Bhutan sword
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Bhutan , ethnic groups from Bhutan |
| Distribution: | Bhutan |
| Overall length: | about 86 cm |
| Blade length: | about 66 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, metal wire |
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The Bhutan sword is a weapon from Bhutan.
description
The Bhutanese sword has a straight, single-edged blade. The blade is the same width from the handle to the location . The blade is smooth and has neither a central ridge nor a hollow grind. Often the blades are made of Damascus steel that is forged in a “hairpin folding style” (see web links), similar to the Nepalese Ke-Tri . The place is slightly rounded. The magazine has a small ovales- or round parry , made of wood and is usually wrapped with metal wire. The knob is made of metal and is hexagonal. The scabbards are made of wood, leather or metal. A similar weapon from the same region is the Bhutan short sword . The Bhutanese sword is used by ethnic groups in Bhutan.
Individual evidence
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, page 88, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- Pieter Hendrik Pott, Introduction to the Tibetan collection of the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden , editions 8–9 by Mededelingen, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde (Netherlands), volumes 8–9 by Leiden, Rijksmuseum voor volkenkunde, Mededelingen, Verlag EJ Brill, 1951 ,
Web links
Commons : Swords - Collection of images, videos and audio files
