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4th July 2020, 10:15 PM
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South Indian Dagger, 2nd-6th Century AD
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collec.../A_1868-0401-1
Source for the 2nd-6th Century AD dagger. The image of the statue is a archer from the Southern Chola Empire, 11th Century AD. Which has a dagger of a similar design. You can see the form factor bulge, almond grip that is popular developing. Last edited by Milogow360; 5th July 2020 at 03:29 PM. |
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5th July 2020, 01:17 PM
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Excellent info. Thanks!
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5th July 2020, 07:30 PM
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An ancestor of Chillanum and/or Jamdhar Katari?
Man, you manage to find examples that put the existing theories upside down! Where are you located and are you a professional historian of weapons? You seem to be far too good for an armchair amateur:-) Last edited by ariel; 6th July 2020 at 05:14 AM. |
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5th July 2020, 08:29 PM
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Im in the US - happy late 4th. But ancestry is Indian. I am just a arm chair history buff, but never the less I accumulated a lot of interesting things over the years. At this point I probably accumulated more than some people who actually publish books, art, etc. At this point I can almost tell which period of Indian history is from the clothing, architecture, etc. and I have a eye for interesting subtle things in Indian clothing, weapons, etc. But things from India keep throwing me off at times. I cant imagine the interesting things are yet to find in the ground. Once Indian archaeology gets proper funds, support, etc. more interesting things await.  Speaking of Chillanum -- Deccan, Undavalli Caves, 6th-7th Century AD Interesting right? Earliest example of the similar langet design you'd see later on. Though the ones on Talwar were from early Islamic models. Last edited by Milogow360; 6th July 2020 at 12:35 AM. |
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