A ROYAL KHANDA?

ALEX · 22nd March 2006, 09:44 AM

THIS IS FOR ALL INDIAN EDGED WEAPONS LOVERS, as I think my latest "find" could be of interest to some on The Forum.

The khanda is almost 40" and very heavy. It is NOT wootz not pattern-weld, although I have not cleaned it yet. The similar, but Indian Wootz Shamshir was sold on E-Bay just recently ( http://cgi.ebay.com/wootz-damascus-I...QQcmdZViewItem ).

I am interested to find out: how one can compare these two as far as period, execution technique, and "Importance of the Concept"

, etc.

P.S. Sorry for not including a complete picture of Khanda, the one I made appeared to be too dark, will try again when time permits. Regards

not2sharp · 22nd March 2006, 02:26 PM

It looks like an interesting 19th century tourist item. Nice.

n2s

ariel · 22nd March 2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by not2sharp

It looks like an interesting 19th century tourist item. Nice.

n2s

N2s,
That's a hell of an understatement!!!

22nd March 2006, 09:44 AM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	A ROYAL KHANDA? THIS IS FOR ALL INDIAN EDGED WEAPONS LOVERS, as I think my latest "find" could be of interest to some on The Forum. The khanda is almost 40" and very heavy. It is NOT wootz not pattern-weld, although I have not cleaned it yet. The similar, but Indian Wootz Shamshir was sold on E-Bay just recently ( http://cgi.ebay.com/wootz-damascus-I...QQcmdZViewItem ). I am interested to find out: how one can compare these two as far as period, execution technique, and "Importance of the Concept" , etc. P.S. Sorry for not including a complete picture of Khanda, the one I made appeared to be too dark, will try again when time permits. Regards Attached Images

22nd March 2006, 02:26 PM	#2
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	It looks like an interesting 19th century tourist item. Nice. n2s