Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, 19th century Leather-covered steel handle and guard. Ovoid pommel. Locally forged blade with traditional markings. Well-made blade for a local blade, sup[...]
Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, circa 1900 Locally forged blade, of fairly poor quality but still manageable and flexible. Handle made of chiseled brass sheet, copper, leather and tinpl[...]
Rare short version of the Afghan jezail rifle (djezail) - Afghanistan, 19th century. Barrel made of wrought Damascus steel. English flintlock, missing the hammer. Wooden stock decorated with chiseled [...]
Nimcha saber - Maghreb, probably Algeria, 18th-19th century Handle in bovine horn with different natural colors. Chiseled steel guard with two quillons and a guard branch. Curved blade, single-edged, [...]
The "Kindjal" or "Khandjali" is a type of double-edged dagger found primarily in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Depending on its origin, the "Kindjal" is often decorated with precious metals such as i[...]
Moroccan dagger called koumya - Morocco, Early 20th century A very beautiful achievement. Several Moroccan "ram's head" hallmarks for silver certification. Beautiful blond horn handle with chiseled si[...]
Rare Omani battle shield called terr - Oman or Zanzibar, 19th century Shield made from a single, very thick piece of compressed and shaped animal skin. The skins generally used were those of the rhinc[...]
Syrian dagger called magdali - Syria, circa 1900 A superb example of this type of Syrian dagger. Handle made of a complex construction of accumulation of horn and bone elements inlaid with silver, bra[...]
Moroccan Nimcha Saber - Morocco, 17th century Strong, slightly curved single-edged blade with 3 deep fullers 17th century European blade with Roman letter markings (V and N) in the central fuller on b[...]
Nimcha saber from the Maghreb - Probably Morocco, 18th-19th century Horn handle, silver ferrule and steel guard with remains of gold damascening. European blade with half-moon and Santiago cross marki[...]
Arab matchlock rifle - Probably Southern Arabian Peninsula, 19th century Possibly from Yemen or Oman. Barrel probably Indian and made before the rifle itself. Wooden frame decorated with engraved silv[...]
Moroccan nimcha saber - Morocco, 19th century Very nice workmanship probably from the middle of the 19th century. Horn handle. Very discreet old indigenous restoration. Single-edged blade of European [...]
Nimcha saber - Maghreb, Algeria, 18th century Horn handle with ivory or bone inlays (missing a roundel on one side). Chiseled bronze guard. Very slightly curved blade imported from Europe. Stars, a de[...]
Nimcha saber with 800/1000 silver scabbard - Morocco, 19th 1st half of the 20th century Silver scabbard (800/1000) of very fine workmanship (approximately 1100gr). Numerous Moroccan hallmarks (ram's h[...]
Spanish dagger in the Nasrid style - Toledo (Spain), 1882 The dagger is in the Nasrid style but takes the form of the Moroccan koumya. Handle and scabbard in finely engraved steel and remains of gildi[...]
Front of Ottoman armor called krug - Constantinople, arsenal of Saint Irene, 2nd half 15th early 16th century This armor consists of a central shield protecting the chest, two side plates for the flan[...]
Flintlock rifle called tüfek shishana - Ottoman world, Turkey or Balkans, 19th century Collectors and museums call this type of rifle tüfek (it is simply the Turkish word for rifle) and shishana refer[...]
Ottoman flintlock rifle called tüfek shishana - Ottoman Turkey, 18th-19th centuryAn Ottoman tufek shishanarifle (gun) - Ottoman turkey, 18th 19th century Collectors and museums call this type of rifle[...]
Large and beautiful powder horn, made of a bovine horn and richly chiseled copper and silver trim. It has its leather strap to secure its equipment, the stopper is missing. It belongs to the oriental [...]
Persian Kadjar: highly crafted round shield in damascened steel. On a black background, a beautiful finely crafted fish decoration. This one iridescent slightly when lit up close (see photo). In its c[...]
Dagger called Kindjal
Caucasus, North of Dagestan
19th century
Steel, nickel silver, wood, leather, brass, gold
Total length: 53.2 cm; Blade length: 40 cm
Curved handle with two plates, two pol[...]
Omani 'Saidi' Khanjar Sa'idiyyah or 'Royal' style Khanjar. Late 19th or early 20th century.
Named after one of the Persian rulers of Oman; Sayyid Said bin Sultan (1806 -1856) whose wife, according [...]
Handle entirely covered in silver with excellent central braiding. Pommel in the shape of a bird's head "Cockatoo". Broad, straight and double-edged blade. Very good preservation. Some stains. Total l[...]
Wooden handle with a decorated brass base. Slightly wavy blade perfectly highlights the PAMOR, a manufacturing technique by forging various metals, such as steel, iron and nickel, creating a magnifice[...]
Wooden handle with a decorated brass base. Wide blade with a dark PAMOR, the result of a manufacturing technique by forging various metals, such as steel, iron and nickel, creating a magnificent decor[...]
Dagger called Kandjar
Persia
19th century
Steel, silver, damascus, horn
Total length: 34.7 ; Blade length: 22.1 cm
Curved, double-edged damascus blade with central edge.
Hollowed-out brown ho[...]
Large Afghan knife called SALAWAR - KHYBER, originating from the Khyber pass, pass at the junction of INDIA and Afghanistan, 19th century, 19th century. Handle with bone and horn plates with a parrot'[...]
Rare Moroccan dagger, called Koumya. Wooden handle, pommel, covered with a silver metal sheet. The blade is slightly curved with a median edge. The scabbard is made of silver-plated copper and brass. [...]
Indo-Persian or Ottoman "Kulah Khud" helmet and its shield (Rondache), acid-etched decoration, Arabic texts, plant and animal motifs, Ottoman Empire, Persia or India, 19th century.
This sabre called pulwar is typical of Afghanistan. It dates from the second half of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century for the mount, the blade is rather dated from the 18th centu[...]
North Africa, Morocco to Algeria, Amazigh / Tuareg Berber culture circa late 19th to early 20th century.A handmade steel khanjar (koummya) dagger and its scabbard, made of copper and 84\% silver. The [...]
Meeting of elegant 19th century daggers, of North African origin, perhaps Tuareg or Berber. They have very pretty handles. One, curved blade, carved in bone threaded with copper and ending with a grim[...]
Rare and beautiful Khanjar dagger India 19th.Handle in carved nephrite jade representing a horse's head, eyes certainly in ruby.Very beautiful blade in damascus and gilded steel.Very beautiful object [...]
This is a long Berber cutlass, which could even be called a short sword. This weapon is related to the "sboula" family, but here, more precisely it is a "Sekkin Bouri" (according to "Moroccan Archives[...]
Flissa Sabre Kabyle XIXeme Very beautiful piece XIXeme, traces of rust in places but good general condition The Flissa (in Kabyle: ⴰⵊⵏⵡⵉ1 ajenwi2) is a traditional saber made in Algeria, originating f[...]
This nice little khandjar is of Persian origin, from the Qajar period, 19th century. Without being of exceptional quality, it remains pleasant, at a very reasonable price.
BLADE: It is curved, double[...]
This dagger is an authentic "Telek" that is to say a Tuareg arm dagger. It was collected in the Hoggar massif, around 1920.
BLADE: It is a locally crafted forged blade, with 2 edges, which are underl[...]
This "weapon" is rare, since it is a Kabyle ritual knife intended for circumcision. The decoration leaves no doubt about its origin, it is the type of handle with chiseled brass decoration that is fou[...]
Two brass powder horns (or pears) finely engraved with tribal geometric decorations.
Originating from Morocco. In good condition to very good condition.
From the end of the 19th to the very beginnin[...]
Beautiful construction and condition original Japanese Samurai tanto constructed from steel and inlaid with 24K gold. Very clean blade with no signature. Hozon papers for the blade and the shirasaya.
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Long saber with curved blade and double edge from the end of the 18th century, beginning of the 19th century Ottoman.
Chiseled handle with its two curved quillons.
Mark on the top of the blade repre[...]
This circular shield is called a Dhal in India. The Western term is "rondache" (round shield) It is entirely made of steel, the decorations are not acid-etched, but are chiseled into the mass of the m[...]
Berber oriental dagger circa 1880 in wood and brass. The handle is decorated with silver wire inlay. The brass scabbard is decorated with engraved patterns. Length 30cm
Traditional Jambiya knife (Yemen) horn handle, metal sheath (silver?) embroidered fabric belt. Steel blade (traces of rust) Jambiya length 33cm, with sheath 39.5cm, belt length 93cm, belt width 9cm. C[...]
Ottoman ceremonial dagger circa 1860. The blade and scabbard are slightly curved. The copper scabbard is decorated with silver wire and an acre plaque. The handle ends in the shape of birds and is als[...]
Iron powder flask with engraved decoration and its complete rocker closing mechanism and suspension rings. The wrought iron part which rocks on one side closes the opening of the powder flask and is f[...]
Romantic dagger with a rocket representing an Egyptian divinity, late 19th century. A similar dagger was sold in the catalog of the Manufacture d'armes et cycle de St-Etienne named Cleopatra, late 19t[...]
This large Khyber cutlass is also called "Salawar Yatagan". It is a traditional Afghan weapon, originating from the Khyber Pass, this pass which has been the junction between India and Afghanistan for[...]
Persia - Caucasus, "SHAMCHIR", late 18th century. Buffalo horn handle mount with two rivets, the brass eyelets missing. Straight cruise with short diamond-shaped lugs and straight quillon ending in a [...]
Large powder horn in ram's horn and silver (low title), bearing the symbol of the Ottoman Empire around 1910/20. Good condition. Length 44 cm, height 23 cm.
- This item is for immediate purchase, p[...]
This ax is a Persian “Tabarzin” or “saddle axe”. Unlike many examples dating from the second half of the 19th century, which are very light and often a little crudely decorated, it is a real weapon, w[...]
Good condition Japanese Samurai Mempo with a strong visual expression. Steel mempo and Yodare-kake, all covered with a typical red sandpaper like lacquer. Some cracks left and right in the lacquer vis[...]
Incredible size and condition Luristan bronze dagger. Total length is 40,5cm. Very big round grip shape. No big damage. Blade in full size. Period: 1100 BC to 900 BC. – Iron Age I.
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