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Jim McDougall · 4th February 2008, 07:57 PM

So I decided to try to look it up. In my trusty companion, Elgood's "Hindu Arms and Ritual", I found,
"...in Ayurvedic tradition copper placed in water then exposed to the sun is thought to increase power in the hand". (p.196).

It is noted that the copper colored weapons seem to come from Tanjore, and the grip is very similar to Jens' example.

While the copper color suggests Tanjore (these are of course similar in structure to steel examples from there), many of the hilt characteristics suggest Deccani forms, but I cannot find an exact match to the grip shape in either Elgood or Stone.

4th February 2008, 07:57 PM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	So I decided to try to look it up. In my trusty companion, Elgood's "Hindu Arms and Ritual", I found, "...in Ayurvedic tradition copper placed in water then exposed to the sun is thought to increase power in the hand". (p.196). It is noted that the copper colored weapons seem to come from Tanjore, and the grip is very similar to Jens' example. While the copper color suggests Tanjore (these are of course similar in structure to steel examples from there), many of the hilt characteristics suggest Deccani forms, but I cannot find an exact match to the grip shape in either Elgood or Stone.