A Persian shamshir sword. The blade of this sword is big and heavy and likely to date to the 17th or early 18th century. Signed at the top with a lion cartouche and a panel of arabic with the maker Assad Allah inlaid with gold. The wootz steel blade of this sword is very fine and clear and display the rare pattern ‘Kirk Narduban’ the ladder of the prophet or ‘Mohammed’s ladder’ which displays as a regular banded pattern along the blade. The crossguard is of steel with some silver overlaid decoration, horn and silver grips with silver panels and a silvered steel pommel. Circa 1700
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Antique long sword Dha from Thailand 19th century
Kaskara sword from the Sudan, crusader style with early German blade
interesting Tibetan knife from the Kham region, Western China
Very nice Tibetan shortsword from Kham. An antique Dagger from Tibet Kham Province, China. Typical steel cap with projections, brass bound grip. The scabbard strikingly designed with ridges of steel and green dyed leather. The blade of tapering triangular form made from linear laminated steels. 18th or early 19th century
Early Indian Khanjarli ivory dagger with silver mounts
lovely quality Indian dagger ‘Khanjarli’ with ivory lunette shaped grip and pommel, star silver rivets and dark patinated watered steel blade circa 1800
Rare Indian Zulfiqar sword Tulwar
Rare Indian sword Tulwar with curved zulfiqar split tip blade, makers marks. coming soon
Two antique 19th century Sudanese kaskara swords
Two antique 19th century Sudanese kaskara swords one with islamic arabic calligraphic script, the other with man in the moon makers marks, ‘crusader’ style cruciform leather hilts and broadsword steel blades
antique indian pesh kabz dagger and two Singhalese sri lankan piha kaetta knives
indian pesh kabz dagger and two Singhalese sri lankan piha kaetta knives coming soon, the pesh kabz with silver and gilt mounts and fine damascus wootz watered blade circa 1800
silver gilt tiger headed Indian shamshir sword
Indian shamshir with silver gilt lion pommelled shamshir, watered damascus wootz steel blade with engraving coming soon to Ashoka Arts Fine Arms and Armour Swords and Weapons
Indian zulfiqar sword with pattern welded damascus blade … coming soon to ashoka arts fine antique swords and weapons
Indian zulfiqar sword with pattern welded damascus blade … coming soon to ashoka arts fine antique swords and weapons sold