An unusual ḍhāl
A translucent hide shield with gilt brass ornaments. Probably Nepalese of for a Nepalese client.
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A gilt Indian jambiya
With gilt-copper hilt and scabbard done in beautiful Kutch style repousse work.
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A fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.
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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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Double bladed katar
Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.
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A milam of the Garo
This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal sacrifices.
€1800,-
Vijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.
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Rare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€2000,-
A Fraser talwar, 18th century
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
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A talwar with "lehria" chevron blade
With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.
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An Indian matchlock musket
A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.
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A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inl
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Marwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt
The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.
€2200,-
Deccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.
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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
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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,-
Large spearhead from South India
An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.
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Southern Indian child's talwar
With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.
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South Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )
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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 fine bichuwa with gold decor
A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.
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Punjabi koftgari lockbox
Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.
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Indian pata with Solingen blade
With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.
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Rajput sosun pattah
With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.
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A Fraser talwar from the Deccan
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
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Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
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Bikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
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Unusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
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A Khasi dao
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.
€3200,-
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