

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12 North Indian arrows

With katar-tipped heads and dark brown shafts.

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Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

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North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

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Vijayanagara "pata"

A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.

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Two fine north Indian arrows

With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".

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Axe with Anup Singh inscription

With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.

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Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.

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Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

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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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Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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North Indian composite bow

With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.

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A South Indian khanjarli

A fine, early example with silver-plated details.

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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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Large wootz talwar

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

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A katar from Bundi

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

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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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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

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Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.

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