Indian mahratha mace (sword blade)
| Indian mahratha mace (sword blade) | |
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| Weapon type: | Mace |
| Designations: | Maratha Mace |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior box in India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 66 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
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An Indian Maratha mace (sword blade) is a weapon from the Maratha Empire (1674 to 1818) in India.
description
An Indian Maratha mace (sword blade) has a curved, single-edged blade. The blade is forged from the shaft and bends sharply upwards after about two thirds of the length of the blade. The place is pointy. The shaft runs straight from the handle to the beginning of the blade and is round. The booklet is designed like the booklet of the Talwar and equipped with a hand guard. The mace versions in India are very different and vary in shape, length and finish. It was used by warrior caste in India.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 (Reprint), p. 422.
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton: Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896, Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2002, ISBN 0-486-42229-1 (reprint).
Web links
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