Thanks Ian for the basket hilt clarification. I wondered why it was less baskety than what is normally seen on a firangi. Thanks to Jens also for information on a blade that I have never before heard of. I do have four questions however. Does the sailaba always come with an Indo/Muslim hilt and is it exclusively a Moslim arm? What does sailaba mean? Most importantly, how did the T-rib so closely associated with northern India come to be found on a south central blade type?
Sincerely,
RobT
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