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".
SoldAn Indian matchlock musket
A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.
SoldA fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such
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.
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldA rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
SoldTibetan 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.
SoldA fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
SoldChiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
SoldTibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
SoldNorth Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
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.
SoldVery fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
SoldIndian pata with Solingen blade
With a blade of 17th-century European manufacture, with trader's name on it.
SoldA kirach with hunting scenes
Its blade pattern-welded and chiseled with designs of hunters and animals.
SoldWootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
SoldWakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
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