Pair of Bagh nakhs

Lew · 20th June 2011, 12:00 AM

Picked up a pair of Bagh nakhs the other day. They seem to be in good shape will clean them up and post better pics when I get them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2696wt_689

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2728wt_689

KuKulzA28 · 20th June 2011, 02:15 AM

Amazing! Bagh Nakh never fail to interest me. Hopefully they will fit your hand! It's not as if you're likely to be fighting in the streets with these, but it's always nice to when the antique weapon suits your hand, just allows you to further appreciate them.

tom hyle · 20th June 2011, 02:26 PM

Indeed very much so; it is one thing to hold them as an object; quite a bit less abstract to be able to hold them as a weapon.

Lew · 20th June 2011, 02:59 PM

Here are some pics.

Jim McDougall · 21st June 2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Lew

Here are some pics.

Great pics!
So what do we know about these? It seems I read somewhere these were used by the notorious Thuggee in India. Where were these used primarily as far as regions?

Lew · 21st June 2011, 08:36 PM

Jim

I don't know much about these weapons but they look as if they easily concealable so they may be an assassins tool? Maybe Jens can give some more info on them.

VANDOO · 21st June 2011, 10:01 PM

THE FOLLOWERS OF THUGEE WERE SUPPOSED TO KILL WITHOUT SPILLING BLOOD SO THESE WEAPONS WOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
IT IS SAID TO BE A WEAPON USED BY ASSASINS AND AT LEAST ONE RULER WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN ASSASINATED WITH THIS WEAPON.
WHEN WORN IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEARER HAS ON RINGS THE CLAW LIKE BLADES BEING CONCELED IN THE PALM OF THE HAND. THE THROAT BEING THE TARGET AND THE STRIKE USUALLY COMES FROM BEHIND.

20th June 2011, 12:00 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Pair of Bagh nakhs Picked up a pair of Bagh nakhs the other day. They seem to be in good shape will clean them up and post better pics when I get them. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2696wt_689 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_2728wt_689

20th June 2011, 02:59 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Here are some pics. Attached Images

20th June 2011, 02:15 AM	#2
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Amazing! Bagh Nakh never fail to interest me. Hopefully they will fit your hand! It's not as if you're likely to be fighting in the streets with these, but it's always nice to when the antique weapon suits your hand, just allows you to further appreciate them.

20th June 2011, 02:26 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Indeed very much so; it is one thing to hold them as an object; quite a bit less abstract to be able to hold them as a weapon.

21st June 2011, 08:36 PM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Jim I don't know much about these weapons but they look as if they easily concealable so they may be an assassins tool? Maybe Jens can give some more info on them.

21st June 2011, 10:01 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE FOLLOWERS OF THUGEE WERE SUPPOSED TO KILL WITHOUT SPILLING BLOOD SO THESE WEAPONS WOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. IT IS SAID TO BE A WEAPON USED BY ASSASINS AND AT LEAST ONE RULER WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN ASSASINATED WITH THIS WEAPON. WHEN WORN IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEARER HAS ON RINGS THE CLAW LIKE BLADES BEING CONCELED IN THE PALM OF THE HAND. THE THROAT BEING THE TARGET AND THE STRIKE USUALLY COMES FROM BEHIND.