Tag: arms armor

Nice T’Boli sword of kampilan style

Stunning antique T’Boli or tboli sword from Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. The T’boli are an indigenous tribal group with an animist religion, very old and reputedly the source of the finest blades in the Philippines. The handles as with this one are frequently made of cast brass with lost wax designs applied with bells… Continue reading Nice T’Boli sword of kampilan style

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

Wonderful group of Antique Arms, Polearms Halberds Spears

group of antique arms and armour halberds polearms spears, spontoons, partisans, breastplate backplate and tassets rapier sword and boarding axe

Rare antique Indian Gauntlet sword Patah – South Indian

very nice Bronze hilted sword from South India, with pierced bronze basket ‘gauntlet’ armguard and long double edged steel blade. Coming soon on Ashoka Arts fine antique Arms and Armour

Scarce Central Asian sword and recurved bow… from an old collection… rare arms from Ashoka Arts fine swords and weapons

A scarce curved scimitar of ‘shashka’ or shashqa form with damascus wootz steel blade, and ivory/bone hilt complete with scabbard, and a massive large compound or recurved bow from Bukhara or Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan