28th July 2014, 10:28 PM | #31 |
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That's fascinating Emmanuel! Thank you!
Ill dig out some photos of some Nepali pieces that look very related in style. Spiral |
29th July 2014, 06:04 PM | #32 |
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29th July 2014, 09:45 PM | #33 |
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Thanks Spiral!
The one with ivory handle on the right in the top picture has a very similar shape to the old yataghan. Any info on it? Emanuel |
29th July 2014, 10:04 PM | #34 |
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Sure Emmanuel, they are described as the personal weapons of Tej Narasimha Malla The king of Patan {Part of Nepal.} who ruled from from 1765 to 1768.. until Prithvi Narayan Shah in his quest to unify the area under himself, by conquering Kingdom by Kingdom through the 500 or so feudal kingdoms that made up what is today Nepal.
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