. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. oulders, so that, howeverabruptly the wearer may move his head, thefolds of the chain-mail protect his neck. Inseveral of these helmets the links of the mailare gilt, and arranged so as to form patterns,mostly of a diamond shape. By the side of the helmet (Fig. 3) is thecurious gauntlet, which extends far up thearm, and h
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. oulders, so that, howeverabruptly the wearer may move his head, thefolds of the chain-mail protect his neck. Inseveral of these helmets the links of the mailare gilt, and arranged so as to form patterns,mostly of a diamond shape. By the side of the helmet (Fig. 3) is thecurious gauntlet, which extends far up thearm, and has no joint at the wrist. The ab-sence of the joint, unpleasant as it would beto an European swordsman, is no obstacle tothe proper use of the sword by the Orientalwarrior. If the reader will refer to the fig-ure of the sword (Fig. 6), he will see that thehilt is terminated by a large circular plateof steel. In a specimen in my own collec-tion, this plate is three inches in diameter,so that when the sword is grasped after theEuropean fashion, the plate comes againstthe wrist, and acts as a fulcrum by which,when a blow is struck, the leverage of theblade forces the sword out of the grasp. But the whole system of swordsmanshipin India differs essentially from that which. (4.) INDIAN ARMS AND ARMOR. (See page 1405.) (my.) j WEAPONS. ls employed in England, or indeed in Europegenerally, strength not being used so muchas dexterity. For the object of this weaponits curved form is essential. The stroke ofthe sword is done by a turn of the wristmore than by a direct blow, so that thecurved edge of the weapon is drawn rapidlyover the object of attack. The mode of employing the Indian swordwas illustrated to me by the same ColonelHutchinson whose name has already beenmentioned. He took a large mangold-wurzel, and laidit on a table. He then placed the flat sideof the sword upon the root, so that no blowcould be dealt, and then, with a slight turnof the wrist, he drew the blade toward him,
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