________________
PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE 1!! DAL CHAND KHALIFA, Indian Swords, Arms, and Weapons merchant of 5! Park Street, Calcutta. Branches at Delhi and Mussoorie. Dal Chand Khalifa is the only native merchant in Calcutta carrying his trade for upwards of 20 years and possessing a splendid and varied collection of shooting, hunting, and fighting instruments and an inexhaustible stone of old and obsolete patterns of weapons and implements used by the Mutineers of 1857, so largely sought for by the European Public. Dal Chand Khalifa supplied exhibits of Indian Arms to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886 ; Glasgow International Exhibition, 1888: Poona Industrial Art Exhibition, 1888. Dal Chand Khalifa replenishes his valuable stock of eldest and most ancient patterns of Indian arms and weapons from the renowned centres, through the aid of local experts and agents expressly appointed for the purpose. Dal Chand's terins are fair and moderate and Dal Chand allows & liberal commission on wholesale purchases exceeding Rs. 250. Dal Chand supplies all orders whether from Rajas, Maharajas, Nawabs and other Indian Customers or from European ladies and gentle. men with trust and promptitude. A trial order is earnestly solicited. An abridged list of articles generally offered for sale : (a) Swords :-Trom Kabul, Rs. 10 to 500; (m) Dakshini and Car from Guzerat, Rs. 5 to 50 ; from Lalore, Rs. 20 to 100; from Delhi, (old Badshahi pat: natic" Pattá"....Rs. 10 to 30 terns), Rs. 50 to 250; from Jaipur, RS. 10 6 Tir Kamàn " 100 ; from Jodhpur, Rs. 5 to 50; from Gwa' lior (Mahratti pattern), Rs. 10 to 100; from (Bow and arrow).. Rs. 10 to 50 Alwar, Rs. 5 to 60 ; Jehaji sword from Rs. 10 to 70 ; Fcron-ki-sword Rs. 8 to 60 ; Dak- (O) Warrior's helmet.. Rs. 10 to 30 shini sword Rs. 5 to 100; Muhammadi Zul () Mail coat......... Rs. 30 to 250 fikar Rs. 10 to 60. (6) Guns of Deccan, Lahore, and (9) Steel shields (dhál) Rajputana from Rs. 5 to 100. damascened from..Rs. 20 to 60 (c) Chhora (Knife) :-Cabul pat- () Ditto-plain-from..Rs. 10 to 30 tern from Rs. 5 to 50 , Pesh- (s) Khinoceres shields kabaz for Nawabs and gentries, from ................Rs. 20 to 64 Rs. 5 to 50. (t) Leather ditto from Rs. 3 to 8 Dakshini Kátar fror ) Tortoise shell ditto from ...............Rs. 20 to 30 tana Rs, 2 to 25. (e) Dakshini Tabad (Deccan axe) (uSteel shields studfor Mahrattis, Rs. 3 to 20. ded with deer horns (f) Dakshini Guruz ormace with from ................Rs. 3 to 6 and without chain Rs. 3 to 20. (w) Kashmiri JämdharRs, 4 to 10 (0) Burma. Dao Rs. 4 to 20. (@) Deccan Bichua..Rs. 1 to 5 (h) Jacqual from Kutch (Bhooi) (3) Guzrati Falsa ...Rs. 2 to 4 Rs. 5 to 40. (3) Karauli Pesh-kabz (1) Dakshini Khàuda, Rs, 10 to 60 with jade handles.Rs. 10 to 30 6) Burdwan Tega...Rs. 10 to 100 (za) Rajputana 'shanga" and "bur. () Nepalese Khukri ...Rs. 2 to 15 obie" for Jats from Rs. 80 to (1) Bengal Dao .........Rs. 3 to 15 4 0 and Rs. 4 to 10 respectiroly
