Piha-Kaetta
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| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | weapon |
| Creation time: | approx. 16th century |
| Working time: | approx. 16th - 19th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Ceylon , ( Sri Lanka ), |
| Distribution: | Ceylon, India |
| Overall length: | approx. 40 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 6 - 24 cm |
| Blade thickness: | approx. 12.7 mm |
| Handle: | Horn, wood, stone, ivory |
| Particularities: | The Piha-Kaetta are usually ornately decorated. |
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The Piha-Kaetta is a Sinhala knife from Ceylon from the 16th century .
history
The Piha-Kaetta originated in Ceylon, today's Sri Lanka , around the 16th century .
description
The Piha-Kaetta has a straight, single-edged, strong blade . At the point (point) it runs diagonally from the back of the blade to the point (cut off). It is about 8 inches long. Two metal plates are attached to both sides of the blade near the handle, which are used for decoration and reinforcement. There are also versions without these plates. The booklet (handle) has no parry and is made of wood, horn or ivory . Some handles look very similar to that of the Kris . The Piha-Kaetta is available in many versions. The scabbards are made of leather, horn or metal.
See also
literature
- 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
- 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 978-0-312-36832-6
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
Web links
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