A Fraser talwar from the Deccan
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
Southern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
Southern katar with thick point
The blade with an extremely thick point on a very thin blade.
Vijayanagara hooded katar
With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.
Slender chilanum dagger
Of elegant form with very crisp blade.
Deccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
Fine 17th century pattissa
The enormous blade made of fine, boldly contrasting wootz steel.
Malabar coast Moplah sword
A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.
Vijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.
Nayar ritual sword
An unusually ornate iteration of the design, intended for Hindu ceremonies.
South Indian pattisa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
South Indian spearhead
From Tamil Nadu. With clean lines and precise geometry.
South Indian tungi axe
A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.
South Indian spear butt
Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.
A northern katar in southern style
Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.
South Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
A parakeet shaped ankus head
Made with a separate parakeet-shaped hook, attached to long tanged spearhead.
A south Indian ankus head
South India, made of chiseled iron with bird-bodied yali creatures.
A katar with true inlay decoration
Late 17th century. With wootz blade and enamel chape.
Silver plated Tanjore spearhead
A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.
A fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.
Early Indian khanda
An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.
Early Indian fighting sword
With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.
Simple hooded katar
Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.
A fine curved Deccan katar
With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.
A curved Deccan katar
With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.
A Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
South Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction
Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा ) which literally mean
Saber of Bhima Nayak
A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".
Unusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
Silver inlaid Deccan katar
An impressive example with true inlays in silver in the hilt.
A South Indian khanjarli
A fine, early example with silver-plated details.
Large spearhead from South India
An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.
Vijayanagara "pata"
A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style 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
South Indian katar with curved blade
A very crisp and complete example of its type.
Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
Tanjore spearhead
Description
A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped blade.
South Indian pierced iron ankus
Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.
Deccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.
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.
Ten avatars of Vishnu katar
Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"
A fine Deccan chilanum
An exceptional example with a graceful hilt with a strong presence.
A south Indian spearhead
A large example of a type called sang.
Chiseled iron bichuwa
The handle covered with gold damascening.
Kayamkulam sword
Of the Malabar coast, South India.