Haladie

Haladie

Indian haladie, 18th to 19th c, a steel parrying weapon, 31.75 inches long with 13 inch blades. Shown next to a khanjarli and a tiger tooth jambiya for size comparison.
Type Blade
Place of origin India and Syria
Service history
Used by Rajput

The haladie is a double-edged dagger from ancient Syria and India,[1] consisting of two curved blades,[1] each approximately 8.5 inches (22 cm) in length,[1] attached to a single hilt.[2]

The weapon was used by warriors of the Indian Rajput clans, and was both a stabbing and slicing blade. Some haladie had spikes on one side of the handle in the style of a knuckle duster, while others had a third blade in this position. In some cases the main blades would be serrated.[3]

The haladie is believed to be one of the world's first triple-edged blades.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Near Eastern Weapon Parallels". Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 8 (1): 39–40, 78. 1999.
  2. ↑ Egerton, Earl Wilbraham (1896). A Description of Indian and Oriental Armour. W. H. Allen & co ., limited. ISBN 9788120612051.
  3. ↑ "Lot 85 An Indian Double-Bladed Haladie, A Malabar Sacrificial Knife, And Two Khyber Lohar". Bonhams. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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