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  • Indian ganga-jamni kard logo

    Ganga Jamni decorated kard

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

    Reserved
  • Marwar talwar with dated hilt

    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 talwar of William Fraser logo

    A Fraser talwar from the Deccan

    Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.

    €2750,-
  • 18th century Indian talwar with Fraser provenance

    A Fraser talwar, 18th century

    Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.

    €2000,-
  • South Indian katar with yali logo

    Southern katar with yali langets

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

    €1650,-
  • Southern katar

    Southern katar with thick point

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

    Sold
  • Double bladed katar

    Double bladed katar

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

    Sold
  • Northern wootz katar logo

    Northern wootz katar

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

    Sold
  • Vijayanagara katar logo

    Vijayanagara hooded katar

    With crisp, extremely very well-preserved wootz blade.

    Sold
  • Rare Santali shield logo

    Rare Santali shield

    Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.

    €2000,-
  • North Indian antelope axe

    Indian Antelope Axe

    An enigmatic type of axe, this one probably from tribal north India.

    €1200,-
  • Slender chilanum dagger logo

    Slender chilanum dagger

    Of elegant form with very crisp blade.

    Sold
  • Sinhalese pihiya logo

    Sinhalese pihiya

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

    €1800,-
  • Sosun pattah with twistcore blade

    Sosun pattah with twistcore blade

    The hilt with overlay of the finest quality of the period

    Sold
  • Indian talwar with 1693 dated blade logo

    Talwar with 1693 dated blade

    With later, elaborately chiseled hilt of very fine quality.

    Sold
  • Sikh chakram

    Sikh fighting chakram

    A sharp, heavier user. Not the flimsy type usually encountered.

    Sold
  • Deccan firanghi

    Deccan firanghi with silver overlay

    The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.

    Price on request
  • North Indian kirach with Persian wootz export blade

    Interesting kirach with dated hilt

    Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.

    €6000,-
  • 17th century pattisa logo

    Fine 17th century pattissa

    The enormous blade made of fine, boldly contrasting wootz steel.

    Sold
  • Rare bifurcated Khond axe

    Rare bifurcated Khond axe

    Very rare subtype of a Khond tribal axe with double points.

    €1650,-
  • unusual-indian-single-boss-shield

    Early Indian shield

    Made of thick lacquered hide, with a single brass boss

    Sold
  • Malabar coast Moplah sword logo

    Malabar coast Moplah sword

    A fine and somewhat unusual specimen, with engraved brass mounts and hardwood grip.

    Sold
  • Punjab koftgari lockbox logo

    Punjabi koftgari lockbox

    Iron lockbox with key, decorated with the gold koftgari normally seen on arms.

    Sold
  • Milam sword of the Garo people of Assam

    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,-
  • Khasi dao

    A Khasi dao

    These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.

    €3200,-
  • Bikaner lance

    Bikaner lance head

    With square cross-section point and several Bikaner armory markings.

    Sold
  • Goat hilted Khyber sword logo

    Goat hilted Khyber sword

    With gold plated hilt and pattern welded blade.

    Sold
  • Pata with Solingen blade

    Solingen blade with pata hilt

    Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

    Sold
  • Chakram logo

    Heavy Sikh chakram

    Traditionally associated with Vishnu, it was an essential piece of equipment for the Sikh nihang.

    Sold
  • Rajput sosun pattah

    Rajput sosun pattah

    With wootz blade, Marwari style hilt, and its original red velvet scabbard.

    Sold
  • Sosun pattah

    Sosun Pattah

    With Persian wootz blade, engraved at forte with floral designs.

    Sold
  • Kutch pattern welded Shamshir made for Benson

    Kutch shamshir for Benson

    Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.

    Sold
  • Marwar talwar presented to Mohta Bakhtawar Singh logo

    Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh

    A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.

    Sold
  • Vijayanagara hooded katar logo

    Vijayanagara katar

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

    Sold
  • Nayar sword logo

    Nayar ritual sword

    An unusually ornate iteration of the design, intended for Hindu ceremonies.

    Sold
  • 16th century pattisa logo

    South Indian pattisa

    An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.

    Sold
  • Boy's brass hilted pata

    Boy's brass hilted patá

    With a charming brass zoomorphic gauntlet with feline head.

    Sold
  • Indian spearheads and spear butt logo

    Indian spearheads and butt

    A set for the beginning collector.

    Sold
  • Indian khanda with etched blade

    Khanda with etched blade

    A 19th-century type with an etched blade, simulating patterned steel.

    Sold
  • Indian dagger

    A fine north Indian dagger

    Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.

    Sold
  • Indian madu parrying weapon

    Indian madu parrying weapon

    Made with two antelope horns and an iron shield.

    Sold
  • Tiger stripe talwar

    Talwar with wootz hilt and blade

    With Persian style blade, showing Indian workmanship.

    Sold
  • Talwar hilt logo

    Silver overlaid talwar hilt

    Never mounted, still with the shop's wooden stopper.

    Sold
  • Very fine Khond axe logo

    A remarkable Khond axe

    The best of its kind known to me, with silver overlay and ivory finial.

    Sold
  • kirichchiya logo

    A Sinhalese kirichchiya

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

    Reserved
  • Sinhalese coral hilted knife

    Sinhalese coral hilted knife

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

    Sold
  • South Indian spearhead logo

    South Indian spearhead

    From Tamil Nadu. With clean lines and precise geometry.

    Sold
  • South Indian tungi axe logo

    South Indian tungi axe

    A relatively rare variety of an Indian war axe, called tungi.

    Sold
  • South Indian spear butt logo

    South Indian spear butt

    Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.

    Sold
  • Northern katar with southern design logo

    A northern katar in southern style

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

    Sold
  • 17th century chiseled iron katar logo

    South Indian chiseled iron katar

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

    Sold
  • Fine piha-kaetta with velvet scabbard

    Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard

    A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.

    Sold

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