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			Mahratt,The so-called karuds have massive handles, often almost cylindrical. The so-called chooras have slender grips with beak-like pommels.  One glance at #624 shows what it is.
 And of course both you and I can see the Choora from the South Kensington exhibition: it is the very # 624.
 
 Of course, everybody is entitled to his private opinion.  Some people even continue maintaining their opinions despite overwhelming facts to the contrary: Flat Earth Society  is still active despite satellites daily circling around :-)
 
 Tatiana,
 When my Pakistani fellow comes back from vacation I will show it to him. Yours seems more readable than mine and very nicely preserved.
 Thanks for the pictures.
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