Inventory Please take time to view the items in the Inventory. If there is something in particular you are looking for please get in touch. Search Inventory Painted Bow #398 This rare and lavishly painted bow likely comes from Kashmir. The central grip is bound with a bluish threading over a... Gilt Tulwar #396 The gold hilt of this sublime tulwar is elaborately decorated over its surface with a pleasing range of motifs and... Silver Piha-Kaetta #370 Though belonging to the same weapon-type as the previous entry in this catalogue, the present example shows the more... Early South Indian Dagger #365 An important and early South Indian dagger of a specific type virtually unknown to most. Elgood 2004, provides... Salapa (Zafar Takiya) #364 A beautiful Indian sword known as a Salapa, or Zafar Takiya (literally throne of victory). Circa eighteenth... Nair (Nayar) Sword #363 Robert Elgood, the only person to make serious attempts to study South Indian arms (see Hindu Arms and Ritual 2004)... Cuirass #361 A steel cuirass from the armoury of the Nizam of Hyderabad, India, in the European style. The armoury contained a... Indian Matchlock Pistol #360 This finely decorated piece is also a robust one: the hardwood stock, which has developed beautiful, almost translucent... Hooded Katar #359 Sometimes attributed to a larger group of iron katars from the Tanjore Armoury, this hooded katar is a fine example of... Matchu #358 This large and heavy South Indian chopper was probably used for sacrificing medium-sized animals to please the goddess... Spear head #357 Originating from South India, probably Tanjore, this leaf-shaped spear head is flamboyantly chiselled in keeping with... OTTOMAN STIRRUPS #350 These copper-gilt stirrups are generously decorated throughout with foliate patterns and inset stones. At the top of... QUIVER AND BOW CASE #347 The decorative quality and exceptional state of preservation are of especial note in this bow case and quiver. Steel... IRIS POMMEL DAGGER #337 The elegant hilt of this dagger is cleverly carved to depict an iris flower in bloom: four slender leaves form the... RIDER ON ELEPHANT-MASKED HORSE #324 A gouache painting on paper highlighted with gold that presents a charming and colourful study depicting a light-grey... CHINESE CUIRASS #299 A well-formed cuirass of the Yi or Nuosuo people (historically known as Lolo), an ethnic minority group in China which... INDIAN MATCHLOCK #294 This large Indian matchlock ‘toradar’ or ‘bandook’ has a tapering, two-stage steel barrel... INDIAN SPEAR-BUTT #286 A steel butt for a south Indian lance or spear known as a sang, used to counterbalance the spearhead. Many notable... Carved Leather Shield #267 The thick, stiffened leather of this shield, or dhal, has been carved with a close arrangement of concentric stars,... Revolving Matchlock Musket #262 A scarce matchlock musket with revolving multi-shot cylinder, from Western India. The stock is painted black with... First1234Last