Very beautiful oriental dagger from the early 19th century with its scabbard, possibly earlier given the work and the old patina. Origin to be defined, total length of 26 cm and 13 cm for the blade. 4[...]
KNIFE called Katar Djamadhar, with scabbard.Mughal Empire, India, early 19th centuryIron, steel, gold damasceneTotal length: 36.3 cm (without scabbard) - Blade length: 20.9 cm Steel blade, damascus, w[...]
Moroccan Nimcha Saber with Nasrid Blade - Morocco, 17th-18th century and earlier blade Interesting blade, particularly old, engraved on both sides with thuluth calligraphy, arabesques and interlacing [...]
Moroccan dagger called koumya with lion claw blade - Morocco, 19th century Rare type of sickle blade called "lion claw" (makhles s'ba). According to Charles Buttin (see catalog of the collection of an[...]
Moroccan dagger called mouss or sekkin - Morocco, 19th century. A rare thing, the scabbard has retained its original attachment cord. In Morocco, this type of knife is called "mouss", which simply mea[...]
Takouba sword with its rare attachment cord - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, 19th century. A rare thing, the scabbard has retained its long attachment cord (heavily worn). Leather-covered steel handle[...]
Moroccan Nimcha Saber - Morocco, 17th century Beautiful European blade from the 17th century. Straight double-edged blade, engraved on both sides in the first third of interlacing. Quality blade, thin[...]
Moroccan Nimcha Saber - Morocco, 17th century Beautiful European blade from the 17th century. Straight double-edged blade, engraved on both sides in the first third with interlacing and an anthropomor[...]
Decorated with a ram's head (Aries) Carved and painted handle, enhanced with gilding Wear and missing paint on the handle Steel blade inlaid with gold and silver Sheath missing Work from the 19th cent[...]
Small dagger-dagger from the Ottoman Empire 19th century. Scabbard chiseled with Arabic writing on one side and a character with two sabers and a snake coiling around the character on the other side. [...]
North African dagger from the late 19th century, circa 1880. Ebony handle, decorated with silver filigree pattern. The blade is double-edged and finely chiseled. The original scabbard is made of leath[...]
Flissa saber of the oldest type - Algeria, Kabylie, 19th century Flissa of the oldest type with a wide and short blade (see article Kabyle sabers by Camille Lacoste published in the Journal des Africa[...]
This beautiful Koummya was mainly used by Moroccan Arabs and in southern Morocco. The scabbard is silver-plated and the wooden handle is decorated with decorative silver inlays. The blade is of high q[...]
Oriental Jambiya ceremonial dagger. Silver scabbard with openwork friezes, a bright red sheet of paper inside highlights its features. Outlines with pearl and flat threads, the whole meticulously chis[...]
Moroccan Nimcha Saber - Morocco, 19th centuryHorn handle, silver ferrule and steel guard with beautiful remains of gold damascening.European blade with half-moon and Santiago cross markings (markings [...]
Dagger or dagger of the Sahrawi Bedouins, Sahara, Morocco, circa 1900.# Bone handle (camel?) with brass threads and ethnic engravings on one of the two sides.# Curved blade with grooves engraved on bo[...]
An Arab shamshir saber - Levant countries, probably Syria, 19th century. Two horn plates hilt decorated with steel nails and riveted with chiseled circular brass buttons (one button missing on one sid[...]
KNIFE called́ Kard, agate handle Turkey, Ottoman periodFirst half of the 19th centurySteel, agate, copper, pearls.Total length: 26.5; Blade length: 17.4 cmHandle with a stack of three agate stones, li[...]
Yemeni Jambiya in Solid Silver – Traditional Honor Dagger Magnificent Yemeni Jambiya, a traditional dagger emblematic of Yemeni culture, made entirely of solid silver. This exceptional piece is distin[...]
Large Dha-type dagger, Burma, late 19th century Single-edged iron blade ending in a point. Wooden core handle covered with a silver plate decorated with silver braiding, the pommel in the shape of a l[...]
Rare Algerian wooden brain teaser (club) called aqezzul - Algeria, Kabylia, Biskra (department) - 2nd half of the 19th century - early 20th centuryWooden brain teaser reproducing the shape of the flis[...]
Nimcha Saber with Spanish Blade - Maghreb, Morocco, Algeria, 18th CenturyStrong curved single-edged blade, deep, narrow fuller at the back and wide central fuller. Spanish imported blade engraved on b[...]
Moroccan Nimcha Saber With Spanish Blade - Morocco, 18th CenturyStraight double-edged blade with a wide central fuller on the first quarter. Inscriptions in the fuller "“SAQUES SIN RASON – EMBAINES SI[...]
Arabic Knife Called Khadaam - Yemen, Mid 20th CenturyThis type of dagger is called khadaam in Arabic. It means "servant". It was worn in pair with the jambiya and had a utilitarian function. Curved bl[...]
Arabic Knife Called Khadaam - Yemen, Mid 20th CenturyThis type of dagger is called khadaam in Arabic. It means "servant". It was worn in pair with the jambiya and had a utilitarian function. Curved bl[...]
Moroccan Dagger Known as Koumya, Solid Silver and Ebony - Morocco, Circa 1930-40Ebony wood handle with silver decoration chiseled with arabesques and floral motifs.Solid silver scabbard chiseled with [...]
Omani battle shield called terr - Oman or Zanzibar, 18th-19th centuryShield made from a single, very thick piece of compressed and shaped animal skin. The skins generally used were those of the rhinco[...]
A rare Thouma type jambiya dagger - Yemen, circa 1900 Horn handle with brass and silver decorations. Scabbard with wooden core covered with fabric and a finely openwork gilt metal element with floral [...]
Hunting saber with oriental blade - 19th century Horn handle. One split and two chips. Oriental style blade with a douk-douk recut tip. The whole is solid, without play. Total length 76cm Blade length[...]
Dagger from the Horn of Africa - Abyssinia (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea) mid-20th century Strongly curved, double-edged blade. Bone and horn handle. The bone handle has a slot on the side but this has [...]
This scepter is an emblem of command of an exceptional size (103 cm) while the (few) models usually encountered measure approximately 40 cm. It is Persian, from the Qajar period, 19th century. This em[...]
A short saber from the Afar people (danakils) - Horn of Africa, Abyssinia (Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia), 1st half of the 20th century This type of short saber is sometimes called Gile (jile),[...]
Exceptional steel blade, double-edged, with median ridges and double hollow fullers. Point in chainmail. The forging is integral, it opens onto a U-shaped handle, composed of a double branch and conne[...]
This war axe is typical of the Khond ethnic group of central India. It dates from the 19th century. The Khonds are an infamous ethnic group, renowned for their savagery, who still practiced cannibalis[...]
Moroccan nimcha saber - Morocco, 19th centurySuperb workmanship probably from the second half of the 19th century.Handle in beautiful honey-colored horn. Guard inlaid with gold.Single-edged blade of E[...]
Afghan Pulwar Saber - Afghanistan, 19th centurySingle-edged curved blade. All-steel handle. Damage to the pommel (visible in photos). The pommel moves a little. Blade and handle without play. Length 9[...]
Rare Algerian wooden puzzle (club) called aqezzul - Algeria, Kabylie, Biskra (department) 2nd half 19th early 20th century Wooden puzzle reproducing the morphology of the flissa saber. Wood engraved a[...]
Moroccan knife called mouss or sekkin - Morocco, 19th century In Morocco, this type of knife is called "mouss", which simply means knife. We also encounter the term "sekkin", which also means knife in[...]
Antique Asian Knife - Tibetan Origin Traditional Tibetan dagger dating from the 19th - 20th century. Authentic and robust shape, ideal for collectors. Two-tone horn handle, decorated with copper towar[...]
Mandingo saber of atypical shape - Senegal, Mauritania, 19th century Handle covered with rope and animal skin. Brass ball pommel. Beautiful curved, single-edged European blade. Scabbard with wooden co[...]
Jambiya dagger (dharia) - Saudi Arabia or Yemen, late 19th early 20th Rare model of jambiya (khanjar) called "dharia". Dagger specific to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Horn handle covered with brass, metal [...]
Jambiya dagger - Yemen, 1st half of the 20th centuryJambiya from Yemen of the Thouma type.Bovine horn handle with brass decorations.Wooden core scabbard covered with fabric and a chiseled and embossed[...]
An astonishing yatagan saber - Probably Black Sea region, 15th-17th century Strong blade reminiscent of that of Ottoman yatagans. However, the double curvature of this one is clearly more pronounced t[...]
Solid silver handle and bolt for Kilij oriental sword, Turkey, Ottoman period. 19th centurySilverHandle: 16.5cm - bolt: 51cmHandle in the shape of a pistol grip. Cross with rhombus-shaped fittings and[...]
Nimcha saber - North Africa, 19th century Probably from the first half of the 19th century or a little earlier. Horn handle and steel guard with remains of gold damascene. The silver metal ring is dis[...]
Takouba sword - Southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, 19th century and earlier Beautiful double-edged blade with a wide central fuller on the first third. Given the quality of the forging and the steel, the [...]
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[...]
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, [...]
A shamshir-type saber - Probably Central Asia, 17th-18th century Handle made of two horn plates surrounded by leather towards the guard. This use of leather on the handle was a widespread practice in [...]
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[...]
Moroccan gift dagger made entirely of solid silver - Morocco, 2nd half of the 20th century Probably a diplomatic gift or at least one of great prestige given the quality and use of solid silver (the l[...]
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