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					Originally Posted by David
					
				 
				Wouldn't it be a bit long for a calachurro. I believe you recently cited a source from 1685 that put the length of those knives at 2 1/2 palms long.     
			
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 C'mon David  
 
Let me put up some fantasy. Artists had their freedom ... more often towards exagerating than minimizing things. Just trying to justify myself  

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... And i thought the palm measure was secret data  
  
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Speaking seriously, my approach was more to the sword not being a Kasthane ... as we are presently given to know its design