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[...]
Shibriya dagger - Jordan, Amman, circa 1950 Dagger in tinplate and silver-plated metal decorated in repoussé. Scabbard and handle decorated with small emerald-colored glass beads. Double-edged blade w[...]
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[...]
An important Arab saif saber - Ottoman Syria, 18th centuryArab saif saber most likely from Syria based on the style of the handle. Beautiful Ottoman blade of "kilij" shape, curved with a single edge a[...]
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[...]
Three Bedja daggers of the nomadic Hadendoa people of the deserts of southeastern Egypt to eastern Sudan and northwestern Eritrea. From theAs Sahra ash Sharqiya desert.Late 19th to early 20th century.[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Engraved silver mount with a horn handle forming an H. Blade of European origin, with some engraving at the beginning and the number "1314" is marked. Velvet-lined wooden scabbard. The fittings are al[...]
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 and scabbard entirely covered with finely engraved silver. Pamor steel blade. Good condition. Pronounced scratch on the front of the scabbard. Total length (without scabbard): 40 cm, with scabb[...]
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[...]
Jambiya from Yemen, with its original sheath and belt. Plates most certainly in low-grade silver. Hand-chiseled decoration. Belt woven with metal threads and decorated with brass washers. Knife with i[...]
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. [...]
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