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Indian pata with Solingen blade

With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.

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Talwar hilted shamshir

With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné

With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.

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The khukri of Peter L. Achard

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

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Sinhalese lacquered cane

Description An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible

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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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Early Indian khanda

An early version of this iconic Indian weapon, with its characteristic swollen tip.

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Early Indian fighting sword

With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.

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Early chilanum hilt

An old bronze hilt in the shape of chilanum hilts.

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Simple hooded katar

Of a type that is strongly associated with the Vijayanagara empire.

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Katar with complex ribbed blade

A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.

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South Indian loop hilted dagger

Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )

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A fine Sinhalese bow

Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.

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A Sinhalese lacquered bow

With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.

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Three Indian war arrows

Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.

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Two Indian flight arrows

Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.

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Three Indian anti-siege arrows

Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.

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Five Indian arrows

From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.

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Eight Indian bodkin arrows

Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.

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Seven Indian broadhead arrows

With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.

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Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

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Unusual khanjarli

With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.

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A katar from Bundi

The style typical for royal katar made under Maharao Ram Singh.

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18th century northern katar

With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.

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A South Indian khanjarli

A fine, early example with silver-plated details.

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North Indian composite bow

With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.

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Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.

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Boy's katar

A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.

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Indian teghá with fine hilt

With wide, pattern-welded blade.

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Axe with Anup Singh inscription

With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.

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Two fine north Indian arrows

With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".

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Vijayanagara "pata"

A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.

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North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

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Sinhalese knife and stylus

Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.

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Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya

A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.

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Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

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12 North Indian arrows

With katar-tipped heads and dark brown shafts.

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A Bikaner armory dagger

A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings

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North Indian sosun pattah

A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.

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Indian signed dhal from Gujarat

An interesting Indian dhal, a small shield that was signed by its maker from Gujarat.

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South Indian katar with curved blade

A very crisp and complete example of its type.

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A Sinhalese spear

A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.

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Chiseled iron khanda hilt

With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.

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A gilt katar with spiraled hilt

In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.

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Tanjore spearhead

Description A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped

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A large and very good khanjarli

With lunette pommel of ivory plates.

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Indian Pata with Kutch style decor

A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.

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South Indian pierced iron ankus

Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.

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Fine Canton-style export sword guard

Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them

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Indian javelin head

With leaf-shaped blade with strong ribbed feature on either side.

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