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asian arms and armour, Coming soon to Ashoka Arts Fine Antique Arms and Armour Swords and Weapons, Indo-Persian swords, oriental arms, Persian arms and armour, persian damascus spearhead, turkish arms and armour, weapons

Gold damascened Persian lancehead

  • Fine Persian lancehead wootz steel and gold damascened shaft. The blade of good wootz steel raised central rib. Lower mounts finely decorated with gold, the shaft chamfered. 19th century. 48 cms

     

     

 

archery, asian arms and armour, oriental arms, Persian arms and armour, persian jarid set with throwing dart and scabbard, turkish arms and armour, weapons

rare Persian Jarids darts or javelin in sheath or case with goldwork

Set of Persian Jarid darts or throwing javelins in scabbard. The darts of steel twisted decoration and traces of engraving and gold detail, the scabbard of greenish leather sewn to reverse. Steel mounts with traces of engraved decoration with patterns of goldwork. Some minor damage to wood, only two darts present. 19th century. Rare item, 81 cms in sheath, 74 cms long darts

 

 

antique Arab and islamic arms and armour, Coming soon to Ashoka Arts Fine Antique Arms and Armour Swords and Weapons, oriental arms, turkish arms and armour, weapons

TURKISH OTTOMAN SILVER GILT MACE weapon

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Rare and fine Ottoman mace with gilt-silver mounts. The head with multiple flanges pierced and decorated with scrolling decoration. The shaft covered in fine black hide and seam sewn with gilt metal wire thread. 17th/early 18th century. 64 cms, as used at Siege of Vienna, very fine war example

 

 

Afghan swords, and armour, Persian arms and armour, weapons

Persian Kilij sword added to site, two Persian or afghan shamshirs to be added soon

A fine damascus bladed Kilij sword from Iran with chiselled steel hilt gold inlaid cartouche with arabic writing and scabbard mounts already added to the website, Two Persian or Afghan 19th century shamshirs, and an Afghan Tulwar sword with makers stamps, several Afghan Khyber knives, soon to be added