South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
SoldSigned Sikh talwar, dated 1838
Of Punjabi make, inscribed inside the knuckle guard as being presented by Sukhu Singh in 1838.
SoldTalwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
SoldFiranghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
SoldVery fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
SoldWootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
SoldNorth Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
SoldCambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
SoldDeccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
SoldThe O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
SoldMatched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
SoldVietnamese dha in early style
Wih fine embossed silver mounts and an unusual blade with spiked tip.
SoldBalinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
SoldA rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
SoldVietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye
Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.
SoldMamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
SoldInteresting kirach with dated hilt
Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.
SoldVery fine Mindan dha
Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldHeavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldLarge sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
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