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= OAL 17-inches (tip to center of butt-plate)
= thickness on back at bolster ~1/8-in (+)
= 8.7+ ounces
= steel bolster
= grip appears to be L/R half-shells of steel
....with a -very- thin brass 'solder'/'braze' at the juncture
= steel butt-plate added seperately inside handle shell
= did I forget to say the top edge beyond the bend is sharp?
= no sign of where the tang goes or what size/shape tang once the blade goes into the bolster
= folded (or Wootz) steel
....definately a distinct grain pattern, invisible without mildest etch
....in the past someone had used sandpaper, so no truly smooth surface
....I -lightly- etched only a small area around a ?defect?, light area under the bend
....and the 'tarnish' polishes off easily.
Would this be called a dog-leg grip ?
Scabbard
- cloth {worn-bare velvet} covered
- back slit-opening up to the bend
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Got some ideas & guesses
don't know how close they are to reality:
[ ? Made prior to cheap/free salvage steel ?]
Evolved -from- khukuri in both blade form & grip form.
From something like a sirupati of the last ?150years.
Northern India, to say near Nepal.
Very light quick blade is not meant for any parrying or contact with other than the victim.
Not a mob / battle weapon so much as a quick attack (also, as in the best defense......)
More suited to 1-on-1 or 2 or 3.
Grip design & alignment with fore-blade indicate straight stabbing was a primary use.
At the same time, the fore-blade slices in two directions,
so I could see it as a short-sword somewhat in practice.
dunno . . . . . .
What do you think ? . . . . know ?
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