Hello Marius,
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		| Upon further consideration, I came to the conclusion that it shows the characteristics of a Deccan Bichwa... jut a bigger one. 
 So I would tend to lean towards Deccan origin.
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 Can you elaborate and show pics to clarify, please?
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		| But since there is little doubt that is an Indian sword, why calling it "Indo-Persian" when Indian would do?! | 
	
 I fully agree and can relate to your pain. 
 
Note that I started this thread 11 years ago and I guess this was a pre-emptive attempt to weasel out in case my attribution would got challenged by specialists... 
 
 
I'd love a mod to change the title to "Indian ..." for better reference and searching, pretty please!
Regards,
Kai