Battle damage
Lots of old weapons have damage to the edge - chips, nicks, rolls, etc. Sometimes these are from use or misuse of the weapon as a tool, from children (including adult children) playing with it, and so on. But sometimes I see something that looks like real battle damage.
Here is one example: a kukri with a deep nick between kaudi/cho and hilt. If I put a piece of paper into the nick down to the bottom, it rests against my fingers when I hold the kukri. (Just for completeness, also a photo of the inscription on the spine; it's an armoury kukri, weight of 690g. It's also pretty dirty; I haven't cleaned it yet.)
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