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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons
Hello Ian, what is that red stuff we can see in the picture, it looks a bit like polishing compound.
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Yep, just some polishing compound. Came off pretty easily.
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I have been on the look out for one of these knives with a scabbard, but I have come to the conclusion that with or with out a scabbard they are thin on the ground.Tim
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If this one is from Southern India, I agree that typical southern Indian edged weapons are hard to find. The Kerala knives, the adya katti and pinchangatti of the Coorg, Moplah choppers, and the Nias weapons are all scarce (and expensive).