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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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Golden Bundi style katar

From the collection of Dr. Leo Figiel.

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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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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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South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

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

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A hooded Vijayanagara katar

A classic example of the 16th century.

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Talwar with southern style hilt

With a curved hollow ground blade with a narrow dorsal groove and false backedge.

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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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An exceptional khanda

With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hilt

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A fine Indian sword

This one is for the connoisseur of blades.

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Large all-steel khanda

Introduction The khanda represents one of the oldest forms of Indian sword

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Ten avatars of Vishnu katar

Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"

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A fine Deccan chilanum

An exceptional example with a graceful hilt with a strong presence.

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A fine khanda with pierced hilt

Presented here is a beautiful khanda with an exceptionally fine pierced hilt.

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Heavy wootz hilted talwar

Introduction The talwar or talvār (Hindi) is

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Bikaner elephant katar

Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory

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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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A south Indian spearhead

A large example of a type called sang.

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Chiseled iron bichuwa

The handle covered with gold damascening.

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Kayamkulam sword

Of the Malabar coast, South India.

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Indian revolving musket

The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.

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Bikaner war axe

Introduction This type of axe was part of the standard equipment of the

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A talwar with "lehria" chevron blade

With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.

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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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An unusual pihiya (piha kaetta)

Probably from the late Kandyan period.

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A Sinhalese kasthāné

An impressively large kasthāné, dating from the 18th century.

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An Indian matchlock musket

A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.

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Vijayanagara hooded katar

With a shield that reminds of Deccan cuirasses.

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An Indian kard dagger

With a good quality wootz blade.

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