Bichwa
| Bichwa | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Dagger, combined weapon |
| Designations: | Bich'Hwa, Scorpion Sting |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon |
| Creation time: | around 15th century |
| Working time: | 15th to 19th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior chest |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 33 to 43 cm |
| Blade length: | about 20 to 30 cm |
| Handle: | Metal, horn |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Bichwa (or Bich'Hwa, Hindi for Scorpio ) is a dagger from India .
description
The origin of the Bichwa is the Maratha Empire (1674–1818) in central India. The dagger has a double-curved blade with a two-sided cutting edge. The handle consists of an oval ring into which the palm is inserted. Sometimes the dagger blade and the claws of the Baghnakh are combined, some Bichwas have a split / or. double blade.
literature
- Sidney James Owen; India on the eve of the British conquest: an analytical history of India, 1627–1761 , S. Gupta (India), 1954, original from University of Michigan
- E. Jaiwant Paul: Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , Verlag Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 71, 100
Web links
Commons : Bichwa - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Bichwa at Oriental Arms
- Bichwa at Oriental Arms
- Bichwa at Oriental Arms
- Bichwa at Oriental Arms
- Bichwa at Oriental Arms
- Bichwa at Oriental Arms
Individual evidence
- ↑ E. Jaiwant Paul: Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , published by Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 71
- ↑ E. Jaiwant Paul: Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , published by Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4 , page 100
- ↑ George Cameron Stone: A glossary of the construction, decoration and use of arms and armor in all countries and in all times, together with some closely related subjects , 1934, p. 112