Patisthanaya
| Patisthanaya | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Throwing weapon |
| Designations: | Pathistanaya |
| Use: | spear |
| Region of origin / author: |
Sri Lanka formerly Ceylon , ethnic group of the Sinhalese |
| Distribution: | Sri Lanka |
| Overall length: | about 140 cm to about 205 cm |
| Blade length: | about 22 cm to about 29 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, sheet steel |
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The Pathistanaya is a spear from Sri Lanka that is one of the polearms .
description
The Pathistanaya is usually made of steel . The blade consists of a double-edged main blade with a central ridge and two side blades, driven out of the same piece , which are roughly in the shape of a crescent. The spear blade is attached to the shaft with a socket. The shaft is made of hardwood that is covered with thin sheet steel or painted in different colors . The blade and the shaft are usually decorated with deep engravings and in some versions lined with silver ( Tausia ). There are different versions that differ in blade shape, length and width.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Southwork Press, Portland, Maine 1934. Reprint: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 487, 489.
