Where did the practice of placing small stones in pulwar hilts originate?

Mercenary · 27th February 2025, 04:06 PM

In India, there was no clear distinction between the sacred and the real. For the owner, his weapon was simultaneously combat, ritual and ceremonial.
Decorating a weapon is initially its animation and subjectivation, like the drawings and names on tanks and planes during World War II.
Stones in the hilt, bells, rings, pearls in the blade are quite obvious solutions that evoke similar reactions in traditional Eastern cultures.

27th February 2025, 04:06 PM	#5
Mercenary Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 430	In India, there was no clear distinction between the sacred and the real. For the owner, his weapon was simultaneously combat, ritual and ceremonial. Decorating a weapon is initially its animation and subjectivation, like the drawings and names on tanks and planes during World War II. Stones in the hilt, bells, rings, pearls in the blade are quite obvious solutions that evoke similar reactions in traditional Eastern cultures.