Zaghnal got an elephant

Marcus · 15th September 2016, 01:11 AM

I posted a thread a while back on a zaghnal that was missing an elephant.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=zaghnal

Thanks to my friend Bernie Reller we went through a clay to wax to bronze process.

It could use some patina.

I include a couple of pictures of the piece on the OrientalArms site we used as a model.

Jim McDougall · 15th September 2016, 11:01 PM

Extremely nice job!!!
Well handled Marcus, thank you for sharing this.
The zaghnal is a fascinating weapon, and would like to discuss them more here. It seems they are getting hard to find.
I wonder if this particular one might be associated with Bhuj, in Gujerat, as the well known 'elephant knife', another hafted weapon, is from there and is distinguished by the elephant figure at the base of the blade.

15th September 2016, 01:11 AM	#1
Marcus Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 420	Zaghnal got an elephant I posted a thread a while back on a zaghnal that was missing an elephant. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=zaghnal Thanks to my friend Bernie Reller we went through a clay to wax to bronze process. It could use some patina. I include a couple of pictures of the piece on the OrientalArms site we used as a model. Attached Images

15th September 2016, 11:01 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,949	Extremely nice job!!! Well handled Marcus, thank you for sharing this. The zaghnal is a fascinating weapon, and would like to discuss them more here. It seems they are getting hard to find. I wonder if this particular one might be associated with Bhuj, in Gujerat, as the well known 'elephant knife', another hafted weapon, is from there and is distinguished by the elephant figure at the base of the blade.