South Indian sword
| South Indian sword | |
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior box in India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 81 cm |
| Blade length: | about 66 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
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A South Indian sword is a weapon from India.
description
A South Indian sword has a straight, double-edged blade. The blade runs from stapling tapering to the blade center; from there it widens to the place . The place is cut off at an angle from both sides. The guard is made of metal and has two rails at the lower end that are riveted to the upper part of the blade. The entire booklet is made of metal. The pommel is made up of several metal discs and finished with a flat metal plate. The sword is used by warrior chest in India.
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Elgood: Hindu arms and ritual: arms and armor from India 1400-1865. Verlag Eburon, 2004, ISBN 978-90-5972-020-6 , page 82.
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 , page 594.
Web links
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