Indian steel knuckles

Indian steel knuckles
Information
Weapon type:	Brass knuckles
Use:	weapon
Region of origin / ; author:	India , Jati caste
Distribution:	India
Overall length:	about 11 cm
Blade width:	about 7 cm
Handle:	metal
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An Indian steel knuckle-blower is a striking weapon used by ethnic groups in India .

description

An Indian steel knuckle is made entirely of steel . It is flat and has protruding corners. The shape is similar to the letter "D". The top is decorated with a silver floral decoration. The brass knuckles were used by a Telugu- speaking Jati ( caste ) of actors and gymnasts. A brass knuckles of this type is also the hora . Brass knuckles are still used today in the Indian martial arts Silambam , Vajramushti and Kalarippayat .

Legal

Brass knuckles are in Germany ( Section 2, Paragraph 3 in conjunction with Annex 2, Section 1, No. 1.3.2 WaffG ), in Austria (Section 17, Paragraph 1, Item 6, WaffG ) and in Switzerland (Art. 4, Paragraph. 1 let. D and Art. 5 para. 1 let. D WG ).

literature

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 .
Lord Egerton of Tatton: Indian and Oriental Armor. Courier Dover Publications et al., Mineola NY et al. 2002, ISBN 0-486-42229-1 .
David Grant: History of Knuckle Dusters. The Ultimate Close-Quarters Weapon. Paladin Press, Boulder CO 2007, ISBN 978-1-58160-630-0 .

Web links

Commons : Brass knuckles - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Picture and brief description at Oriental Arms (English, accessed on October 22, 2009)
^ Complete legal regulation for the Weapons Act 1996. In: Weapons Act (Austria) . July 1, 1997, accessed on March 11, 2014 : "Section 17. (1) It is prohibited to acquire, import, possess, and carry [...] those under the designation" brass knuckles "," killer "and "Steel rods" known cutting weapons. "
↑ SR 514.54 Federal Act on Weapons, Weapon Accessories and Ammunition, Articles 4 and 5 Law Section of the Swiss Federal Chancellery , January 1, 2013, accessed on March 11, 2014 : “Weapons are: [...] devices that are intended for this purpose To injure people, namely brass knuckles, batons, batons, throwing stars and slings; "

[1] Picture and brief description at Oriental Arms (English, accessed on October 22, 2009)

[2] Complete legal regulation for the Weapons Act 1996. In: Weapons Act (Austria) . July 1, 1997, accessed on March 11, 2014 : "Section 17. (1) It is prohibited to acquire, import, possess, and carry [...] those under the designation" brass knuckles "," killer "and "Steel rods" known cutting weapons. "

[3] SR 514.54 Federal Act on Weapons, Weapon Accessories and Ammunition, Articles 4 and 5 Law Section of the Swiss Federal Chancellery , January 1, 2013, accessed on March 11, 2014 : “Weapons are: [...] devices that are intended for this purpose To injure people, namely brass knuckles, batons, batons, throwing stars and slings; "