Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Historic ‘Wagh Nakh’ Reaches India From London Museum

Mumbai: The tiger claw-shaped weapon named ‘wagh nakh’ used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj reached Mumbai from a London museum on Wednesday.

According to Maharashtra state Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, this wagh nakh will be taken to Satara and will be on display from Friday.

The historic weapon was brought from London in a bulletproof cover. Adequate security is being provided around it. The wagh nakh will be on display at a museum in Satara for seven months.

The wagh nakh was used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mr Mungantiwar had told the legislative assembly last week.

He made the comments after a historian claimed the wagh nakh used by the founder of the Maratha empire to kill Bijapur Sultanate’s general Afzal Khan in 1659 was already in Satara.

The London museum initially agreed to give the weapon for a year, but Maharashtra persuaded it to hand it over for display in the state for three years.