On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types

ariel · 12th June 2022, 07:31 PM

Sitting in the hotel in Atlanta, waiting for a symposium that starts in 3 hours, re-reading old comments…..
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Ful-kattara is repeatedly snown in Hales ( and, I think, Elgood, but the books are far away from me at the moment) and designates a “flowery dagger”, i.e. just a dagger with a pommel depicting stone-carved bunch of flowers. No firm connection to wootz, jewels, carved blades etc.

12th June 2022, 07:31 PM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Sitting in the hotel in Atlanta, waiting for a symposium that starts in 3 hours, re-reading old comments….. Re. Posts 2,4, 29,123: Ful-kattara is repeatedly snown in Hales ( and, I think, Elgood, but the books are far away from me at the moment) and designates a “flowery dagger”, i.e. just a dagger with a pommel depicting stone-carved bunch of flowers. No firm connection to wootz, jewels, carved blades etc. Last edited by ariel; 12th June 2022 at 07:44 PM.