Parrying weapon

Parrying weapon of knuckle duster type resembling a hybrid between a bich'wa and tiger claws baghnakh. The main dagger blade is recurved with finely chiselled fullers and details with a finely executed pair of winged and feathered makara/garudas at the root whose tails devolve into foliate scrollwork.

Kind

artefact

Date

1600–1700 CE