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					Originally Posted by BANDOOK
					
				 
				Hi Miguel 
I am not sure about the metal as its aged quiet a lot,also decoration has faded  in time,i would assume late 18 century to mid 19 century as what I have seen images on the web 
These were used for parrying at close combat and basically to protect ones fingers and hands as they are not very big like their large cousins the dhal shields.There are also reproductions which are made of brass but they are in good condition and retain their colours. 
SOME OTHER MEMBERS COULD TELL US MORE 
Regards Rajesh 
			
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 Hi Rajesh, Thanks for your reply. It would be nice if it would clean as the decoration looks really good. I had a feeling that the brass ones were possibly reproductions and also the larger ones could be just for parade use as the decoration looks far to good and must have taken quite some time to do for it to be destroyed in battle but as you say some other members could tell us more.
Regards
Miguel