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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,-
  • 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,-
  • Sinhalese pihiya logo

    Sinhalese pihiya

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

    €1800,-
  • 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,-
  • Rare bifurcated Khond axe

    Rare bifurcated Khond axe

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

    €1650,-
  • 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,-
  • kirichchiya logo

    A Sinhalese kirichchiya

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

    Reserved
  • Sinhalese piha-kaetta logo

    A fine, heavy piha kaetta

    Of the chopper variety, with a finely carved ivory hilt.

    €1650,-
  • Sinhalese dagger logo

    Sinhalese kirichchiya

    With carved horn hilt and characteristic finger guard.

    €300,-
  • Sinhalese pihiya logo

    An early "piha-kaetta"

    Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.

    €1500,-
  • Ramree Veteran khukurī logo

    Ramree veteran khukurī

    Signed: Ricky Milnes, India 44, Burma 44, Ramree 45.

    €400,-
  • Simple Sinhalese pihiya

    A Sinhalese knife

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

    €300,-
  • Chilanum dagger

    Chilanum dagger

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

    €2300,-
  • South Indian Bikaner katar logo

    South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

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

    €650,-

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