Indian spiked mace
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| Weapon type: | Mace |
| Designations: | Spiked Mace |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior box in India from India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 76 cm to about 120 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
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An Indian spiked mace (also called Gorz , Garz or Gerz ) is a weapon from India.
description
An Indian spiked mace has a straight, round shaft. The impact head is usually round and hollow on the inside. On its outside there are sharp and hardened spines arranged in different ways. These spikes can be evenly distributed around the entire impact head or arranged in a center line around the impact head. The shaft is made entirely of metal. The booklet can an Indian sword (even as the handle Khanda or Talwar be formed). Depending on the version, a dagger blade is attached to the tip of the hammer head. The Indian name Gorz , Garz or Gerz refers to different types of maces. An Indian spiked mace is used by warrior castes in India.
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, pp. 421, 422, ISBN 978-0-486 -40726-5
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, pp. 21, 123, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- William Irvine, The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration , READ BOOKS, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4437-7378-2
Web links
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