The bagh nakh or wagh nak is a claw-like South Asian weapon designed to fit over the knuckles or 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 armature of big cats, and the term bagh nakh itself means tiger's claw in Hindi.

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  • Die Baghnakh ist eine mittelalterliche Hiebwaffe aus Indien.
  • The bagh nakh or wagh nak is a claw-like South Asian weapon designed to fit over the knuckles or 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 armature of big cats, and the term bagh nakh itself means tiger's claw in Hindi. The bagh nakh was first developed in India, though there are conflicting reports of the time period in which they appeared. The first well-known usage of the weapon was by the first Maratha emperor Shivaji who used a bichawa bagh nakh to kill the Bijapur general Afzal Khan. After the Direct Action Day riots, the Bengali Hindu girls, in order to defend themselves, began to wear a kind of sharp weapon resembling bagh nakh while going to school.
  • Il Bagh Nakh (o Bag'hnak, Nahar-nuk, Waghnakh, Wagnuk, Wahar-nuk termine Indù per "artigli di tigre" बाघ नख)è un'arma bianca indiana. Quest'arma è ideata per essere portata sopra le nocche o nascosta nel palmo, come un tirapugni o un Neko-Te (tirapugni a spunzoni giapponese), ma a differenza di questi, è solitamente formato da cinque o sei sbarrette di metallo, generalmente acciaio, attaccate ad una sbarra o guanto, ed è stata progettata per simulare un attacco da parte di un animale selvatico, ed allo stesso momento creare gravi danni a pelle e tessuto muscolare L'arma fu sviluppata in India, principalmente per l'autodifesa, ma non è certo quando fu progettata. Il primo utilizzo certo è da parte del primo imperatore Maratha, Shivaji. Usò una variante (Bich'hwa bag'hnak, come in foto, con lama a doppia curva) per uccidere il generale Afzal Khan, un Sardar di Bijapur.
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  • Die Baghnakh ist eine mittelalterliche Hiebwaffe aus Indien.
  • The bagh nakh or wagh nak is a claw-like South Asian weapon designed to fit over the knuckles or 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 armature of big cats, and the term bagh nakh itself means tiger's claw in Hindi.
  • Il Bagh Nakh (o Bag'hnak, Nahar-nuk, Waghnakh, Wagnuk, Wahar-nuk termine Indù per "artigli di tigre" बाघ नख)è un'arma bianca indiana.
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