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An exceptional khyber sword

The sword of the tribes living in and near the Khyber pass.

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Very fine Ottoman bow

Signed by its maker Haci Gavsî, and its decorator Tevfik.

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Ottoman bichaq (knife)

Description An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like

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A silver-niello Ottoman bichaq

Description An Ottoman bichaq, literally "knife", shaped like a yata

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Ottoman bow with siper and arrows

Description A rare Ottoman bow that has seen better days.

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Silver mounted Ottoman dagger

Description A nice Balkan Ottoman dagger of a type called hançer

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Antique wootz Qur'an box

Description This very well-made box is entirely made of wootz steel.

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Ottoman knife by Manceaux, Paris

Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.

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Ottoman style dagger

Fine and unusual, with Italian renaissance style decoration.

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A very good Afghan pulouar

With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.

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Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire

With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.

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Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.

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Persian "khanjar" dagger

With finely chiseled steel hilt and scabbard

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A katar from Sindh

With markings suggesting it was a wedding gift, presented in 1832.

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A fine "boyliya" paragun

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

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An Ottoman coral studded pala

With gilt copper scabbard and multi-row twist-core blade.

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Lahore talwar hilted shamshir

Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.

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Rare Ottoman war arrow

With a small, barbed armor-piercing point and early style painted shaft.

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Yatağan dated 1790-1791

An old warhorse with several repairs.

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Fine Ottoman yatağan dated 1809

Made by a maker called Noah in 1809 for a certain Mehemmed Ağa Fî. With beautiful golden overlays on blade.

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Talwar with Mamluk style blade

In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.

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Unusual Indian zulfiqar sword

With bifurcated S-shaped blade in talwar hilt.

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Pesh kabz with horn plated hilt

An excellently designed thrusting dagger with T-spine and sharp tip.

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Pashtun dagger

With blonde horn grip scales and brass plated scabbard.

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Stone-hilted pesh-kabz

A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.

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Afghan sickle, called lohar

Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.

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A Persian crescent axe

With lacquered shaft. Previously sold at Sotheby's in 1985.

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A "Mecca" Jambiya

A style of dagger often associated with the pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Sabiki or "Wahhabite jambiya"

With a long, sword-like blade characteristic of this type. With original belt.

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Ottoman Kurdish kalkan

A small, heavily reinforced buckler as used by Ottoman Kurdish infantry.

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Afghan military saber

With an armory stamp dated Hijri 1326, corresponding to about 1908.

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Ottoman Turkish ribbon sword

A remarkable example of bladesmithing with a 5 row twist-core pattern that meanders over the blade.

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Central Asian dated kard 1709

With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.

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Persian wootz axe

With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.

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Goat hilted Khyber sword

With gold plated hilt and pattern welded blade.

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Persian wootz spearhead

Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.

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Persian wootz double spearhead

Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.

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Gilt Ottoman made sabiki

The long version of the jambiya, with blackened, gold inlaid blade.

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