Stephen Markel: Review Article of Robert Elgood, Rajput Arms & Armour: The Rathores & Their Armoury at Jodhpur Fort

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Fig. 5: Shamshir with a Hilt in the Form of a Makara Biting a Hare Knuckle Guard
Blade: Iran, Khurasan, c. 1880;
Hilt: India, Rajasthan, Udaipur (?), early 20th century,
Blade: watered steel;
Hilt: steel inlaid with gold, green and red foil-backed paste eyes
overall length: 36.2 in. (92 cm),

Mehrangarh Museum Trust, ARM/76/17.

Photo after Robert Elgood, Rajput Arms & Armour: The Rathores & Their Armoury at Jodhpur Fort, 2 vols. (New Delhi: Mehrangarh Museum Trust in association with Niyogi Books, 2017), p. 1:367.