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Dao is the sword of the Naga people and Mizo people of Northeastern India, mainly in the Indian states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam and Kachin, Sagaing region of Myanmar. The sword, with its wooden hilt, and unique square form is used for digging as well as used in historical warfare.
The traditional Naga weapons viz the Dao, the Spear and the prestigious Mithun have been integrated into the Regimental Crest. The regiment's colours are gold, green and red - the gold signifies the rising sun, the green signifies the infantry and red is the colour of authority among Nagas.
From the Himalayas, the dao spread to Southeast Asia where it came into its present shape. While it is pronounced dha in Burmese , among Khmer -speakers it is known as dav (Khmer:ដាវ) and it may be related to the Malay words pedang and sundang , meaning sword.
Name Weapon Type Caliber Origin Notes Handguns/pistols Pistol Auto 9mm 1A: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum India Status: In service, as standard side-arm of the Indian Army, manufactured under license by OFB, used by special forces in small numbers.
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The term "Naga" was a vaguely-defined exonym, which referred to the different ethnic groups in present-day Nagaland and its surrounding area. The different ethnic groups spoke mutually unintelligible languages and had distinct cultures but they are inextricably interrelated. Each Naga village was a sovereign state ruled by ethnic elders. [5]
A naginata consists of a wooden or metal pole with a curved single-edged blade on the end; it is similar to the Chinese guan dao [4] or the European glaive. [5] Similar to the katana, naginata often have a round handguard ( tsuba ) between the blade and shaft, when mounted in a koshirae (furniture).