WEAPONS OF WAR

Hello ladies and gents this is the viking telling you that today we are going to talk about  this odd weapon

The Chakram 

Resultat d'imatges de chakram
The Chakram is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. It is circular in shape with a sharpened outer edge and a size range of approximately 12–30 centimetres (4.7–11.8 in) in diameter. It is also known as chalikar  meaning "circle", and was sometimes referred to in English writings as a "war-quoit".

The chakram is primarily a throwing weapon but can also be used hand-to-hand. A smaller variant called chakri was worn on the wrist. A related weapon is the chakri dang, a bamboo staff with a chakri attached at one end. Javanese Chakram found in different form. It has four cross iron on centre to joint a hole in centre with shape on edge.



 Each tip of the crossed iron had a shape like arrow tip. between the two iron cross it carved with fire ball, and the tip of fire ball had a smaller arrow tip. so it had 4 larger arow tip and 4 smaller arrow tip on blade. Another parts from bronze; diameter about 17 cm. It had a small (1/2 inches diameter) hole in the centre to rotate the chakram before launches. Outside this small hole it carved with 8 petal lotus in close form and 4 petal lotus outside.

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