Tags: Weapon.
The bichuwa or bichawa (Hindi: बिछवा Urdu: بچھوا) is an Indian dagger with a loop hilt and a narrow undulating blade. It is named for its resemblance to the sting of a scorpion for which the Hindi name is bichuwa. The weapon was based on the maru or horn dagger created by the Dravidians of south India and many bichuwa have blades which retain the shape of buffalo horns. Early examples of the bichuwa come from the medieval southern empire of Vijayanagara.