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Originally Posted by Kubur
I agree but if you look at the litterature, the best specialists say always Indo Arab, Arabo Indian, Yemen/Hyderabad... So in fact nobody knows...
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What a defeatist position!:-)
Sindh was always influenced by Arabian culture: Arab mercenaries served there, Arab traders were there, to the point that Oman until recently owned a part of neighboring Balochistan.
I can surely see Arabian decorative motives, but am unaware of a similar handle in any "Aravia proper" localities. To be blunt, IMHO, this is NOT an Arabian handle: this is a shamshir-type one with traceable South Arabian influences. The Sindhian origin is very probable.
I am looking for any documented evidence of its Sindh/Hyderabad attribution
The closest one I found was here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17982