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Looking at some fotos in my archive I found pictures of a fine khukri and a very rare zulfikar with the same cut out at the edge of the blade. Does anybody have an explanation for this?
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nepali weapons, usually khukuri, have this cut out, called either a 'cho' or 'kaudi (alt. kauri)'. there has been discussion as to what it represents and/or it's purpose. the answer is 'nobody knows'. some say it's religious, a hindu sacred cow toe mark, to they do come in other shapes (see attached), some saw it's to give blood a place to run off (if so it doesn't work). some say it's a sight for throwing it like a boomerang (when they're being humourous). most say a khukuri is not a real one without it. why one would be on a 'zulfigar' muslim sosun pata sword, i have even less of an idea. maybe a low caste hindu kami's (blacksmith's) protest
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Thanks a lot for your answer. If such a kaudi appears on hindu arms as well as on islamic swords I think that this cannot have a religious origin
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