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Sinhalese kirichchiya

With carved horn hilt and characteristic finger guard.

€300,-
A Sinhalese knife

Rarely seen today, a commoner's example with carved, bone hilt.

€300,-
Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

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Ramree veteran khukurī

Signed: Ricky Milnes, India 44, Burma 44, Ramree 45.

€400,-
A Sinhalese kirichchiya

A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.

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Simple hooded katar

Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.

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Early chilanum hilt

An old bronze hilt in the shape of chilanum hilts.

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Ganga Jamni decorated kard

Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting…

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A large Indian karud dagger

Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.

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The khukri of Peter L. Achard

Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.

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Sinhalese knife and stylus

Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.

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South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.

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A northern katar in southern style

Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.

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An Indian kard dagger

With a good quality wootz blade.

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A Bikaner armory dagger

A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings

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Garsoee katar

An enigmatic type of katar produced in various places in India.

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All-steel Bundi katar

The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.

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An unusual pihiya (piha kaetta)

Probably from the late Kandyan period.

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Stone-hilted pesh-kabz

A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.

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Southern katar with thick point

The blade with an extremely thick point on a very thin blade.

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Golden damascened boy's katar

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

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All steel / wootz dagger

The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.

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South Indian chiseled iron katar

A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.

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A South Indian khanjarli

A fine, early example with silver-plated details.

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A curved Deccan katar

With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.

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An early "piha-kaetta"

Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.

€1500,-
Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

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A gilt Indian jambiya

With gilt-copper hilt and scabbard done in beautiful Kutch style repousse work.

€1500,-
A fine, heavy piha kaetta

Of the chopper variety, with a finely carved ivory hilt.

€1650,-
Southern katar with yali langets

Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.

€1650,-
Katar with complex ribbed blade

A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.

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Northern wootz katar

With different types of decor on either side of the hilt.

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Double bladed katar

Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.

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Sinhalese pihiya

A beautiful black coral hilted example, made in the King's workshops.

€1800,-
Vijayanagara "pata"

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

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Vijayanagara katar

A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.

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A large and very good khanjarli

With lunette pommel of ivory plates.

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Deccan katar with Bikaner marks

With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.

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Sinhalese coral hilted knife

Also known as piha-kaetta, this is more correctly a pihiya.

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Gilt-copper hilted kard

Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.

€2200,-
Chilanum dagger

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

€2300,-
A very good ul-pihiya

A Sinhalese knife with lavish silver mounts and overlay.

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Large southern silver gilt katar

Its hilt overlaid with thick silver, then fire-gilt.

€2400,-
A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

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South Indian loop hilted dagger

Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )

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A fine bichuwa with gold decor

A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.

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A Deccan chilanum

With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.

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A katar with true inlay decoration

Late 17th century. With wootz blade and enamel chape.

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Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A rare example retaining its original silver covered scabbard.

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Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard

A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.

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South Indian katar with curved blade

A very crisp and complete example of its type.

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Bikaner elephant katar

Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory

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