Great! We are legit.
I have been warned several times by our house lawyers not to post anything currently on e-bay, so I am trying to be careful whenever any other legal argument is mentioned on the Forum.
As they say in Russian, " Having been scalded by hot milk, one starts blowing on a cow".
And now... for something completely different!
Pic 1: the small Pata seems to have central rib. Usually, we think about patas as slashing weapons. This one is short, stubby and reinforced. Thus, it is more likely to be stubbing, which makes it a kind of Katar. I remember Artzi posted his opinion about evolution of Pata/Katar family. This one is clearly a hybrid or a transitional step.
The straight swords with old Indian handles are very thin and long. Are they estocs?
Pic 2: are there any inscriptions on Tulwar blades? It looks like the entire blades are covered in etched scripts, similar to Islamic swords, but I do not remember seeing many Tulwars like that.
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