Kaudi / kauṛi (कौड़ि)
Alternative names for the kauro, a notch on the khukurī blade.
Unusual khukurī with gold grooves
With a very fine Nepalese blade, but kard-like hilt and scabbard.
A fine hanshee
Early type with very shallow notch in the blade and little flare in the pommel.
Very rare early kora
Complete with goatskin-covered scabbard with fine quill embroidery.
Koftgari hilted khukurī
Impressive piece, with Indian-made iron hilt with gold overlay.
Lion pommel kothimora khukurī
Unusual example with hilts carved in lionesque heads.
Bone hilted kothimora khukurī
The pierced silver mounts with parcel gilding and red velvet backing.
Khukurī with tools
20th century military khukurī with many different tools in its back pocket.
Good dui chirra khukurī
Simple piece with a beautiful blade profile.
Giant kukri of Graf von Elz
Very large presentation kukri from the Sundarijal Arsenal in Nepal.
A fine mid 19th century khukurī
An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.
The Palace Museum khukurī
A very important early khukurī kept in the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Chope
Mewari word for khukurī.
Nepalese quill embroidery
Scabbards of antique Nepalese khora swords and khukurī knives sometimes exhibit a peculiar type of embroidery that uses quill strips from peacock feathers.
Exceptional dpa'dam with gilt mounts
One of the finest Tibetan dpa'dam around with thick gilding still intact.
Large Tibetan copper and silver horn
Such work was made in the Royal workshops of Lhasa.
Tibetan helmet with gilt finial and visor
The 8-plate dome was embellished with a copper silver visor and gilt finial.
Derge (སྡེ་དགེ)
A famous Tibetan metalworking center in present-day Sichuan.
Broken Tibetan quiver
A once fine example that had a bit of a rough life.
Hairpin forging
Collector's term for a type of blade forging mostly seen in the Himalayas.
Thur
Tibetan term for their "hairpin forging" of blades.
Silver overlaid Tibetan shortsword
With a rare, finely forged double hairpin blade.
Pierced iron saddle bows
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
Tibetan nomad's whip end
An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.
Ceremonial arrowhead
Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.
Tibetan nomad's whip
Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.
Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Gankyil
Tibetan name for a Buddhist symbol consisting of three or four elements in a circle.
Sword hilted khukurī
A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.
Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam
With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.
Mongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
Tibetan bowcase and quiver
Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.
Tibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
Bhutanese shortsword
From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.
Tibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts
With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.
Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.
Jīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
Double-edged Bhutanese dagger
With triple grooves and in heavy silver mountings.
Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
Three Tibetan armor mirrors
Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.
Hanshee khukurī (हँसिया खुकुरी)
A commonly used name for an early type of long slender khukurī.
A hanshee khukurī
A rare and sought-after type. This one comes in its original silver mounted scabbard.
A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors
Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.
A fine budhune khukurī
A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.
Gold mounted presentation khukurī
Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.