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1st September 2012, 02:21 AM
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http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/search...2&pp=25&page=5
THE AX IS REFERRED TO AS A ZAGHNAL AND IS FROM INDIA. YOURS IS NOT ONE USED FOR WAR BUT WOULD BE USED IN PROCESSIONS AND PARADES AND PERHAPS IN CEREMONIES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ATTACH A OLD POST ON THEM. MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO DO SO. IF IT DOSEN'T WORK A SEARCH OF THE FORUMS FOR ZAGHNAL SHOULD BRING UP SOME INFORMATION. |
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1st September 2012, 05:37 AM
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I agree with vandoo is a ceremony zaghnal
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1st September 2012, 11:53 PM
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Heres one off my wall. The narrow wooden shaft is reenforced with a metal insert down the centre. According to my friends at the RA this one is probably 18thC. The working point is heavily reenforced for armour piercing.
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2nd September 2012, 12:15 AM
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Were they drunk? |
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2nd September 2012, 03:53 AM
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The OP's pieces look like Victorian 'take home' stuff, imho .
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2nd September 2012, 01:38 PM
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Possibly they were referring to the head only, which is quite robust. I think the shaft a little delicate for a user...but it does have the steel fillet down the centre usual for Indian shafted weapons. Last edited by David R; 2nd September 2012 at 01:54 PM. |
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2nd September 2012, 03:17 PM
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Ah, because that's not what you said is it? But even the head doesn't look 18thC to me. Which part of the head? The whole head including the brass elephant of the type well known on the later 19thC pieces and even early 20th wall hangers? Oh well, I guess the "acknowleged experts and professionals in the field" can't be argued with  Who was it BTW? I sure changed my mind about Lion headed chrome plated Indian Kukri after Manchester Museum (who have a nice selection of fine Kukri) identified this 'Rare Ghurka sword': http://insidethem60.journallocal.co....hester-museum/ In case the picture is too small, here's the larger version: Last edited by Atlantia; 2nd September 2012 at 04:15 PM. |
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2nd September 2012, 03:38 PM
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Their faces are priceless xD Oh how much I wish to tell them that its a touristy item made in some basement... lol
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2nd September 2012, 05:42 PM
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Anyway. Your Zaghnal looks all contemporary to me. I'd say a kindly estimate would be circa 1875 give or take a 1/4C. But AS ALWAYS I live to learn and if proven wrong will be all the happier to have increased my understanding. Edit: Here's just one: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=3588 "*snip*axe of the Zaghnal family, India, mid to late 19 C." Last edited by Atlantia; 2nd September 2012 at 05:55 PM. |
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2nd September 2012, 05:56 PM
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Well whatever, I bought it as 19th C for a bargain price, and have no particular investment in it being 18th C, I took it in for one of our meetings and was very pleased to hear the opinion that it was possibly older.
Even the best can make mistakes, but they have a world level collection for reference, and the advantage of handling it. I will leave it to you to contact them and inform them of their mistake. http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-...eeds-galleries |
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