Indian sword blades

Yannis · 21st August 2005, 05:50 PM

The most common grains worldwide are wheat and rice. I have no wheat home but I tried with 2 different varieties of rice. 8 grains of one variety gives 2.5cm and the other gives 1.5cm. So the average is 2cm exactly. My measurements are in kitchen rice without the husk. If today’s rice is more fat than the medieval, we counter balance with the lack of the husk (what am I saying

????).
Conclusion: Superior swords are 1 meter long, inferior are 50cm and the middle ones are in between these sizes. Very good!

My swords smell mostly oils but I am not sure how the blood of a tortoise (dallak pusht) does smell.

Jens Nordlunde · 21st August 2005, 09:14 PM

Hi Yannis,

Very good, my first thought was rice, but I thought I would wait till others had a chance to think it over.

We have three different kinds of rice in the household, and all of them measure 2.3 mm. When measuring my index finger at the tip, it measures 2.5 mm. So we are getting close – but this leads us to the often-asked question – why are the Indian hilts so small?

A katar I just picked out of a bundle shows 8 cm from side guard to side guard, and even if we measurers after the 2.3 cm for eight grains (2.3 by 5 = 11.5 cm) – one could still not hold such a katar (normal size).

This is one important thing; another is the sound – which is very important as far as I can see, then comes the smell, which is also important. The decoration is, of course important too, as it showed onlookers that this was an outstanding weapon.

Correction. It should of course be 2.3 by 4 = 9.2 cm. Sorry.

21st August 2005, 09:14 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Yannis, Very good, my first thought was rice, but I thought I would wait till others had a chance to think it over. We have three different kinds of rice in the household, and all of them measure 2.3 mm. When measuring my index finger at the tip, it measures 2.5 mm. So we are getting close – but this leads us to the often-asked question – why are the Indian hilts so small? A katar I just picked out of a bundle shows 8 cm from side guard to side guard, and even if we measurers after the 2.3 cm for eight grains (2.3 by 5 = 11.5 cm) – one could still not hold such a katar (normal size). This is one important thing; another is the sound – which is very important as far as I can see, then comes the smell, which is also important. The decoration is, of course important too, as it showed onlookers that this was an outstanding weapon. Correction. It should of course be 2.3 by 4 = 9.2 cm. Sorry. Last edited by Jens Nordlunde; 22nd August 2005 at 07:13 PM.

21st August 2005, 05:50 PM	#1
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	The most common grains worldwide are wheat and rice. I have no wheat home but I tried with 2 different varieties of rice. 8 grains of one variety gives 2.5cm and the other gives 1.5cm. So the average is 2cm exactly. My measurements are in kitchen rice without the husk. If today’s rice is more fat than the medieval, we counter balance with the lack of the husk (what am I saying ????). Conclusion: Superior swords are 1 meter long, inferior are 50cm and the middle ones are in between these sizes. Very good! My swords smell mostly oils but I am not sure how the blood of a tortoise (dallak pusht) does smell.