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Greek Cretan dagger Bichaq mounted in sterling silver and made in the 20th century.

DETAILS: It is made in the characteristic Turkish Ottoman Balkan "Bichaq" form. Sterling silver straps enclose the bone hilt and ferrule, which are worked in low-relief repousse with foliage and Greek inscription. The knife is mounted with a recurved, clip-point, single-edged steel blade etched with Greek script.

A solid sterling silver scabbard, lined with a wooden insert, is richly adorned with repousse...

Antique late 19th century Islamic, North African Maghrebi, "Arabic Moroccan dagger Jambiya Koummya." A curved tapering double-edged steel blade with, stamped on the ricasso makers mark in the form of the flower head. A wooden grip of characteristic form, enclosed in low-grade silver alloy chiseled with arabesques. low-grade silver alloy scabbard, chiseled with and foliage and arabesques.

REFERENCES:

1. A similar Moroccan koummya Jambiya is published in the book Les Armes Blanches du Mo...

A very good quality antique, late 19th century North African, Sudanese Islamic, Mahdist warrior, arm dagger with scabbard, from the Mahdist War period (a revolutionary insurrection against the British colonial rule in Sudan, which took place in 1881-1899). Fur / Nuba / Bedja / Barabra / Hadendoa.

It was called the Mahdist War since the Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (محمد أحمد ابن عبد الله‎) 1848-85 proclaimed himself " Mahdi of Islam" (the "Guided One").

Antique Ceylonese, Sinhalese aristocrat knife - dagger Piha Kaetta, Sri Lanka-Ceylon,17th century A.D.

A broad, single-edged steel blade with a fuller along the back edge, both blade faces, the fullers, and the spine are overlaid with ornate goldish color metal foil, finely engraved with scrolling foliage motifs. The ricasso below the fullers is finely carved in steel in low relief with a trailing plant and clad with silver panels adorned with identical ornament as the carvings in the ste...

Antique, early 19th century, Southeast Asian Burmese Silver mounted dagger Dha, Dah (or dha-hmyaung).

DETAILS: The hilt in classical Burmese style, encased by silver collar adorned with bands of roped silver wire, mounted with an extremely sharp, sturdy, hand forged, recurved single-edged blade showing on each face laminations watered pattern and secure at the base with copper washer. Solid silver scabbard lined inside with a wooden insert, is decorated en suite with the hilt adorned with b...

Antique Rare type of Silver mounted Islamic, Yemeni, Arab dagger, Khanjar Jambiya with an accompanying knife, 19th century, Yemen.

A shaped hilt composed of sheets of silver decorated in filigree and bead work, with a scrolling pattern and rosettes, mounted with a broad, slightly curved, double-edged blade formed with a pronounced medial ridge on each side.

Silver scabbard lined inside with a wooden insert, is affixed with a large suspension mount and richly adorned in filigree and bea...

Antique excellent quality 19th century Jimpul Head Hunting Sword, Dayak, Kalimantan Borneo.

The Jimpul is a member in the family of heavy machete like swords of the Sea Dayak and the Kenyah people of Kalimantan (Borneo). Other members of the family are the Mandau, the Langgai Tinggang and the Niabor as well as few others. All associated with the head-hunting tradition. All share similarities but differ in the blade shapes and dimensions.

DETAILS: The hilt with pommel finely carved of d...

Antique early 20th century good quality silver mounted Saudi Arabian Wahabite large Islamic Jambiya, Dharia, khanjar dagger.

Details: a curved, double-edged iron blade with a medial ridge, mounted in high grate silver hilt of elegant form finely repousse and engraved on the exterior with a scrolling foliage decorated with silver bead work three domed rosettes, and adorned with chased checkering pattern on the reverse.

Solid Silver scabbard lined inside with a wooden insert, richly ador...

Antique 19th century Philippine, Mindanao Muslim Moro - Islamic dagger Punal, keris, kris.

Details: The flamboyant blade is made of sturdy steel, double-edged, and sharp to the touch. The blade is adorned with 9 luk or waves that have been chiseled on both sides, creating a beautiful floral motif.

The hilt, crafted from silver-plated copper, is pistol-shaped and engraved with scrolls, which add to the sword's ornate appearance. The pistol hilt's design also enhances the sword's grip,...

Antique late 19th-century silver mounted North African Islamic tribal Tuareg dagger.

Details: The dagger has a straight, double-edged, tapered iron blade with an engraved silver plate surrounding the ricasso. The intricately profiled silver handle is engraved with a geometric pattern.

The dagger is a stunning work of craftsmanship. Its straight, double-edged iron blade tapers to a fine point, making it both sharp and deadly. The blade's ricasso is surrounded by a beautifully engrav...

Superb Quality antique 18th century, Islamic Indonesian North-East Java, Cirebon short sword or dagger, Kris – Keris.

The excellent quality, sturdy, hand-forged serpentine-shaped blade with 9 luk ('waves’), made of Damascus steel Pamor of very rare ‘Mayang Mekar’ (Aren palm leaves) pattern sculpted with high ridges and deep grooves with kembang kacang, in the form of a stylized elephant trunk of the Hindu Deity Ganesha, from the pre–Islamic Period.

In ancient Indonesian fol...

Antique circa 1800 AD Mediterranean Spanish dagger stiletto manufactured in Albacete, Spain. Barrel form polished horn grip is inlaid with brass serpentine motifs and flanked by pierced and banded conical brass mounts. Sturdy elongated leaf-shaped blade with medial ridge, thick iron cross guard of elongated diamond shape.

The original wooden scabbard is bound in dark green velvet trimmed at the middle with a red cord, and the mouth of the scabbard is mounted with a banded brass locket I wi...

Antique 19th century American Civil War period US officer's sword blade model 1840 by W.H. Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia. Details: A straight, single-edged, tapered blade cut with a wide, full-length fuller. The outer side is finely engraved with a classical double-handed vase adorned with flowers and leaves with the full logo of renowned sword maker WH Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia. Below is an elaborate cartouche with "US" amongst stars and foliage. On the opposite side is a finely engra...

Antique 19th century Filipino (Sultanate of Maguindanao), Mindanao - Moro Islamic large Sword Kampilan. It comprises a long and very sharp single-edged finely hand forged blade, widening toward its tip elaborately shaped on the form of the stylized shark head. Showing slightly visible laminations watered pattern throughout its surfaces.

The blade is well-balanced by the hilt, so there is no feel of weight of a long blade. A wooden hilt with a boat shaped crossguard, forked pommel finely sc...

Antique 19th century Indonesian Dayak Headhunters sword Mandau parang ihlang, Kalimantan, Borneo.

DETAILS: The hilt with pommel finely carved of deer antler, with “aso” motifs and set with, black and brown hair tufts, the grip bound with braided rattan straps.

A hand forged, heavy, and very sharp straight steel blade, widens towards the finely shaped and pierced "Li-po-tong" tip, with flat ground on one side, display a forging pattern, similar to the pamor found on Indonesian kris,...

Antique late 19th century Indonesian Headhunters Dayak sword, Parang Ilang, (Mandau) of Kenyah-Kayan people of Borneo.

DETAILS: The hilt with pommel finely carved of deer antler, with scrolls motifs the and the leech grotesque faces. The leech (lemetek) is associated with blood sucking and so was considered a proper motif for a weapon and set with white and black and pink hair tufts, the grip bound with braided rattan straps.

A hand forged moderate curve, heavy and very sharp leaf-shap...

Antique 18th-19th century Yemen, Islamic Yemeni Arab dagger, Khanjar Jambiya with belt. A broad, slightly curved, double-edged iron blade formed with a pronounced medial ridge on each side, the shaped silver hilt finely repousse and engraved with chevrons decorated with filigree work and adorned with large pyramidal shaped protrusions.

A wooden scabbard is covered on the front with low grade eastern silver decorated in openwork with scrolling vegetation. The upper part is covered with fabri...

Excellent quality, semi-Antique, South American, Argentinian cowboy's Gaucho, knife/dagger "FACON" from, the mid-20th century or earlier, with a very sharp 17.5 cm long steel blade, the cutting edge 5.5 cm from the point is serrated. The blade is finely etched on both sides with gauchos and cattle. The handle is made of natural deer antler with silver alpaca pommel adorned with a finely repousse and engraved with foliage. The handle is nicely profiled for grasping ability and fits the hand ver...