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Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent
Just to throw it out there, and thinking a little differently about the whole Tibetan Kora thing, what say perhaps the Kora was specifically a very early weapon from Tibet that founds its way to Nepal and then in to India? I only say this when consideration is given to the Assam/Naga/Kachin regions which saw a lot of trade and migration from Tibet through the centuries...their typical weapons carry this curved tip with horn like protrusions.
Note the hair pin laminated Kachin blade, a typical feature on these weapons...note also further below a recent sword from Assam regions that was at auction...Tibetan blade repurposed for local Assam regions traditions.
Gavin
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So which came first, the Assam sword or the kora?