Bichwa for comments please

mariusgmioc · 10th November 2020, 07:16 PM

Very nice example! And yes, it may be wootz.

But it is a full size.

Many Indian weapons have very small hilts because many Indians have very small hands. And this was even more so the case in the past.

Blacksmith · 11th November 2020, 06:33 AM

For sale maybe?

Klop · 11th November 2020, 10:10 PM

I love the blade especially, indeed seems wootz but even if it weren't it's lines and shape are very elegant.

At the same time I also wonder, could it have been another dagger before and rehilted this way? What triggers this idea is that the "shoulders" or base of the blade is wider than the handle, sticking out on both sides with sharp 90 degree corners. On the examples I see on the web blades flow into the handle same width (or very close to it).

Kind regards,
Eric.

10th November 2020, 07:16 PM	#1
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	Very nice example! And yes, it may be wootz. But it is a full size. Many Indian weapons have very small hilts because many Indians have very small hands. And this was even more so the case in the past.

11th November 2020, 06:33 AM	#2
Blacksmith Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 98	For sale maybe?

11th November 2020, 10:10 PM	#3
Klop Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 63	I love the blade especially, indeed seems wootz but even if it weren't it's lines and shape are very elegant. At the same time I also wonder, could it have been another dagger before and rehilted this way? What triggers this idea is that the "shoulders" or base of the blade is wider than the handle, sticking out on both sides with sharp 90 degree corners. On the examples I see on the web blades flow into the handle same width (or very close to it). Kind regards, Eric.