Katana and Fernando, thank you very much for your research. It is very interesting that the charka has been taken centuries back in time and to the north of Sumatra. So either it started its ‘life’ far away from India, and the use of it was spread to other regions, or maybe it was known to a very big area very early.
Toshkana, the print you show is very instructive, and if it has been used as shown on the picture, it really must have been a very common weapon at one time. The charka on the stick mentioned could be like the one you show on the next picture, or it could be like the one shown in the upper right corner – thank you for your help.
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