Indian short sabers

Jens Nordlunde · 30th December 2015, 02:06 PM

Ariel,
Your arguments about the length of the blades could be right, but I dont know.
The reinforced tip on no 4 is strange, but I have seen it before. Maybe they belonged to Sepoys trained by English officers. In that case they would have learned the stabbing technique, but I am guessing.
You did not go wrong saying that the hilt was from Deccan, but these hilt types were also used in Afghanistan.
Jens

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30th December 2015, 02:06 PM	#11
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Ariel, Your arguments about the length of the blades could be right, but I dont know. The reinforced tip on no 4 is strange, but I have seen it before. Maybe they belonged to Sepoys trained by English officers. In that case they would have learned the stabbing technique, but I am guessing. You did not go wrong saying that the hilt was from Deccan, but these hilt types were also used in Afghanistan. Jens