Khanjarli
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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: |
India , warrior chest |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | approx. 38 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 22 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn, ivory, metal, jade, glass, precious stones |
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The Khanjarli is an Indian dagger from the 17th to 19th centuries .
history
The Khandjarli originated in India and is similar to the Khanjar . The main differentiator to the Khanjar is the design of the handle and the shape of the blade.
description
The Khanjarli has a broad, S-shaped, double-curved blade, with either a strong center line, or a relatively wide hollow path (wrongly blood channel) and is about 22 cm long. The total length is about 38 cm. The handle (handle) is relatively short and in most cases has a mushroom-shaped or crescent-shaped knob. It only has a very short cross-guard or guard. Many specimens have a metal handguard that runs from the parrying disc to the pommel. The handle is often set with ivory. The normal scales are made of wood or horn. The equipment ranges from very simple to well-equipped variants. The scabbards are often made of leather or wood and are covered with velvet in different colors. Most blades are made of hardened forged steel, alternatively blades are also made of Indian Wootz steel (cast steel damascene).
See also
literature
- Diagram Group, The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to the 21st Century , St. Martin's Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0312368326
- E. Jaiwant Paul, Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India , Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 978-8174363404
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. Together with some closely related subjects. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 .