Exceptional dpa'dam with gilt mounts
One of the finest Tibetan dpa'dam around with thick gilding still intact.
SoldCaucasian silver niello miquelet pistol
Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.
SoldDagestani shashka dated 1912
A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.
SoldThe O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
SoldKutch shamshir for Benson
Blade of Persian shamshir form, but of Indian make. Mounts in Kutch style gilt copper.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldA Palembang sword with British blade
With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
SoldFrench sword for the King of Siam
With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.
SoldA fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
SoldA fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
SoldBhutanese sword in tribal scabbard
With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.
SoldSilver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
SoldDzeferdar miquelet rifle
With Ottoman twisted "damascus" barrel and fine mother-of-pearl inlaid stock.
SoldTibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
SoldA fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
SoldA Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
SoldTibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
SoldA rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
SoldA large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic fo
SoldA notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
SoldTibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
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