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Swords have been recovered in archaeological findings throughout the Ganges - Jamuna Doab region of Indian subcontinent, consisting of bronze but more commonly copper. [ 1] Swords have been also discovered in Fatehgarh, where there are several varieties of hilt. [ 1] These swords have been variously dated to times between 1700 and 1400 BC.
In Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India it is read that the wrastrana, a breastplate, has been in use since prehistoric times though the most popular is the char-aina meaning four mirrors is a coat of mail overlaid with four elaborately designed plates. The helmets consisted of a sliding nose guard with a piece of chainmail hanging ...
An astra (Sanskrit: अस्त्र) is a supernatural weapon in Hindu epics.It is presided over by a specific deity and imbued with spiritual and occult powers that causes its effects.The term came to subsequently denote any weapon which was used by releasing it from one's hand (such as an arrow), compared to keeping it one's hand (such as a sword).
Zinc was extracted in India as early as in the 4th to 3rd century BCE. Zinc production may have begun in India, and ancient northwestern India is the earliest known civilization that produced zinc on an industrial scale. [43] The distillation technique was developed around 1200 CE at Zawar in Rajasthan. [33]
Katar (dagger) The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. [ 1] The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles. Unique to the Indian subcontinent, it is the most famous and characteristic of Indian daggers. [ 2]
The chakram ( Sanskrit: cakra, cakram; Punjabi: cakkra, cakkram) is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diameter of 12–30 centimetres ( 4⁄ –12 inches). It is also known as chalikar[ 1] meaning "circle", and was sometimes referred to in English writings as a "war- quoit ".
An urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip -like blade. [ 1] Originating in modern-day Kerala, a state in southwestern India, it is thought to have existed from as early as the Sangam period . It is treated as a whip sword, made with special combination of steel [ 2] and therefore requires prior knowledge of whip as well as the sword.
Etymology. Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of combat-techniques of the 11th-12th century battlefield, with weapons and combative techniques that are unique to Kerala. The word Kalaripayattu is a combination of two Malayalam words - kalari (training ground or battleground) and payattu (training of martial arts), which is ...