Bhutan short sword
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| Weapon type: | Sword, short sword |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Bhutan , ethnic groups from Bhutan |
| Distribution: | Bhutan |
| Overall length: | about 58 cm to about 79 cm |
| Blade length: | about 41 cm to about 53 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, metal wire |
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The Bhutanese short sword is a sword from Bhutan .
description
The Bhutanese short sword has a straight, double-edged blade. The blade becomes wider from the handle to the location and usually has neither a central ridge nor a hollow grind. The place is pointed or rounded. The booklet is usually made of wood and is wrapped with metal wire and covered with black lacquer or leather. The scabbards are mostly made of wood and are often decorated with carvings or silver fittings. Some versions of the sheaths are designed to be almost completely open on one side (see picture on web links). A practically extended version is the Bhutan sword . The Bhutanese short sword is used by ethnic groups in Bhutan.
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, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), page 594.
literature
- Jaiwanti Dimri: The Drukpa mystique, Bhutan in 21st century. Verlag Authorpress, 2004, page 37, 176, ISBN 978-81-7273-156-4 .
- Indira Awasty: Between Sikkim and Bhutan: the Lepchas and Bhutias of Pedong. BR Pub. Corp., 1978, OCLC 6485607 , p. 13.
Web links
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