Indian 'Main Gauche' ???

[katana]

Originally Posted by ward

You have to be kidding. They pick up anything that possibly can fit together and do. I have seen tulwars with bayonets shoved into them,indian helmets with spear spikes welded onto the tops, I beleive there was a post recently of some wooden spear/staffs made out of japanesse scabords. The rule usually is the least amount of work and costing the least is what is thrown together. In a lot of these countries eating is a lot more important than education and money is made at the moment not long term sitting for sale.

Thanks Ward for putting it into context, obviously tribal Africans are also in the same boat. With India's rapid industrial growth in recent years its easy to forget that for a section of the population there is still poverty.

Regards David