Subject: alighol warrior
Culture: Sindi
Setting: Sindh 18-19thc
Object: bhuj, buckie, kutti, mujawli ax
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Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Axe (buckie or Bhuj) Indian, Gujerat, early 19th century
The blade on this axe is in line with the haft,
The end-cap and haft are gilt and decorated with etched flowers.
The end-cap unscrews to reveal a stiletto blade.
This unusual type of axe is usually known as a Bhuj
after the town in Gujerat where many of them were made." ...
