Unknown staff come club

Runjeet Singh · 21st October 2014, 02:07 PM

Hi Rsword.

Permission to back peddle?! It's just that your pics make me see it in a different light, particularly picture 4. The image looks like it could be the shaft of a Persian tabar, or Bikanner all steel Indian mace! (The Muslim Knight - Furisyya collection) has a small group of these in the book.

I don't recall seeing a wooden haft shaped like this before, but I have seen iron 'faceted' like this.

It may be South Indian, one of the Dravidian tribes, and taken influence from the South Indian Sangs and other pole-arms that have the bulbous 'hand separators'. See pics of a 17thC South Indian Sang. Yours has the Bulbous globes, with a caved ring each side, this is exactly what we see on many South Indian pole-arms.

Regards
Runjeet

estcrh · 26th October 2014, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Akaalarms

Hi Rsword.

Permission to back peddle?! It's just that your pics make me see it in a different light, particularly picture 4. The image looks like it could be the shaft of a Persian tabar, or Bikanner all steel Indian mace!
Runjeet

I also see this as possibly a shaft for an axe or another type of weapon.

Royston · 26th October 2014, 08:29 PM

It's probably too long, but some Kudi's have carved hilts and brass studs.

Roy

RSWORD · 28th October 2014, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Royston

It's probably too long, but some Kudi's have carved hilts and brass studs.

Roy

Good point and I wish there was more material on staff weapons of Asia to help us in our identification.

21st October 2014, 02:07 PM	#1
Runjeet Singh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 150	Hi Rsword. Permission to back peddle?! It's just that your pics make me see it in a different light, particularly picture 4. The image looks like it could be the shaft of a Persian tabar, or Bikanner all steel Indian mace! (The Muslim Knight - Furisyya collection) has a small group of these in the book. I don't recall seeing a wooden haft shaped like this before, but I have seen iron 'faceted' like this. It may be South Indian, one of the Dravidian tribes, and taken influence from the South Indian Sangs and other pole-arms that have the bulbous 'hand separators'. See pics of a 17thC South Indian Sang. Yours has the Bulbous globes, with a caved ring each side, this is exactly what we see on many South Indian pole-arms. Regards Runjeet Attached Images

26th October 2014, 08:29 PM	#3
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	It's probably too long, but some Kudi's have carved hilts and brass studs. Roy