Chilanum
| Chilanum | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | dagger |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Maratha Empire |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 24 cm - about 41 cm |
| Blade length: | about 13 cm - about 31 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn, ivory, metal, jade |
| Particularities: | Some versions have two tips |
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The chilanum is an Indian dagger .
description
The Chilanum has a wide, double-edged, double-curved blade that tapers at the point (tip). The blades can either have a strong central ridge or be provided with a hollow path . There are also blades that taper into two points. The handles are usually shaped in the shape of a stylized flower and are made entirely of metal (without handles) or they have a handle (handle) made with handles made of horn , jade or other valuable materials. An artfully designed button sits on the forked knob. The quillons are wide and often similar in style to the pommel. Sometimes the specimens have oneHandle as hand protection. The blades are often engraved or gold-plated. The blade length of an average chilanum is about 30 cm.
The origins of the dagger are unclear, it could be the Maratha Empire or Nepal .
See also
literature
- E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , Roli Books, 2005, pp. 69-71 ISBN 978-8174363404
- Diagram Group, The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to the 21st Century, St. Martin's Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368326
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor, Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 9780486422299
- Robert Elgood, Hindu arms and ritual: arms and armor from India 1400-1865, illustrated edition Eburon, 2004, ISBN 978-90-5972-020-6
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times , 1934, p. 177 (Reprint: Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , published by Roli Books, 2005, page 69-71 ISBN 978-8174363404
- ↑ E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , published by Roli Books, 2005, page 70, ISBN 978-8174363404
