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A Sinhalese knife

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

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A fine Sinhalese bow

Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.

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A Sinhalese lacquered bow

With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.

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Three Indian war arrows

Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.

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Two Indian flight arrows

Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.

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Three Indian anti-siege arrows

Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.

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Five Indian arrows

From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.

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Eight Indian bodkin arrows

Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.

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Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.

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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

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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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Large Mughal saber

With Persian inspired blade in Hindu basket hilt, both of fine wootz.

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A katar from Bundi

The style typical for royal katar made under Maharao Ram Singh.

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Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.

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Silver inlaid Deccan katar

An impressive example with true inlays in silver in the hilt.

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18th century northern katar

With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.

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Golden damascened boy's katar

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

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A South Indian khanjarli

A fine, early example with silver-plated details.

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Sinhalese patisthānaya

A very fine example retaining its original lacquered shaft.

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North Indian composite bow

With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.

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Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.

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Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.

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Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

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Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.

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Axe with Anup Singh inscription

With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.

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Two fine north Indian arrows

With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".

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Vijayanagara "pata"

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

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North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

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Sinhalese knife and stylus

Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.

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A large pihiya kättha

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

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Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776

A very fine specimen with VOC blade and ruby-set scabbard.

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Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.

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Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

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Sinhalese export sword guard

A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.

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Chilanum dagger

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

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12 North Indian arrows

With katar-tipped heads and dark brown shafts.

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A Bikaner armory dagger

A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings

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North Indian sosun pattah

A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.

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Indian signed dhal from Gujarat

An interesting Indian dhal, a small shield that was signed by its maker from Gujarat.

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South Indian katar with curved blade

A very crisp and complete example of its type.

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A Sinhalese spear

A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.

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Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt

With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.

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A gilt katar with spiraled hilt

In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.

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Tanjore spearhead

Description A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped

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A large and very good khanjarli

With lunette pommel of ivory plates.

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Indian Pata with Kutch style decor

A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.

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South Indian pierced iron ankus

Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.

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Fine Canton-style export sword guard

Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them

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Indian javelin head

With leaf-shaped blade with strong ribbed feature on either side.

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Fine toradar with stippled barrel

With markings attributing it to Jalore.

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A fine silver hilted kasthāné

Of the Royal Workshops of the Kingdom of Khandy.

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