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Jens Nordlunde · 23rd September 2007, 09:41 PM

Hi Fernando,

A very good choice, starting to collect Indian

.

When you regard an Indian sword, you should not compare it to European swords, although there was an influence, but this came from many other countries as well. You should look at it as an Indian sword, and try to compare it to other Indian swords, more than to European swords.

It is, no doubt, a fighting sword, and the repair, which on the picture, seems to be old, would not bother me. It is interesting to see the fuller placed low on the blade, which is unusual.

23rd September 2007, 09:41 PM	#8
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Fernando, A very good choice, starting to collect Indian. When you regard an Indian sword, you should not compare it to European swords, although there was an influence, but this came from many other countries as well. You should look at it as an Indian sword, and try to compare it to other Indian swords, more than to European swords. It is, no doubt, a fighting sword, and the repair, which on the picture, seems to be old, would not bother me. It is interesting to see the fuller placed low on the blade, which is unusual.