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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2017, 07:54 PM
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Posted By ASingh
Indo Persian battle axe with back scratcher and sheath

Hi!
These are some pictures of a battle axe with a back scratcher at the other end. The blade is very sharp, and is covered in a brass sheath that has to be screwed off. Certainly can't be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2016, 03:48 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 23,563
Posted By ASingh
Hi, A possible explanation for the destruction...

Hi,
A possible explanation for the destruction of blades could be to conform to the Indian Arms Act 1959 that requires privately owned blades above 9 inches in length to be licensed, if carried....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2016, 05:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,371
Posted By ASingh
Hi, The first line of the devanagri inscription...

Hi,
The first line of the devanagri inscription possibly reads ' Mah raja Shri Anup Singh '. The second line I cannot decipher.

May be ascribed to Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner 1669/1698.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2016, 11:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,070
Posted By ASingh
Priming horn - Mughal?

Hi,
I have attached some pictures of a priming horn. The metal parts are fairly recent additions. Any information regarding its provenance and period of manufacture would be most welcome. It...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2015, 09:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,148
Posted By ASingh
Hi, I have attached some images of two silver...

Hi,
I have attached some images of two silver hilts on Indian swords.
The first is on a shamshere blade, and the hilt is carved out of solid silver. It ends with a lion's head with the tail of a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2015, 08:56 AM
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Views: 4,612
Posted By ASingh
Firangi with a tulwar hilt

Hi, I have attached some pictures of a Firangi. The tulwar hilt has faint remains of gold koftgari, and the blade shows a few letters in the roman script. This sword is from Bihar, in India.
Thanks,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2015, 10:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,332
Posted By ASingh
[QUOTE=ariel]How certain are you that it is not a...

[QUOTE=ariel]How certain are you that it is not a newly-made one?
Strange mix of a serrated blade that is unlike any serrated one I have seen and a wavy keris-like one.

Its highly unlikely to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,332
Posted By ASingh
An unusual nagin type tulwar

Hi, I have attached some pictures of a rather unusual tulwar, with a straight double sided serrated blade. The blade is a bit flexible, but may not always have been quite so thin as it is now.
Best...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2015, 04:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,476
Posted By ASingh
Translation from the Devanagari script: Shrimaan...

Translation from the Devanagari script: Shrimaan Raja Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh Bahadur Raj Maksudpur
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th October 2015, 06:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,476
Posted By ASingh
Khyber Knife or Churra

Hi, I have attached pictures of two similar Afghan style weapons. They are from Bihar in India. I was wondering if the smaller of the two is what is called a Pesh Kabz, or both are Afghan Churras of...
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