Antique eastern armour Char Aina set, and 15th/16th century Turkish Gorget

Antique eastern armour Char Aina set, and 15th/16th century Turkish ottoman Gorget

Fine Moro or malay Silver mounted ‘Budiak’ Spears 19th century!!

Fine Moro or malay Silver mounted Spears 19th century!! with twistcore blades, and large silver collars beautifully chiselled, very fine quality weapons, the steel watered blades are pattern welded damascus, one with wavy-keris-like blade. these spears originate from the South Philippines.

Antique Vietnamese Dha sword from Hanoi, silver and brass mounted

a very nice dha type sword from North Vietnam, interesting weapon with chiselled engraving to the steel blade, banded brass and silver hilt with decorative features, a tsuba like guard, original sheath, certainly 19th century or earlier coming soon to Ashoka Arts fine antique swords and weapons

Indo Persian Haladie double – bladed dagger.. Rare Indian Weapons from Ashoka Arts..!

an intruiging and scarce Indian weapon the Haladie double-bladed dagger, also occasionally found in other countries such as the Sudan and China. Two opposing serrated steel recurved blades with a central ribbed handle or hilt grip, the ends of the blades split in zulfiqar fashion. Dating to the 19th century great display piece!!

Antique Thai and Burmese Dhas posted on Ashoka Arts Antique Oriental and Eastern Swords and Weapons

Two fine 19th century Dha swords, one Thai with long double-handed silver covered handle or hilt, silver scabbard with gold fitting, robust steel blade with rounded tip, the other Burmese sword with silver mounted scabbard and hilt, large pommel, very good antique functional fighting swords from South east Asia

Spectacular quality Afghan or Persian Pulwar or Pulwouar sword with shamshir blade

Fine quality indo Persian or Afghan All steel sword Pulwar or Pulwouar (tulwar). The hilt of the finest shaped pierced steel exquisitely perforated in bands, the pommel containing small stones reputedly from the Holy Moslem city of Mecca, The shamshir type blade deeply curved and with a cartouche conataining arabic calligraphy, a talismanic square or… Continue reading Spectacular quality Afghan or Persian Pulwar or Pulwouar sword with shamshir blade