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The purchase of the huge hoard of Nepalese weapons at Lagan Silekhana in 2003 released many firearms, bayonets and blades onto the world stage. Most went to International Military Antiques and Atlanta Cutlery but gradually other middle-men have sold examples too. The former quotes $1,395 for a Nepalese-marked Windus’s musket in 2021 and $795 for an as-found EIC version. Windus’s bayonets from the same source cost $295. 19th century kukris cost $114.95 to $149.95. A high quality Nepalese Kora (sword) was $1,295 from Gurkha Antiques. Replicas of edged weapons retail for less.