A Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
Katar with complex ribbed blade
A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.
South Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction
Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा ) which
A Sinhalese knife
Rarely seen today, a commoner's example with carved, bone hilt.
Unusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
A silver mounted khukuri
Of the 19th century, with fine pierced scabbard mouthpiece.
A katar from Sindh
With markings suggesting it was a wedding gift, presented in 1832.
Fine Bhutanese dagger
With heavy silver mounts, pierced and chiseled.
A katar from Bundi
The style typical for royal katar made under Maharao Ram Singh.
Silver inlaid Deccan katar
An impressive example with true inlays in silver in the hilt.
18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
Golden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
Bhutanese dagger
With narrow blade and all brass mounts.
Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife
A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.
Persian all steel mounted khanjar
With finely chiseled steel hilt and scabbard
A South Indian khanjarli
A fine, early example with silver-plated details.
Balinese keris with stones in gold
Undulating bilah blade of eleven luk.
Chinese trousse in Mongolian style
With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung
With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.
Boy's katar
A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.
Vijayanagara "pata"
A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.
A very good Philippine bolo
With beautifully carved horn grip.
Southern Chinese double knives
With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.
Sinhalese knife and stylus
Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.
A large pihiya kättha
A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.
Sumatran keris panjang
A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".
Bird head sewar dagger
A charming little sewar dagger from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya
A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.
Heavy Rajput katar
A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.
Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
A Bikaner armory dagger
A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings
Ottoman style dagger
Fine and unusual, with Italian renaissance style decoration.
South Indian katar with curved blade
A very crisp and complete example of its type.
Korean knife or eunjangdo
Description
A small Korean knife called eunjangdo, literally "silver knife".
Taiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
Chinese jade handled dagger
It has a solid pale green jade hilt that is fitted to a silver collar-piece.
Rare iconographic Mongolian style knife
Introduction
Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ruling elite during th
A gilt katar with spiraled hilt
In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.
A large and very good khanjarli
With lunette pommel of ivory plates.
Ottoman knife by Manceaux, Paris
Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.
Ancient Ba-Shu dagger
From approximately the 5th to 3rd century B.C.
Taiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife
Introduction
The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th century, after which it
Chinese trousse with inlaid iron mounts
Background
Sets with a knife and chopsticks -and sometimes some other utensils- were common all over the Qi
A large Indian karud dagger
Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.
Golden Bundi style katar
From the collection of Dr. Leo Figiel.
Deccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.
All-steel Bundi katar
The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.
South Indian katar with Bikaner marks
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.
A hooded Vijayanagara katar
A classic example of the 16th century.