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,-A streaked lin gin
These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.
SoldKatar with complex ribbed blade
A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.
SoldSouthern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
€1650,-Heavy armor piercing katar
With a narrow blade of impressive thickness. Attributable to the Bundelkhand area.
SoldA fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.
SoldRare Modang Mandau
With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.
SoldVietnamese shortsword
A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.
SoldSouth Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
SoldA peudeueng peusangan
From the Aceh region, described locally as peudeueng peusangan with a "hulu meu apet" or Indian styled basket…
SoldAll steel / wootz dagger
The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.
SoldAn unusual ḍhāl
A translucent hide shield with gilt brass ornaments. Probably Nepalese of for a Nepalese client.
SoldAn early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
€1500,-Early Indian fighting sword
With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.
SoldBhutanese sword in tribal scabbard
With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.
SoldPlain mounted Mindan dha
Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.
SoldA gilt Indian jambiya
With gilt-copper hilt and scabbard done in beautiful Kutch style repousse work.
SoldRare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€1500,-Japanese inspired Asian sword
Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees who settled along the coast.
SoldA fine Kayan mandau
With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.
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