Nayar temple sword
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| Weapon type: | Sword, ceremonial sword |
| Designations: | Nayar Temple Sword |
| Use: | Weapon, ceremonial weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Nayar caste in India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 69 cm to 86 cm |
| Blade length: | about 21 cm to about 71 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
| Particularities: | Bells on the edge and handle |
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The Nayar temple sword is a sword from India.
description
The Nayar Temple sword has a straight, on site curved, double-edged blade. The blade becomes wider from the handle and is curved sickle-shaped in the front area. The place is rounded or pointed. A decorated brass ferrule is usually attached to the blade, which is used to better attach the blade and handle. There are often holes in the blade and the handle that are used to attach small bells. In most of the specimens these bells are no longer preserved. The hilt is often made of metal and is in the style of Khandaor other common Indian booklet forms. The pommel is disc-shaped. The sword is used almost exclusively for religious or ceremonial purposes, although the design makes it fully combative. The Nayar temple sword is used by the Nayar caste 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, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 594-595.
literature
- R. Shamms Mortier: Creating weaponry and accessories in 3D. Morgan Kaufmann Verlag, 2001, ISBN 0-12-508203-7 , p. 187.
- Hamburg Museum of Ethnology and Prehistory: Messages from the Museum of Ethnology in Hamburg. Commissioned by Lucas Grafe & Sillem, 1981, p. 128.
- Anthony Curtis: Lyle Official Antiques Review 2000. Penguin Group Publisher (USA), 1999, ISBN 0-399-52545-9 , p. 76.
