indian weapon for identification

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I think has a weapon of Indian...It is 25 cm long, 10 cm wide, 8 mm at the thickest...Blade doubled edged with a central Ridge, the widest part is sharp...the scabbard is made of wood and leather.

[Shimmerxxx]

That's something you don't see everyday!

I've had a quick look in my reference books and the closest I've found is this:

[Battara]

What an unusual piece! Thank you for the reference.

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Shimmerxxx

That's something you don't see everyday!

I've had a quick look in my reference books and the closest I've found is this:

Outstanding match!!! Which reference was this from?

[Stan S.]

Looks like a real bad-ass bichwa dagger!

[David]

Trumps brass knuckles for sure...

[Shimmerxxx]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Outstanding match!!! Which reference was this from?

Thanks. It's from A Catalogue of Arms & Armours in Bharat Kala Bhavan. G.N. Pant & Yashodhara Agrawal (1995).

[spiral]

Always a Shame that perfectly drilled holes dont realy match finger shspes,

Hence the more oval ergonomic designs on most brass knuckles.

Bad lay out of the two central holes as well. {Not ergonomic.}

I fear yet another modern Indian fantasy reproduction.

Probaly worth etching to see if any grain in the steel to help date it, any earlier than ww2.

Spiral

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by spiral

Always a Shame that perfectly drilled holes dont realy match finger shspes,

Hence the more oval ergonomic designs on most brass knuckles.

Bad lay out of the two central holes as well. {Not ergonomic.}

I fear yet another modern Indian fantasy reproduction.

Probaly worth etching to see if any grain in the steel to help date it, any earlier than ww2.

Spiral

Salaams Spiral ~ I was about to write something clever about a second world war knuckle duster and blade combination that Commandos used to have strapped down one thigh! ( they had the Sykes Fairburn and this broad blade knuckle duster job as well~ Im sure "trench warfare" has an example) but you beat me to it with your excellent observation on the holes on this item being a bit oddly done. So its probably a slashing style rather that a punching weapon no?

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.