from Mandarin Mansion

from Sofe Design Auctions

from The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

These knives made by local industry in Wazirabad, Pakistan. That industry is famous for making knives, swords and cutlery. And also known for making swords for Hollywood movies.

from Hermann Historica

Steps in the evolution of the Khyber knife from ethnic/native to the military regulation type. Bottom to top: full military regulation khyber knife, combination military regulation / native khyber knife, native khyber knife.

The text on the accompanying plaque explains the history of the piece: “…..And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks…..Isaiah. Chapter II, verse 4. This German bayonet, used in Palestine during the Great War, was beaten into a pruning hook by villagers near the banks of the river Jordan, and was found in use by the High Commissioner for Palestine near the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus Christ.”

from The Hermitage Museum

An interesting Kora, Tibetan, ca. late 17th-early 18th century, from Oriental Arms.

from Czerny’s International Auction House