Pulwar
| Pulwar | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Sword, saber |
| Designations: | Pulwar, Afghan Talwar, Pulowar |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Afghanistan , warrior box from India, ethnic groups from Afghanistan |
| Distribution: | India, Afghanistan |
| Overall length: | about 90 cm to about 104 cm |
| Blade length: | about 74 cm to about 86 cm |
| Blade width: | about 5 cm |
| Blade thickness: | about 0.64 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
| Particularities: | Different blade shapes |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Pulwar or Afghan Talwar , also Pulowar , is a sword from India and Afghanistan.
description
The pulwar has different blade shapes. There are curved, saber-like, double-edged blades, with or without a broadened area (Jelman), as well as straight, single-edged blades. The blades have one or more hollow grinds with different degrees of distinction . There are also blades in the following versions:
- a central ridge
- several central ridges
- smooth, without hollow grind or central ridge
The handle is similar to the handle of the Talwar and usually has a disc-shaped knob. The most striking difference to Talwar is that guard the site are bent pointing. They are at the talwar right now. Some blades are made of Damascus steel and are often decorated with decorative patterns. It is a version of the talwar. The pulwar is used by ethnic groups in India and Afghanistan.
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, page 517, ISBN 978-0-486-40726 -5
literature
- 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
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, page 161, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
