Artifact
Weapons at Takht Kesgarh Sahib
Old weapons displayed at the gurdwara that marks the site of the 1699 Vaisakhi gathering.[EoS][Mann]
- Held by
- Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib
- Location
- Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India
- Provenance
- Attributed
- Status: On display
- The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism (1992-98) says old weapons preserved from Guru Ji's time are shown on a low platform in the sanctum, and does not list them. Mann (2008) describes weapons of this period in general terms.
No catalogue or inventory was found, so it is not clear which weapons are shown or how far each is attributed to the time of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
Weapons displayed at Takht Kesgarh Sahib as relics of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, printed in Kahn Singh Nabha's Mahan Kosh of 1930. Commons names them as a spear, a musket, a khanda, a saif, a katar and a nagni.
Kahn Singh Nabha, Before 1930. Takht Kesgarh Sahib. Public domain. Source
