Gujarat
An Indian state.
Katar with complex ribbed blade
A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.
South Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction
Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा ) which literally mean
Three Indian war arrows
Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.
Phal (फल / پھل)
Hindi. Literally "fruit". Name for blades, arrowheads, spearheads.
Tarkash (ترکش )
Persian word for quiver, also used in North India.
Tīr (तीर)
Hindi loan word from Persian for "arrow" or "arrows".
Two Indian flight arrows
Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.
Three Indian anti-siege arrows
Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.
Five Indian arrows
From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.
Eight Indian bodkin arrows
Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.
Seven Indian broadhead arrows
With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.
Saber of Bhima Nayak
A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".
Unusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
Garsoee katar
A specific type of katar that is commonly associated with Kutch.
Khema
Alternate writing for Khēmau, an armorer working at Bundi.
Large Mughal saber
With Persian inspired blade in Hindu basket hilt, both of fine wootz.
Hakim shāhī
A style of Indian sword hilt.
Khēmau (खेमौ)
An armorer working in Bundi from at least 1835 to 1872.
A katar from Bundi
The style typical for royal katar made under Maharao Ram Singh.
Large wootz talwar
The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.
Ganga-Jamni
Name for Indian work in two metals of contrasting colors, usually silver and gold.
Talwar (तलवार)
The curved sword of India.
Hakim khāni
A style of Indian sword hilt
Karan shāhī
A style of Indian sword hilt
Silver inlaid Deccan katar
An impressive example with true inlays in silver in the hilt.
Tah-i-nishan (तह-ी-निशान)
Indo-Persian term for true inlaying with gold or silver.
18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
Golden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
Arnachellum of Salem
A famed Indian maker of knives, swords, spears, and tableware.
A South Indian khanjarli
A fine, early example with silver-plated details.
Chahār kham
The "four curved" bow
Measurements of a chahār-kham bow
For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique chahār-kham bow.
Measurements of a North Indian bow
For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique North Indian bow "kaman" type.
North Indian composite bow
With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire
With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.
Large spearhead from South India
An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.
Boy's katar
A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.
Tonngya
A type of Indian tribal battle axe made and used by the Gond people.
Indian teghá with fine hilt
With wide, pattern-welded blade.
Teghá (तेग)
A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.
Bullova
A type of axe associated with the Khond people of India.
Pharetri
A type of axe associated with the Khond people of India.
Axe with Anup Singh inscription
With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.
Two fine north Indian arrows
With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".
Vijayanagara "pata"
A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.
Katar
Commonly used name for an Indian push dagger.
Sosun pattah (सोसन पत्ता)
An Indian sword with a recurved blade.