Haladie
| Haladie | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | weapon |
| Creation time: | approx. 16th century |
| Working time: | approx. 16th - 19th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Rajput people |
| Distribution: | India |
| Handle: | Wood, horn, ivory, metal |
| Particularities: | A third blade (approx. 10 cm long) is located on the hand guard. |
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The haladie is a multi-bladed dagger from India . It was originally used by the Rajput people and has found wider distribution in India, Persia, Sudan and areas in between.
history
The haladie was developed by the Rajputs for attack and defense.
description
The haladie consists of two dagger blades. These are double (S-shaped) curved, double-edged and have a strong central ridge. The edge of the blade can be smooth or jagged. The length of the two dagger blades is about 22 cm each. The total length about 60 cm. The blades are connected opposite one another by a handle. The handle is made of wood, horn, metal or ivory. The blade ends a hand guard may be appropriate to the case of an attack as a parry is used. In some versions, a small pushing blade is attached to the hand guard, the length of which is about 10 cm. A similar dagger is used in Arabia.
Varia
The double dagger is also a special character, Unicode character “‡” (U + 2021), Windows and Linux input with Alt+ 0135.
See also
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton: Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896, Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9 (Reprint), page 109, limited preview in Google Book Search.
- 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).
- John O'Bryan: A History of Weapons , Chronicle Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4521-2420-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John O'Bryan: A History of Weapons, page 94
- ↑ 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 275, limited preview in Google Book Search.