indian weapon for identification
 

I think has a weapon of Indian...It is 25 cm long, 10 cm wide, 8 mm at the thickest...Blade doubled edged with a central Ridge, the widest part is sharp...the scabbard is made of wood and leather.

That's something you don't see everyday!

I've had a quick look in my reference books and the closest I've found is this:

What an unusual piece! Thank you for the reference.

Outstanding match!!! Which reference was this from?

Looks like a real bad-ass bichwa dagger!

Trumps brass knuckles for sure... :)

Thanks. It's from A Catalogue of Arms & Armours in Bharat Kala Bhavan. G.N. Pant & Yashodhara Agrawal (1995).

Always a Shame that perfectly drilled holes dont realy match finger shspes, :shrug:

Hence the more oval ergonomic designs on most brass knuckles.

Bad lay out of the two central holes as well. {Not ergonomic.}

I fear yet another modern Indian fantasy reproduction.

Probaly worth etching to see if any grain in the steel to help date it, any earlier than ww2.

Spiral

Salaams Spiral ~ I was about to write something clever about a second world war knuckle duster and blade combination that Commandos used to have strapped down one thigh! ( they had the Sykes Fairburn and this broad blade knuckle duster job as well~ Im sure "trench warfare" has an example) but you beat me to it with your excellent observation on the holes on this item being a bit oddly done. So its probably a slashing style rather that a punching weapon no?

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Yet the scabbard is typical Indian, I do not think military?

Hello chaps,

If you look at military or even civilian proffesionaly made knuckles or knuckle knives, they have oval finger shaped holes. not something power drilled through on a drill press, like this example...

Its quite possibly Indian, but its not proffesionaly made. :shrug:

Sorry but it realy doesnt look right to me. :o

spiral

Salaams spiral ~ It almost looks unfinished... I go with the ''not quite right look'' and suggest, if anything, it's only ceremonial and not a weapon. (interesting though)
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.