Bench (weapon)
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| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | Weapon, tool |
| Creation time: | circa 1674 to 1818 |
| Working time: | until now |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | approx. 22 cm to 29 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 14 cm to approx. 21 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn, ivory |
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The bench is a knife from the time of the Maratha Empire (1674 to 1818) in India . It was used as a weapon and a tool.
description
The bench has a strongly curved, single-edged flat blade that is very similar to a sickle . The cutting edge is on the inner, concave side of the blade. It has no hollow path (wrongly blood channel ) and no central ridge. The blade has a length of about 14 cm from the handle to the tip and about 21 cm measured around the curve of the blade. The handle is usually made of wood, horn or ivory . It often has a small metal knob. The scabbards are made of wood that is covered with leather. There are different versions that differ in handle design and shape.
See also
literature
- Diagram Group: The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to the 21st Century. St. Martin's Griffin Publishing House, 2007, ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6 .
- 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. 1934, Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), 93.
- Lord Egerton of Tatton: A Description of Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896, Asian Educational Services, 2001, ISBN 978-81-206-1205-1 (Reprint), page 115, limited preview in Google Book Search.