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Berkley · 26th July 2016, 04:43 PM

See Stone's Glossary, Figure 459, Miscellaneous Knives: "9. Nepal.Incurved, single-edged blade. Engraved silver hilt".
The Met's description undoubtedly reflects Stone's records. That identification, in turn, almost certainly arose from the very unequivocal, but erroneous, attribution in Egerton's Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour:

26th July 2016, 04:43 PM	#5
Berkley Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 257	See Stone's Glossary, Figure 459, Miscellaneous Knives: "9. Nepal.Incurved, single-edged blade. Engraved silver hilt". The Met's description undoubtedly reflects Stone's records. That identification, in turn, almost certainly arose from the very unequivocal, but erroneous, attribution in Egerton's Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour: Attached Images Last edited by Berkley; 26th July 2016 at 05:05 PM.