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mariusgmioc · 24th March 2021, 06:06 PM

To my eyes, this looks like a late 19th - early 20th century Khanda, made for European collector market.

In this context the inscription may have been added for purely decorative reasons, to increase the marketability of the sword.

24th March 2021, 06:06 PM	#7
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,872	To my eyes, this looks like a late 19th - early 20th century Khanda, made for European collector market. In this context the inscription may have been added for purely decorative reasons, to increase the marketability of the sword.