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Hansia knife of Nepal and Northern India
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9th August 2014, 05:20 AM
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Ian
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Similarity to other forward curved knives and swords
This illustration is from Rawson,
The Indian Sword
. The hansia has similarities to the kora, kukri, and ram dao (nos. 1,2,3) and also resembles Nayar temple sword (no. 4).
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