A superb early Bronze Lantaka deck cannon or swivel gun from Northen Borneo /Brunei. These ornate bronze canons were typically used along the gunwales and decks of ships, most notoriously those used by the Malay pirates who were active in the South China Seas around Borneo and the Philippines. This examples is small, cast from… Continue reading Wonderful Antique Bronze Lantaka ship or deck cannon from Borneo/Brunei with crocodile
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Rare Vietnamese Long gun of matchlock form from the tribes of the highlands of North Vietnam
A rare Vietnamese long gun with silver, brass and ivory mounts
Greek or Albanian musket with mother of pearl inlay
Greek or Albanian musket with mother of pearl inlay soon to be added to the ashoka arts website for fine arms and armour, steel barrel with mother of pearl inlaid panels, dating to the 19th century
antique Chinese Repeating crossbow…
antique chinese repeating crossbow Chu-ko-nu for sale
New items.. Brown Bess Muskets + Moroccan dagger
brown bess muskets and moroccan rhino horn dagger to be added
antique Arab muskets … Two Omani muskets with inlaid barrels Yemen Indo-Arab musket…
new longarms coming on the site update