Ayda Katti
| Ayda Katti | |
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Aydha-Katti |
| Use: | War weapon, tool |
| Creation time: | approx. 17th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Coorg |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 50 cm, variable |
| Blade length: | about 38 cm, variable |
| Blade width: | about 9 cm, variable |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
| Particularities: | The Ayudha-Katti was worn in a special belt without a scabbard |
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The Ayda Katti (or Aydha-Katti , Adya Katti , Ayudha Katti ) was a cutting sword in the Kodagu district in the Indian province of Karnataka .
history
In the historic Coorg region on the Malabar Coast , the Ayda Katti was used as a weapon and tool . It was created around the 17th century.
description
The Ayda Katti consists of a heavy, single-edged blade with a convex back, not unlike a kukri . From the handle (handle) the blade runs very broad and massive towards the point. Only the concave side is sharpened. The handle is made of wood and has no guard. The pommel consists of an egg-shaped wooden disc, which, like the handle, is decorated with traditional carvings. The Ayda Katti is worn without a scabbard . There is a special carrying device consisting of a silver chain that serves as a belt and a large brass ring to hang the knife. Its total length is about 50 cm, the blade length is about 38 cm. The widest part of the blade is about 9 cm.
See also
- Moplah sword (similar weapon, but different pommel)
- Golok
- Pichangatti
literature
- E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 63
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 9780486422299
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5
- Nick Evangelista : The Encyclopedia of the Sword , Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995, ISBN 0313278962 , page 40 [1]
