bagh nakh

The bagh nakh, vagh nakh, or vagh nakhya is a fist-load, claw-like dagger, originating from the Indian subcontinent, designed to fit over the knuckles or be concealed under and against the palm. It consists of four or five curved blades affixed to a crossbar or glove and is designed to slash through skin and muscle. It is believed to have been inspired by the armament of big cats, and the term bagh nakh itself means tiger's claw in Hindi.

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Shivaji's sword Bhawani and his baghnakh

GRAY(1852) pg131 WAKNUK

GRAY(1852) pg131 MANNER OF USING THE WAGNUK

Baghnakh

Various Oriental Arms

Handbook to the ethnographical collections (1910) (14780936434)

WaghNakh weapon

DC-1916-49-6-pubblicita

Bichwa

Bagh-Nagh

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Shivaji's sword Bhawani and his baghnakh		Commons
commons	image		GRAY(1852) pg131 WAKNUK		Commons
commons	image		GRAY(1852) pg131 MANNER OF USING THE WAGNUK		Commons
commons	image		Baghnakh		Commons
commons	image		Various Oriental Arms		Commons
commons	image		Handbook to the ethnographical collections (1910) (14780936434)		Commons
commons	image		WaghNakh weapon		Commons
commons	image		DC-1916-49-6-pubblicita		Commons
commons	image		Bichwa		Commons
commons	image		Bagh-Nagh		Commons