Tiger tooth dagger
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| Weapon type: | dagger |
| Designations: | Tiger Teeth |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior box from India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 34 cm |
| Blade length: | about 23 cm |
| Handle: | Bone, ivory |
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The tiger tooth dagger or tiger tooth is a dagger from India.
description
The tiger tooth dagger has a broad, double-edged, strong blade. The blade becomes narrower from the handle to the location . From about halfway onwards, the blade is curved and tapers towards the place. The place is reinforced to pierce chain armor . The blades either have a strong central ridge or two wide hollow grinds. The booklet has no guard and is made in a form typical for these daggers (see pictures on the web links) They are covered with handles made of horn or ivory. The blades are often decorated with engravings in a floral pattern. The tiger tooth dagger is an Indian version of the Jambia and is used by warrior caste in India.
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, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 313.
literature
- Hamburg Museum of Ethnology and Prehistory : Messages from the Museum of Ethnology in Hamburg. Commissioned by Lucas Grafe & Sillem, 1981.
- E. Jaiwant Paul: Arms and Armor: Traditional Weapons of India. Roli Books, 2005, ISBN 81-7436-340-8 .
- David Nicolle , Angus McBride: Mughul India, 1504-1761. Osprey Publishing, 1993, ISBN 1-85532-344-3 . (Volume 263 of Men-at-arms series)
Web links
Commons : Daggers - collection of images, videos and audio files
