Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Hilt of an old South-Indian sword

Jens Nordlunde · 1st January 2016, 03:39 PM

The Makara is mostly used in the northern part of India, and the Yali/Vyala is used in the southern part of India.
There is a destinct difference in the way they are shown, so have you seen them once, it will be easy to recognise which is which.

1st January 2016, 03:39 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	The Makara is mostly used in the northern part of India, and the Yali/Vyala is used in the southern part of India. There is a destinct difference in the way they are shown, so have you seen them once, it will be easy to recognise which is which.