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			Why do you think it is from Southern India? The makara was as common up North as in the South. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Again. the blade is Khanjar like and I think that the piece is from Northern India, probably Rajasthan. Nidhi  | 
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			The decoration on the dagger looks similar to 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6979 and http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10833 I believe that this decoration is charachteristic for Lahore, but I need some time to look in the books to prove it  
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			Well, I've looked in books, and I think, olikara is right about Rajasthan attribution. In 'Splendour des Armes Orientales' and in 'Rites of Power' there are similar daggers. Anyway, it is definitely not from southern India. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	(But I still believe, that the arms in my links are from Lahore   )
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			Hi Tatyana, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Especially the one shown in your last link  .Jens  | 
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			Thanks big for your opinions! I did not confirm that it is Southern India. It was my assumption.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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