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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2018, 08:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,673
Posted By NavdeepBal
Thank you. But the blade interests me too. It...

Thank you. But the blade interests me too. It looks odd for the time period. It loks more lik a longsword blade than a typical european blade of the 18th century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2018, 02:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,992
Posted By NavdeepBal
Yes, but it is believed Khanda is a very ancient...

Yes, but it is believed Khanda is a very ancient weapon, and during those times, before the muslim invasions, in India swords were mostly straight and broad. Khanda is considered a holy weapon and in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2018, 08:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,673
Posted By NavdeepBal
Identification of mysterious Firangi/Saif Indian Sword

I acquired this sword about 2 or 3 years ago. When I bought the sword I was told it is a Saif. But the blade seems european so I believe it may be a Firangi. I was reading up on Firangis, and i read...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2018, 02:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,447
Posted By NavdeepBal
While I was in India a dealer i knew was selling...

While I was in India a dealer i knew was selling about 3 of these, I hadn’t seen them before but he jus called them Kards and told me they had been in his family since a long time. Some of my other...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2018, 04:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 8,166
Posted By NavdeepBal
Can’t really say about the quiver. But from the...

Can’t really say about the quiver. But from the looks of the arrows and the ones ive seen, they seem lik they from India or the middle east. But i also do not know much about bow and arrows. Unless...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2018, 10:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,438
Posted By NavdeepBal
Your katar seems to have written on it “सीरा मेरा...

Your katar seems to have written on it “सीरा मेरा हा?” Cant really tell what the last letter is but the first word says seeraa, which doesnt make sense so i thought it might be Sita, who is Ram’s...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2018, 09:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,489
Posted By NavdeepBal
The dagger with buffalo horn hilt seems like ...

The dagger with buffalo horn hilt seems like Pesh Kabz, the other dagger tho is also a pesh kabz but can teally see the afghan influence, especially on the shape of the dagger close to the hilt and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2018, 04:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,870
Posted By NavdeepBal
I haven’t quite seen a pattern like that. Might...

I haven’t quite seen a pattern like that. Might have been heavily acid etched fairly recently.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2018, 04:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,737
Posted By NavdeepBal
I have seen many Firangis, and I even handled a...

I have seen many Firangis, and I even handled a Firangi almost like this one. From the looks of it this might not be a Deccan sword because a lot of basket hilt swords have Maratha style hilts, but...
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