Indian Jade mounted dagger
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
Price on requestIndian enamel and wootz dagger
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.
€15000,-Ten avatars of Vishnu katar
Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"
Gallery18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldRajput katar with rubies and diamonds
Of steel construction with gold overlay. Of a type produced in Rajasthan in the early 1800s.
SoldA fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
SoldUnusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
SoldBikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
SoldFine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
SoldGold alloy Sinhalese pihiya
Often called piha-kaetta, these knives were mainly made by the King's Workshops.
SoldCentral Asian dated kard 1709
With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.
SoldSouth Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa
SoldA fine bichuwa with gold decor
A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.
SoldA Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
SoldChilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-Gilt-copper hilted kard
Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.
€2200,-Deccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.
SoldSinhalese pihiya with scabbard
IntroductionOften called piha-kaetta, which are actually the chopper versions,
SoldVijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.
SoldDouble bladed katar
Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.
SoldKatar with complex ribbed blade
A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.
SoldSouthern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
€1650,-Heavy armor piercing katar
With a narrow blade of impressive thickness. Attributable to the Bundelkhand area.
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