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.
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.
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 hilt
Bikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
All 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
An Indian matchlock musket
A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.