Golden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.Chahār kham
The "four curved" bowMeasurements 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.Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire
With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.Boy's katar
A miniature piece meant for use by a small boy.Indian teghá with fine hilt
With wide, pattern-welded blade.Teghá (तेग)
A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.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".North Indian katar with tools
With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.Heavy Rajput katar
A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.Bikanēr armory
An armory in Rajasthan, north IndiaKhapwa / 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 markingsNorth 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.A gilt katar with spiraled hilt
In a style associated with Maharao Raja Ram Singh.Indian Pata with Kutch style decor
A serious weapon with a very good blade and heavy plating.Fine toradar with stippled barrel
With markings attributing it to Jalore.A large Indian karud dagger
Unusually large and with all-metal handle that opens with a screw.Golden Bundi style katar
From the collection of Dr. Leo Figiel.Deccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.The Bikaner Armory
The enthusiast of Indian arms and armor will sooner or later hear about the Bikanēr armory.
All-steel Bundi katar
The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.South Indian katar with Bikaner marks
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.A fine bichuwa with gold decor
A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.An exceptional khanda
With wootz blade and wootz Hindu basket hiltBikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armoryAll steel / wootz dagger
The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.Bikaner war axe
Introduction
This type of axe was part of the standard equipment of the mounted North India
A talwar with "lehria" chevron blade
With chevron patterned blade of alternating types of steel.A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction
A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inlays are in circulati