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Indian anti-siege arrows logo

Three Indian anti-siege arrows

Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.
five Indian arrows

Five Indian arrows

From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.
Indian bodkin arrows logo

Eight Indian bodkin arrows

Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.
Seven broadhead arrows

Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.
Bheema Nayak saber logo

Saber of Bhima Nayak

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

Unusual khanjarli

With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
Garsoee katar

Garsoee katar (घरसूई कटार)

A specific type of katar that is commonly associated with Kutch.
Khema armorer logo

Khema

Alternate writing for Khēmau, an armorer working at Bundi.
Large Mughal saber logo

Large Mughal saber

With Persian inspired blade in Hindu basket hilt, both of fine wootz.
Hakim shahi

Hakim shāhī

A style of Indian sword hilt.
Khemau logo

Khēmau (खेमौ)

An armorer working in Bundi from at least 1835 to 1872.
Bundi katar

A katar from Bundi

The style typical for royal katar made under Maharao Ram Singh.
Talwar with true inlay hilt

Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.
Ganga-jamni logo

Ganga-Jamni

Name for Indian work in two metals of contrasting colors, usually silver and gold.
Talwar

Talwar (तलवार)

The curved sword of India.
Hakim khani logo

Hakim khāni

A style of Indian sword hilt
Karan shahi hilt

Karan shāhī

A style of Indian sword hilt
Fine Deccan katar logo

Silver inlaid Deccan katar

An impressive example with true inlays in silver in the hilt.
Tah-i-nishan

Tah-i-nishan (तह-ी-निशान)

Indo-Persian term for true inlaying with gold or silver.
Katar logo

18th century northern katar

With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
Rajasthani boy's katar

Golden damascened boy's katar

A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
Javelin logo

Arnachellum of Salem

A famed Indian maker of knives, swords, spears, and tableware.
Khanjarli logo

A South Indian khanjarli

A fine, early example with silver-plated details.
Chahar kham bow

Chahār kham

The "four curved" bow
Sindh bow logo

Measurements of a chahār-kham bow

For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique chahār-kham bow.
North Indian composite bow measurements

Measurements of a North Indian bow

For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique North Indian bow "kaman" type.
North Indian composite bow

North Indian composite bow

With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
Mail shirt

Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.
Sang

Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.
Child's katar

Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.
Axe

Tonngya

A type of Indian tribal battle axe made and used by the Gond people.
Fine Indian tegha logo

Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.
Tegha logo

Teghá (तेग)

A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.
Bullova

Bullova

A type of axe associated with the Khond people of India.
Pharetri axe

Pharetri

A type of axe associated with the Khond people of India.
Bikaner axe logo

Axe with Anup Singh inscription

With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.
North Indian arrows logo

Two fine north Indian arrows

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

Vijayanagara "pata"

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

Katar (कटार)

Commonly used name for an Indian push dagger.
Sosun pattah

Sosun pattah (सोसन पत्ता)

An Indian sword with a recurved blade.
Shield maker

Bhagvan Khoosal

A shield maker at Dhalcar street, Ahmedabad, India.
Malabar sword

Kayamkulam vaal

A type of straightsword of the Malabar coast.
North indian katar

Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.
Vijayanagara katar

Vijayanagara katar

A peculiar style of hooded push dagger that originated in South India, under the Vijayanagara empire.
Chilanum dagger

Chilanum dagger

Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
Pata

Dandpatta

The Marathi name for the pata, a gauntlet sword thought to have been developed by them.
Pata

Patá

An Indian gauntlet sword.
Khanda logo

Khanda (खंडा)

A type of Indian sword with a heavy, straight blade that widens at the top.
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Toradar

The Indian matchlock musket.