Mahesh Gunasekara
Kastane Ceremonial Sword with Silver Scabbard
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Established
$3,200≈ LKR 960,000
Made to order
Heritage Steel & Blades
Kastane Pair & Piha Kaetta Presentation Set
$5,400 USD≈ LKR 1,620,000
By Mahesh Gunasekara · Kandy, Central Province
Made to orderMade to order in 10–12 weeks · display piece, export papers provided
A matched pair of silver-mounted kastane swords with a piha kaetta knife, presented together.
- Materials
- Forged steel, Sterling silver, Horn, Teak case
- Craft technique
- Forging, hand engraving and silver mounting
- Dimensions
- Swords 82 cm · Knife 32 cm
- Origin
- Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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The Story
Behind This Piece
A collector’s set bringing together two ceremonial sabres and the traditional piha kaetta, the single-edged knife once carried at the waist by Sinhalese chiefs. Each is forged, engraved and silver-mounted in the same workshop, and the set is presented in a fitted teak case with documentation.
The Artisan
Mahesh Gunasekara
Kandy · 25 years of experience
Mahesh forges kastane swords and piha kaetta knives in the Kandyan tradition, with hand-engraved silver mounts.
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