Pichangatti
| Pichangatti | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon |
| Creation time: | approx. 18th century |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Coorg tribes |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | approx. 22 - 33 cm |
| Handle: | Metal, wood, ivory |
| Particularities: | The Pichangatti is used by the local tribes as a utility knife. |
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The pichangatti (hand knife) is a knife made by the tribes from the Kodagu (Coorg) region in southern India .
history
The Pichangatti is worn on the front of the body in the same belt as the Ayudha Katti . It serves less as a weapon and more as a utility knife, similar to our pocket knives .
description
The Pichangatti has a wide, heavy, single-edged blade that is about 20 cm long. At the point it is sharpened in the back area, similar to the Bowie knife . The handle (handle) is made of wood or horn and has a knob in the shape of a ball at the end . The handle scales are held on the handle by rivets and the handle is often decorated with metal fittings. The scabbard is made of leather or wood and is also often decorated with metal fittings made of brass or silver. Small chains made of brass or silver are often attached to the scabbard, on which small tools such as ear cleaners, nail cleaners and tweezers hang.
See also
literature
- 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 , 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 978-0-486-40726-5
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 9780486422299
- Robert Elgood, The arms and armor of Arabia in the 18th-19th and 20th centuries , Scolar Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-85967-972-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herman Historica: Silver Mounted Pichangatti ( Memento from May 11, 2018 in the Internet Archive )