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					Originally Posted by dennee
					
				 
				It's generally referred to as a dao, as all of the short-sword choppers from the region are.  I don't have the Kuki terminology for it, but might be able to look it up when I go home. 
 
The Kuki-Lushai-Chin-Shendu groups are related ethonolinguistically to the Nagas and live in the hills of Assam and adjacent regions, but the Kuki and Naga nationalist movements have clashed in recent years. 
			
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   Thanks for the info... 
 
   All these examples shown seem very solidly constructed, possibly too well to be ceremonial....perhaps there is a 'special' way to hold these and a 'technique' to which the grip is suited  
 
  Regards David