Khanjar
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | weapon |
| Creation time: | approx. 17th century |
| Working time: | approx. 17th - 19th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Persia |
| Distribution: | Persia , India , Turkey |
| Overall length: | approx. 37 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 20 cm - approx. 29 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn, ivory, metal, jade, glass, precious stones |
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The Khanjar ( Persian خنجر) (also Kanjar or Kantschar) is a dagger that was in use in India, Turkey and Persia. It dates from the 17th to 19th centuries. In the Sultanate of Oman, too, the traditional dagger, which to this day is an integral part of the festive, official costume of men, is called "Khanjar".
history
The Khanjar is originally from Persia . The name Khanjar is used in many cultures and describes several types of daggers and swords. In Turkey and the Balkans the name is related to the Yatagan .
description
The Khanjar usually has a pistol-like handle that is slightly bent at the end. It has no or only a very small quillons , more like a guard . The blade is bent slightly downwards in the front area and tapers very sharply and narrowly at the point (tip). It is single-edged and has a center line or a single or double, very thin chamfer . There are also blades with a saw cut . Blades and handle elements are usually covered with wood or horn, but khanjar are also known whose handles are made of ivory, jade or, more rarely, glass with colored inlays (see photos). Some handles are shaped like horse heads or flower ornaments. The scabbards were made of various materials (wood, leather, metal, jade, etc.). Blade width and blade length vary from weapon to weapon, blade lengths of around 20 cm to around 29 cm are common.
See also
literature
- 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, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 , Pp. 351-353.
- Hamburgisches Museum für Völkerkunde: Hamburgisches Museum für Völkerkunde and Prehistory, messages from the Museum für Völkerkunde in Hamburg. Lucas Gräfe & Sillem, Hamburg 1981.
- William Irvine: The army of the Indian Moghuls: its organization and administration. Eurasia Pub. House, New Delhi 1962.
- Robert Elgood: Hindu arms and ritual: arms and armor from India 1400-1865. Eburon, Delft 2004, ISBN 978-90-5972-020-6 .
- Indian Museum: Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor , Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2002, ISBN 978-0486422299 .
- Jehan S. Rajab: "Silver Jewelery of Oman." 1997, ISBN 978-1860643101 .