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19th C. Indian Blackbuck Horn & Steel Maduvu Weapon

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Central Asia, India, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A wondrous example of a double-ended defensive weapon known as a maduvu (also maru, madu, or maan kombu). The weapon is comprised of a pair of loosely coiling blackbuck (Indian antelope) horns that are conjoined via steel bars pierced through the upper end of the neighboring horn and steel caps on the horn bases. The pointed end of each horn classifies this weapon as a double-ended dagger. Silambam warriors utilized the maduvu through use of a low fighting position that, along with patience, could counter an opponent's blows and either disarm, incapacitate, or ultimately kill them. Size: 24.25" L x 4" W (61.6 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in October 2009; ex-Fagan Arms, Clinton Township, Michigan, USA

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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#151913
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to horns and steel components, with light indentations to steel caps and bars, and light encrustations on areas of horns, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.

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Central Asia, India, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A wondrous example of a double-ended defensive weapon known as a maduvu (also maru, madu, or maan kombu). The weapon is comprised of a pair of loosely coiling blackbuck (Indian antelope) horns that are conjoined via steel bars pierced through the upper end of the neighboring horn and steel caps on the horn bases. The pointed end of each horn classifies this weapon as a double-ended dagger. Silambam warriors utilized the maduvu through use of a low fighting position that, along with patience, could counter an opponent's blows and either disarm, incapacitate, or ultimately kill them. Size: 24.25" L x 4" W (61.6 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in October 2009; ex-Fagan Arms, Clinton Township, Michigan, USA

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#151913
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to horns and steel components, with light indentations to steel caps and bars, and light encrustations on areas of horns, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.

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