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16th January 2006, 03:56 AM | #1 |
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Ah, Oriental-Arms had some similar pieces http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/searc...nk&s.x=0&s.y=0 but varying to some degree.
I find such sickle-shaped weapons fascinating, and I've always wondered about their effectiveness. The ebay examble is less curved and some sort of draw cut or even stabbing seem feasible. The Oriental-Arms examples have extreme curvatures and certainly don't seem to be intended for stabbing, so how were they used? If one just hooks onto an opponent's limb or extremity and pull, does the cut produce sufficient damage? |
16th January 2006, 08:27 AM | #2 |
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It looks like a corvo. Perhaps a modern custom rendition of the style.
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17th January 2006, 01:28 AM | #3 |
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take it to the bank?
Hi all,
Given the ferrule's similarity to those found on choora and khyber knives, I would vote for north India/Afghanistan. Stone on pg 93 lists a type of knife called a bank and further references the Wallace Catalogue for other forms of knife with this name . Perhaps this is a bank variant? (I think "bank" means curved.) Sincerely, RobT |
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IMO too much Central Asian influence in the design to be a corvo . Betting it's a wootz blade . |
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4th March 2006, 11:09 AM | #5 |
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Indain Curved Dagger
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This dagger was discussed earlier in this thread. We now received it and we are still not sure of what it is. It is a fine dagger, with rather heavy blade, well made handle with wood grips, steel bolsters and steel pommel cover: After cleaning and etching, the blade shows a very good laminated steel back and harder steel edge: And a close ups of the handle: The blade shape reminds the Indian BANK sickle shaped dagger. The steel bolsters and grip strap reminds those of the Khayber sword family, but the steel forging is a mystery. All in all I still think it is of Indian origin. Age?? My intuition says late 19 to early 20 C. |
4th March 2006, 07:06 PM | #6 |
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In some ways it reminds me of an Indian bank.
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5th March 2006, 04:50 AM | #8 |
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What an interesting and beautiful knife!
The blade lamination came up in a similar fashion to many pattern-welded Indian tulwar blades I have seen, and the decorative motifs also seem Indian to my inexpert eye. |
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