Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
SoldA notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
SoldA large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic fo
SoldA talwar with "lehria" chevron blade
With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.
SoldA rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
SoldA fine khanda with pierced hilt
Presented here is a beautiful khanda with an exceptionally fine pierced hilt.
GalleryTibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
SoldA Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
SoldTalwar with southern style hilt
With a curved hollow ground blade with a narrow dorsal groove and false backedge.
SoldAn outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
GalleryA fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
SoldSouth Indian pierced iron ankus
Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.
SoldChiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
SoldNorth Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
SoldA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
GalleryTibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
SoldMamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
SoldEarly Indian fighting sword
With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.
SoldEarly Indian khanda
An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.
SoldSilver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
SoldBhutanese sword in tribal scabbard
With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.
SoldFine dated talwar from Ratlam
With Mamluk style blade decor and inscriptions on both blade and hilt.
GallerySadeli walking cane
Covered almost entirely in very fine "sadeli" marquetry that is associated primarily with Gujarat.
SoldA fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.
SoldSinhalese lacquered cane
Description An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible
SoldVery fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
SoldPierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
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