Bichuwa

The Bichwa (or Bich'Hwa, Hindi for Scorpio ) is a dagger from India.

Description

The origin of the Bichwa is the Maratha Empire (1674-1818) in central India. The dagger has a double geschwungegnde blade with two sided blade. The handle consists of an oval ring in which the palm is introduced. Sometimes the dagger blade and the claws of Baghnakh be combined, some Bichwas have a shared / resp. double blade