Sainti
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Dagger, shield |
| Designations: | Sainti |
| Use: | weapon |
| Creation time: | around 16th to 17th century |
| Working time: | around 16th to 17th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Arabia |
| Distribution: | India, Arabia |
| Overall length: | about 41 cm |
| Blade length: | about 10 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
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The Sainti is an offensive and defensive weapon used in India and Arabia .
description
The Sainti is made entirely of steel. The handle is made of a steel tube on which balls made of sheet steel are attached. A semicircular hand guard is attached to the tube, which serves as a handle. A double-edged dagger blade is attached to the hand guard. The Sainti serves as a weapon for defense and attack.
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, page 535,536, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint).
- Syed Zafar Haider: Islamic arms and armor of Muslim India. Bahadur Publishers, 1991, ISBN 978-969-8123-00-0 .
- Henry Swainson Cowper : The Art of Attack. Being a Study in the Development of Weapons and Appliances of Offence, from the Earliest Times to the Age of Gunpowder. 1906. Reprint: Pomona Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4097-8313-8 , p. 89.
Web links
- Sainti. Picture and short description at Oriental Arms
- Sainti. Picture and short description at Oriental Arms
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (Earl): A Description of Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896. Reprint: Asian Educational Services, 2001, ISBN 978-81-206-1205-1 , p. 149, archive.org .