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Malabar coast Moplah sword

A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.

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Punjabi koftgari lockbox

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

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Tibetan oracle crown skull

A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.

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Bikaner lance head

With square cross-section point and several Bikaner armory markings.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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Solingen blade with pata hilt

Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

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Bhutanese shortsword

From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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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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Rajput sosun pattah

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

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Sosun Pattah

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

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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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Tibetan bowcase & quiver

A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.

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Vijayanagara katar

A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.

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Nayar ritual sword

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

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South Indian pattissa

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

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Indian spearheads and butt

A set for the beginning collector.

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Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.

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Silver overlaid talwar hilt

Never mounted, still with the shop's wooden stopper.

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A remarkable Khond axe

The best of its kind known to me, with silver overlay and ivory finial.

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Double-edged Bhutanese dagger

With triple grooves and in heavy silver mountings.

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Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.

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South Indian spearhead

From Tamil Nadu. With clean lines and precise geometry.

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South Indian tungi axe

A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.

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South Indian spear butt

Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.

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A northern katar in southern style

Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.

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South Indian chiseled iron katar

A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.

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Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard

A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.

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A very good ul-pihiya

A Sinhalese knife with lavish silver mounts and overlay.

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Three Tibetan armor mirrors

Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.

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Stone-hilted pesh-kabz

A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.

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A parakeet shaped ankus head

Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.

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A south Indian ankus head

South India, made of chiseled iron with bird-bodied yali creatures.

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A hanshee khukurī

A rare and sought-after type. This one comes in its original silver mounted scabbard.

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Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors

Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

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An unusual ḍhāl

A translucent hide shield with gilt brass ornaments. Probably Nepalese of for a Nepalese client.

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A Punjabi arm guard

Made of steel, decorated with fine gold overlay in a pattern of swastikas.

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A fine budhune khukurī

A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.

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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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Talwar with Mamluk style blade

In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.

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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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Indian pata with Solingen blade

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

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Various Indian arrows

An assortment of Indian arrows with various heads.

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Talwar hilted shamshir

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

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

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

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Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A rare example retaining its original silver covered scabbard.

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Silver plated Tanjore spearhead

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

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Large khukurī with inlaid hilt

Late 19th century with a good, well-made blade.

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An early sirupātē khukurī

With a heavy blade of elegant slender form. Complete with tools.

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19th century military khukurī

A workhorse with a stamped mark at the base of the blade.

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