Salaams all... Library note... This type of battle weapon of the Moplah tribe of Malabar... famous for having such devastating effect close in... was gathered up and thrown into the sea (by the British) such was its reputation. It is almost an axe but not quite...I think it is as close as you can get to a Kukri ...
see
http://www.forensicfashion.com/1921MoplahRebel.html
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.