Cobra sword
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Cobra sword, pahari sword |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior chest |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 56 cm |
| Blade length: | about 43 cm |
| Blade width: | about 6 cm |
| Handle: | Metal, gold-plated, silver-plated |
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The cobra sword or pahari is an Indian weapon .
description
The cobra sword has a straight, double-edged blade. The blade starts wide at the handle and then tapers to the place . The blade usually has two wide hollow grinds that run almost the entire length of the blade. The place is reinforced and constructed to be armor-piercing. The handle is made of metal and has no guard. The widened blade part and the hilt are decorated with floral patterns in Indian Koftgari style. The blade widening resembles a cobra head with the decorations. Hence the name cobra sword. The cobra sword is used by warrior castes in India.
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor, Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, pages: 133, 176, 174, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor, Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
Web links
Commons : Swords - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Detail pictures at vikingsword.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oriental Arms: Early 19 C. Indo-Afghan Short Cobra Sword (illustration and brief description) ( Memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Oriental Arms: Early 19 C. Indo-Afghan Short Sword (illustration and brief description) ( Memento from March 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )