Thank you for the  
 precious informations, 
Two pictures illustrating the indian origin and fighting possibilty. Really similar models. 
Sure, on the web, I can easily find the opposite in a few minutes... 
I have a long nepalese kora with his traditional hilt shape ( I'll post a picture ) the tulwar hilt are as said usually indians.
		 
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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