Tsep-Tsa
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| Weapon type: | Sword, short sword |
| Designations: | Tsep-sa |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Tibet , ethnic groups from Tibet |
| Distribution: | Tibet |
| Overall length: | about (?) cm |
| Blade length: | about 41 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, gemstones |
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A tsep-sa or Tibetan short sword is a weapon from Tibet.
description
The tsep-sa has a straight, single or double-edged blade. In single-edged versions, the blade becomes narrower from the handle to the location and usually has two small, narrow hollow grinds on the back of the blade. With double-edged versions, the blade is usually smooth. The handle is made of wood and / or metal and usually has a small, disc-shaped guard. A simple metal cap serves as a knob, or it is made from a cross-shaped piece of metal and decorated with decorative decoration. In some versions, the handle and the sheaths are decorated with ray skin or coral . The Tibetan Ke-Tri sword served as a model for the production . The tsep-sa is used by ethnic groups in Tibet.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tsep-sa at Oriental-Arms, (English, accessed January 6, 2010)
literature
- William Montgomery McGovern: To Lhasa in disguise: a secret expedition through mysterious TibetCentury vagabond books. Asian Educational Services, 2000, ISBN 978-81-206-1456-7 , p. 453.
- Newark Museum Association: The Tibet Collection, Edward N. Crane Memorial. Publisher The Newark Museum, 1912, Nabu-Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-278-69800-7 (reprint), p. 25.
Web links
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