Khyber knife
The English name for the peculiar slashing weapon used around the Khyber pass.
Unusual khyber knife
With forge folded, overlaid blade.
Broken Tibetan quiver
A once fine example that had a bit of a rough life.
Hairpin forging
Collector's term for a type of blade forging mostly seen in the Himalayas.
Thur
Tibetan term for their "hairpin forging" of blades.
Silver overlaid Tibetan shortsword
With a rare, finely forged double hairpin blade.
Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
Pierced iron saddle bows
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
Tibetan nomad's whip end
An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.
Ceremonial arrowhead
Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.
Tibetan nomad's whip
Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.
William Fraser
A British civil servant who is famous for recruiting Ghurkas and the compilation of the Fraser album.
Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Sword hilted khukurī
A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.
Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam
With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.
Tibetan bowcase and quiver
Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.
Tibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
Bhutanese shortsword
From the P. Holstein collection, published in 1931.
Tibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
Central Asian dated kard 1709
With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.
Afghan military saber
With an armory stamp dated Hijri 1326, corresponding to about 1908.
Jamdhar kátári
Hindu term for an archaic form of dagger.
Jamdhar katari
A Hindu dagger following an ancient style that was preserved in Afghanistan.
Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.
Jīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
Afghan sickle, called lohar
Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.
Lohar, Lor (لور), lawa-āor (لواور )
Pashto word for sickle.
Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
Mongolian target quiver
Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.
Three Tibetan armor mirrors
Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.
Stone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
Pashtun dagger
With blonde horn grip scales and brass plated scabbard.
A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors
Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.
Patag
Dzongkha name for the Bhutanese sword.