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ALEX · 5th December 2014, 08:43 AM

not a dog, it is
YALI - a mythical Hindu creature. The hilt is not particularly old. Hard to say anything about the blade, it also looks Indian, but missing ricasso - a non-sharpened part of the cutting edge near the hilt.

5th December 2014, 08:43 AM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 935	not a dog, it is YALI - a mythical Hindu creature. The hilt is not particularly old. Hard to say anything about the blade, it also looks Indian, but missing ricasso - a non-sharpened part of the cutting edge near the hilt.