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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde
Valjhun, it is true that the two haladies have split blades, but the one from the museum also has a round whole. I don’t know the reason for this, other than when it comes to the haladies a stab wound would not/could not be very deep, due to the split blade, but the cutting effect must have been nasty. I wonder if the serrated blades like these were not meant more for slashing than for stabbing, and the one n2s shows maybe more for stabbing – pure guessing.
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The split blade on Indian weapons has a religious significance. I do not reacall the details, but we have discussed them on this site in the past.
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