Zafar-Takieh
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| Weapon type: | Sword, ceremonial sword |
| Use: | Weapon, ceremonial weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , ruling houses |
| Distribution: | India |
| Handle: | Iron, steel, silver, silver-plated or gold-plated metals |
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The Zafar-Takieh (ind. For "pillow of victory") is a ceremonial sword from India .
description
The Zafar-Takieh is a ceremonial sword that was carried by Indian princes during an audience. The blade can have various shapes; the broad pommel is characteristic. It is designed to make it more comfortable, as in India it was a symbol of power to let your right hand rest on the pommel of the sword while sitting. The handle is usually elaborate and can be made of different materials, e.g. B. bronze, silver-plated iron or solid silver. There are also versions that do not have a classic sword handle, but a T-shaped handle on which you can rest your hand.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Picture and short description at Oriental Arms (English, accessed on October 23, 2009)
- ↑ Picture and description of a T-shaped Zafar-Takieh at Oriental-Armor (English, accessed on October 25, 2009)
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 , p 683
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- Nick Evangelista : The encyclopedia of the sword , Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995, ISBN 9780313278969 , page 636 [1]
Web links
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