Needs infos moplah

Kubur · 16th November 2018, 12:07 PM

Hi Guys

What is the difference between a moplah, a Coorg knife and an ayyudha katti??

Thanks

Jens Nordlunde · 16th November 2018, 03:13 PM

The two picture from Oriental Arms with a blue background are Moplahs.
The two picture with a grey background are Aydha Katthis. Notice espacially the kite shaped pommel on the Aydha Katthis.

Kubur · 16th November 2018, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

The two picture from Oriental Arms with a blue background are Moplahs.
The two picture with a grey background are Aydha Katthis. Notice espacially the kite shaped pommel on the Aydha Katthis.

Thank you Jens

So the main difference is the pommel.

My main problem is the word Moplah: is it a weapon or people, the Moplah?

The two weapons are both from South India?

ariel · 16th November 2018, 05:37 PM

AFAIK,
Ayda ( Ayudha) Katti is a Hindu weapon, whereas Mopla is just a variant of
Anglicised pronounciation or transliteration of Mappila, a Muslim ethnicity in virtually the same neighborhood, ie current Kerala/ Karnataka. They have significant Arab background.

Both are often described as "Coorg" swords, but the very word is also a British mispronounciation of Kodagu, reflecting the hilly topography of the area.

Kubur · 16th November 2018, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

AFAIK,
Ayda ( Ayudha) Katti is a Hindu weapon, whereas Mopla is just a variant of
Anglicised pronounciation or transliteration of Mappila, a Muslim ethnicity in virtually the same neighborhood, ie current Kerala/ Karnataka. They have significant Arab background.

Both are often described as "Coorg" swords, but the very word is also a British mispronounciation of Kodagu, reflecting the hilly topography of the area.

Thank you Ariel
I got for my money, good
So Ayda is an Hindu weapon
Mopla is the Muslim version of the Hindu one?
and i learnt that there is no Coorg people...
In his Hindu book Elgood call this weapon sacrificial axe, is it the same stuff?

Jens Nordlunde · 16th November 2018, 09:39 PM

Kubur - no that is too easy, I will come back to you tomorrow.
Please tell me on which page Elgood in his Hindu Arms and Ritual writes that the Aydha Katthi is a sacrificial axe.

16th November 2018, 12:07 PM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Needs infos moplah Hi Guys What is the difference between a moplah, a Coorg knife and an ayyudha katti?? Thanks Last edited by Kubur; 16th November 2018 at 12:33 PM.

16th November 2018, 03:13 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	The two picture from Oriental Arms with a blue background are Moplahs. The two picture with a grey background are Aydha Katthis. Notice espacially the kite shaped pommel on the Aydha Katthis. Attached Images

16th November 2018, 05:37 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	AFAIK, Ayda ( Ayudha) Katti is a Hindu weapon, whereas Mopla is just a variant of Anglicised pronounciation or transliteration of Mappila, a Muslim ethnicity in virtually the same neighborhood, ie current Kerala/ Karnataka. They have significant Arab background. Both are often described as "Coorg" swords, but the very word is also a British mispronounciation of Kodagu, reflecting the hilly topography of the area.

16th November 2018, 09:39 PM	#6
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	Kubur - no that is too easy, I will come back to you tomorrow. Please tell me on which page Elgood in his Hindu Arms and Ritual writes that the Aydha Katthi is a sacrificial axe.