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Old 28th January 2012, 05:41 PM   #7
Maurice
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Originally Posted by David
I agree with Maurice. To be a proper mandau the blade must be convex on one side and concave on the other. I cannot tell from the photo if this is the case with the last blade on the bottom, but this one seems the best candidate for actually being a mandau. The first two are not, though the middle one is a beautiful sword.
The top one looks to be aimed at "those who travel for pleasure".

You're right David.
I'm sure the lower one is convex at the bottom side.
We are looking at the concave side on the image.
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