Full wootz kard
...and some gold.Rajput child katar
With ganga - jamni gold koftgariUnusual khukurī with gold grooves
With a very fine Nepalese blade, but kard-like hilt and scabbard.A fine hanshee
Early type with very shallow notch in the blade and little flare in the pommel.Koftgari hilted khukurī
Impressive piece, with Indian-made iron hilt with gold overlay.Lion pommel kothimora khukurī
Unusual example with hilts carved in lionesque heads.Bone hilted kothimora khukurī
The pierced silver mounts with parcel gilding and red velvet backing.Khukurī with tools
20th century military khukurī with many different tools in its back pocket.Good dui chirra khukurī
Simple piece with a beautiful blade profile.Giant kukri of Graf von Elz
Very large presentation kukri from the Sundarijal Arsenal in Nepal.A fine mid 19th century khukurī
An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.North Indian katar with tools
With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.Parrot hilt wootz khanjar
With vintage silver mounted scabbard.Ladder wootz Kurdish dagger
This unassuming dagger has one of the finest wootz blades with a tight ladder pattern.Northern katar
with laminated blade and chiseled hilt.Katar from Kota, Rajasthan
Indian wootz blade and remains of floral gold overlay.Jamdhar kátári with scabbard
An archaic form of dagger that survived in Afghanistan.Katar in katar curio item
Made around 1900 in Alwar, Rajasthan, for the tourist market.Wide Sino-Vietnamese knife
Large bowie-type blade with prominent raised backedge.Pingpu presentation knife dated 1921
Heavy socket-hilted plains knife with dated presentation scabbard.West Javanese keris hilt
19th century, probably originating from Cirebon.Early Bhima keris hilt
The Hindu mythical brother of Hanuman, the Monkey King.Sinhalese pihiya with scabbard
Introduction
Often called piha-kaetta, which are actually the chopper versions, these knives were ma