Bhuj (weapon)
| Bhuj (weapon) | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Axe |
| Designations: | Khutti |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior chest |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | approx. 66 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 18 - 38 cm |
| Blade width: | approx. 8 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
| Particularities: | The dagger in the shaft has a blade length of approx. 18 cm. |
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The bhuj (or khutti , katti or elephant knife ) is a polearm from India .
description
The Bhuj has a short, wide and heavy S-shaped blade . This is single-edged and attached to an approximately 50 cm long, metal, round shaft. The blade setting is often made in the shape of an elephant's head, hence the name "elephant knife". On many models, the metal shaft is hollow at the rear end and contains a dagger . A pointed dagger blade is attached to the pommel. The pommel serves as the handle of the dagger and can be pulled out of the shaft of the Bhuj if necessary.
The name implies that the weapon came from the city of Bhuj , but it was also popular in the neighboring Sindh Province (now Pakistan) as well as throughout northern India.
use
The use of the Bhuj corresponds to that of European polearms such as Berdysch or Helmbarte . Bhuj is suitable as a cutting as well as a stabbing weapon . Thanks to the long shaft, the weapon can be wielded with both hands.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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, pages 111, 112, ISBN 978-0-486- 40726-5 . [1]
- ↑ E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , Issue illustrates publisher Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 71
- ↑ E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , Issue illustrates publisher Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 71
literature
- Auguste Demmin, An Illustrated History of Arms and Armor , Wildhern Press, ISBN 978-1-84830-049-1
- E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , illustrated edition, Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 71
