Subject: sawār cavalry
Culture: Kannada
Setting: Mysore sultanate, south India late 18thc
Object: bichwa dagger
Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Dagger (bichwa) Indian, Mysore, late 18th century
The bichwa or scorpion is distinctive with its loop hilt and double-edged blade.
The hilt was probably cast onto the blade during construction." ...
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Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Dagger (bichwa) South Indian, Mysore, late 18th century
The loop hilt is characteristic of the bichwa (scorpion),
a type of dagger found mainly in south India."
