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Old 13th February 2016, 04:08 AM   #17
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IF the blade would be made in india ,would you still call it a firangi?
Totally analogous local examples were called either Sukhela or Dhup.

And Timo is correct: European blades often sported 2-3 narrow fullers, and this was faithfully copied by the locals in India and N. Africa.
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