South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
SoldFine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Price on requestSigned Sikh talwar, dated 1838
Of Punjabi make, inscribed inside the knuckle guard as being presented by Sukhu Singh in 1838.
SoldDutch chiseled iron smallsword
Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.
GalleryIndian Jade mounted dagger
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
Price on requestTalwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
SoldIndian enamel and wootz dagger
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.
€15000,-Firanghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
SoldVery fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
SoldWootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
SoldTen avatars of Vishnu katar
Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"
GalleryA fine khanda with pierced hilt
Presented here is a beautiful khanda with an exceptionally fine pierced hilt.
GalleryNorth Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
SoldFine dated talwar from Ratlam
With Mamluk style blade decor and inscriptions on both blade and hilt.
GalleryOttoman knife by Manceaux, Paris
Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.
SoldDeccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
SoldThe O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
SoldA fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
SoldSouth Indian cobra tip sword
An early fighting piece with strong reinforcing langet and broad, cobra shaped tip.
€7200,-Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
SoldA fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
SoldFlintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-Dagestani shashka dated 1912
A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.
SoldInteresting kirach with dated hilt
Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.
SoldCaucasian silver niello miquelet pistol
Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldHeavy Sikh chakram
Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
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