Saintie

Norman McCormick · 1st February 2021, 03:06 PM

Hi,
The Saintie is a really nice and interesting item and not often seen. Here is my Madu also called Maru or Singauta and as far as I can gather used mainly by the Bhils of Central India. The Antelope horns are 25 inches end to end with an 8 inch shield topped by a 2 1/4 inch arrowhead shaped spike. My apologies for the poor pictures.
Regards,
Norman.

Kubur · 1st February 2021, 04:02 PM

Hi Guys,

So interesting thank you!

I add here the pictures from Holstein, the sainties and the Singhauta (madu).

Ian · 3rd February 2021, 08:03 AM

Gents,

Many of these double- and triple-bladed forms have been commonly referred to as haladie. Can you reconcile the difference in terminology you use here with that used in older sources (such as Edgerton), and elsewhere more recently. Even reputable antique sites still use the term haladie (see, for example, Oriental Arms).

One possibility may be that haladie refers to the Sudanese version of these multi-bladed knives with a central hilt. However, its widespread use for Indo-Persian weapons of the same form needs to be addressed.

Kubur · 3rd February 2021, 08:20 AM

Hi,

I will be careful with dealer's vocabulary, I prefer books.

Spear = BARCHHI , Barcha, SELARAH, sang, sangu

Parrying weapon = SAINTHI, saintie, haladie

Parrying weapon / shield = Singauta, Singhauta, Madu, Maru

1st February 2021, 03:06 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,650	Hi, The Saintie is a really nice and interesting item and not often seen. Here is my Madu also called Maru or Singauta and as far as I can gather used mainly by the Bhils of Central India. The Antelope horns are 25 inches end to end with an 8 inch shield topped by a 2 1/4 inch arrowhead shaped spike. My apologies for the poor pictures. Regards, Norman. Attached Images Last edited by Norman McCormick; 1st February 2021 at 05:15 PM.

1st February 2021, 04:02 PM	#2
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi Guys, So interesting thank you! I add here the pictures from Holstein, the sainties and the Singhauta (madu). Attached Images

3rd February 2021, 08:03 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,610	Gents, Many of these double- and triple-bladed forms have been commonly referred to as haladie. Can you reconcile the difference in terminology you use here with that used in older sources (such as Edgerton), and elsewhere more recently. Even reputable antique sites still use the term haladie (see, for example, Oriental Arms). One possibility may be that haladie refers to the Sudanese version of these multi-bladed knives with a central hilt. However, its widespread use for Indo-Persian weapons of the same form needs to be addressed.

3rd February 2021, 08:20 AM	#4
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi, I will be careful with dealer's vocabulary, I prefer books. Spear = BARCHHI , Barcha, SELARAH, sang, sangu Parrying weapon = SAINTHI, saintie, haladie Parrying weapon / shield = Singauta, Singhauta, Madu, Maru