Kadu patha
Sinhala for "blade".
Alluva
Sinhala for side plates on a sword.
Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.
Vari sārkawa
Sinhala for the quillons on a Sinhalese sword.
Ath häde
Sinhala for "knuckle guard".
Ath väsma
Sinhala term given by Deraniyagala for "knuckle guard".
Siṃha mūnu mitta
Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"
Mitta
Sinhala for "hilt".
Gediya
Sinhala for "pommel".
Siṃha
Sinhalese for "lion". The national symbol of the Sinhalese people.
Sinhalese knife and stylus
Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.
A large pihiya kättha
A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776
A very fine specimen with VOC blade and ruby-set scabbard.
Kayamkulam vaal
A type of straightsword of the Malabar coast.
Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya
A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.
Heavy Rajput katar
A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.
Vijayanagara katar
A peculiar style of hooded push dagger that originated in South India, under the Vijayanagara empire.
Sinhalese export sword guard
A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.
Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
Dandpatta
The Marathi name for the pata, a gauntlet sword thought to have been developed by them.
Patá
An Indian gauntlet sword.
Khanda (खंडा)
A type of Indian sword with a heavy, straight blade that widens at the top.
Toradar
The Indian matchlock musket.
Aṅkus
Hindi from the Sanskrit aṅkuśa, it means "elephant goad".
Ul pihiya (උල් පිහිය)
Sinhala for "sharp knife".
Pihiya (පිහිය)
Sinhala for "knife".
Piha kaetta
Often-used term to describe a group of ornate Sinhalese knives.
Bikanēr armory
An armory in Rajasthan, north India
Khanjarli
Plural of khanjar, meaning "dagger". Due to a confusion, it became the name of a type of Indian dagger with large lunette pommel.
Liya-pata
A type of Sinhalese decorative work consisting of scrolls.
Liya-vẹla
A type of Sinhalese decorative work consisting of repetitive floral motifs.
Pihiya kättha
A Sinhalese chopper-like knife.
Kasthāné
The national sword of Sri Lanka, being a saber with an elaborately carved hilt.
Bichuwa
The Bichuwa is an Indian dagger with a looped hilt and recurved blade.
Chilanam
Alternative spelling for chilanum, a South Indian type of dagger.
Khapwa / Kapwah
An Indian type of dagger.
12 North Indian arrows
With katar-tipped heads and dark brown shafts.
A Bikaner armory dagger
A rare, early south Indian dagger with Bikaner armory markings
North Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
Indian signed dhal from Gujarat
An interesting Indian dhal, a small shield that was signed by its maker from Gujarat.
South Indian katar with curved blade
A very crisp and complete example of its type.
A Sinhalese spear
A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.
Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt
With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.
A gilt katar with spiraled hilt
In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.
Tanjore spearhead
Description
A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped blade.
A large and very good khanjarli
With lunette pommel of ivory plates.
Indian Pata with Kutch style decor
A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.
South Indian pierced iron ankus
Its decoration consists of fantastic designs of various animals, mythical and existing.
Fine Canton-style export sword guard
Introduction
Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them, were modeled after
