A Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
€400,-The khukri of Peter L. Achard
Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.
SoldSouth Indian katar with Bikaner marks
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.
€650,-A northern katar in southern style
Exhibiting southern style beaded edges with northern style construction and gold.
SoldStone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
SoldAll-steel Bundi katar
The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.
SoldGolden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
SoldSouth Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
SoldAll steel / wootz dagger
The slender blade is made of flawless wootz steel in boldly contrasting shades of silver and dark grey.
SoldAn early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
€1500,-Southern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
€1650,-Katar with complex ribbed blade
A substantial example, of elegant form, with a complex grooved blade.
SoldDouble bladed katar
Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.
SoldVijayanagara katar
A 16th hooded katar with the wide, ribbed blade that is characteristic for this period.
SoldDeccan katar with Bikaner marks
With a hilt that is of typical southern form, with a cupped base and langets.
SoldChilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-A fine bichuwa with gold decor
A north Indian bichuwa dagger with recurved blade and richly decorated hilt.
SoldSouth Indian loop hilted dagger
Introduction Indian loop hilted dagger are generally called bichuwa (बिछुवा )
SoldA Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
SoldFine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
SoldBikaner elephant katar
Possibly made in Gujarat and eventually incorporated in the Bikaner armory
SoldUnusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
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