A very important Royal Islamic Indian personal short sword, Talwar - Tulwar, owned by King Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah (1769-1827), the Nawab of Oudh (Awadh), early 19th century (circa 1818).

Link to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi-ud-Din_Haidar_Shah

The right side of the blade is decorated with an intricate and exquisite gold inlay at the base, depicting the Royal Emblem of The Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah, the Nawab of Oudh (Awadh)...

Quirky set of Tibetan tools/utensils in copper and shagreen sheath. The blades and other bits are good quality steel with good bone handles. Possibly a surgeons or dentists set, I honestly don’t know- there are no chopsticks or forks, as is typical, so I don’t think these were used for eating. The knife has a good edge, this will clean up with a bit of baking powder and effort. All pieces in good condition and functional. Old circa 19th CE. See scale in last enlargement.

An exceptional antique 19th century circa 1840 A.D. French Romantic dagger – stiletto in the Neo-Renaissance style with an ornate gold gilt bronze hilt and scabbard.

The beautifully executed gold gilt bronze hilt is in the form of a sculpture depicting a high-ranking musketeer's officer of the guard of Henry III, King of France, and Poland. The sculpture is well-modeled with superb, fine, hand-chiseled details...