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Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook

A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.

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Caucasian silver niello miquelet pistol

Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.

€5500,-
Dagestani shashka dated 1912

A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.

€6000,-
European sword blade keris

In the style of a Malay keris panjang.

€1750,-
Türkenbeute flintlock musket

Fine German hunting flintlock with captured Ottoman barrel.

€16000,-
Sword hilted khukurī

A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.

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16th century left-hand dagger

Nice European parrying dagger, possibly German or Swiss.

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Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam

With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.

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Mongol conquest period quiver

Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.

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Tibetan bowcase and quiver

Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.

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Tibetan oracle crown skull

A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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Solingen blade with pata hilt

Indian gauntlet sword with German blade made in Solingen.

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Bhutanese shortsword

From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.

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The O.T. Burne dha

With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.

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Kutch shamshir for Benson

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

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Tibetan bowcase & quiver

A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.

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Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

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Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.

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Jīnchuān shortsword

Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.

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Double-edged Bhutanese dagger

With triple grooves and in heavy silver mountings.

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Unusual Chinese saber

Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.

€750,-
Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.

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Three Tibetan armor mirrors

Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.

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A hanshee khukurī

A rare and sought-after type. This one comes in its original silver mounted scabbard.

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A fine 19th century khukurī

With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.

€1800,-
Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors

Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.

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A fine budhune khukurī

A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.

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Gold mounted presentation khukurī

Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.

€3000,-
A Palembang sword with British blade

With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.

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Pierced iron saddle

Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.

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French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.

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Khukurī in wooden scabbard

The scabbard carved as to closely mimic a tooled leather scabbard.

€450,-
A trousse khukurī

Its scabbard with 12 pockets, with 10 of the items remaining.

€475,-
Large khukurī with inlaid hilt

Late 19th century with a good, well-made blade.

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An early sirupātē khukurī

With a heavy blade of elegant slender form. Complete with tools.

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19th century military khukurī

A workhorse with a stamped mark at the base of the blade.

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Half bone hilted khukurī

With wide blade and a two-tone hilt in cattle bone and wood, capped with brass.

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A good old khukurī

Of late 19th century make, with a very good blade.

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Ramree veteran khukurī

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

€400,-
The khukri of Peter L. Achard

Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.

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A humble service khukurī

A 19th-century piece with a simple blade but nicely carved hilt.

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An eccentric khukurī

With engraved spine and unusual all brass pommel.

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Early lacquered quiver

It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.

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A fine walking cane from Madras

Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.

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A fine Sindh flintlock

A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…

€7300,-
A fine "boyliya" paragun

One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.

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A "dui chirra" khukuri

Named so after the two ridges that are formed on the bi-fullered blade.

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Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard

With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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