The Indian Antiquary

Jens Nordlunde · 8th April 2018, 02:03 PM

I have found an old text written August 1873 about the weapons used by the Hindus and the Mahrathas.

Jens Nordlunde · 11th April 2018, 09:40 PM

One thing - dont forget, this text was written late, and that things could have been different a century or two earlier.

ariel · 13th April 2018, 04:46 AM

Very true!
Or in different localities/ languages. Marathi Vinchu will be Baku in Kannada or Bicchwa in Mysore or Hyderabad. Chhuri is used in Hindi and Bengali,in Tamil it is a Katti, in Punjab it is Chaku, and in Persian- speaking communities it becomes a Peshkabz.

The “name game” is awfully confusing.....

11th April 2018, 09:40 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	One thing - dont forget, this text was written late, and that things could have been different a century or two earlier.

13th April 2018, 04:46 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Very true! Or in different localities/ languages. Marathi Vinchu will be Baku in Kannada or Bicchwa in Mysore or Hyderabad. Chhuri is used in Hindi and Bengali,in Tamil it is a Katti, in Punjab it is Chaku, and in Persian- speaking communities it becomes a Peshkabz. The “name game” is awfully confusing.....