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Jens Nordlunde · 17th November 2018, 12:29 PM

So Ayda is an Hindu weapon.

Yes the Aydha Katthi is a Hindu weapon.

Mopla is the Muslim version of the Hindu one?
Yes the Moplah is a Muslim weapon.

and i learnt that there is no Coorg people...
I have no idea from where you learned this. There is/was a Coorg people living at the south western part of India. They are a brave and proud people assisting the British East Indian Company fighting Tipu Sultan.
There is a very interesting article dealing with the later Coorg history, the Aydha Katthis and their different markings on the blades.
The Journal of The Arms and Armour Society. Vol. XXII, no. 4. September 2017. Two Iconic Knives of the Rajahs og Coorg by Nidhin G. Olikara.

The Aydha Katthis we see are mostly quite late, but both as a weapon and as a tool it must have gone back for centuries.
Unfortunately I have never seen any research done, to find out how old they are.

17th November 2018, 12:29 PM	#7
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	So Ayda is an Hindu weapon. Yes the Aydha Katthi is a Hindu weapon. Mopla is the Muslim version of the Hindu one? Yes the Moplah is a Muslim weapon. and i learnt that there is no Coorg people... I have no idea from where you learned this. There is/was a Coorg people living at the south western part of India. They are a brave and proud people assisting the British East Indian Company fighting Tipu Sultan. There is a very interesting article dealing with the later Coorg history, the Aydha Katthis and their different markings on the blades. The Journal of The Arms and Armour Society. Vol. XXII, no. 4. September 2017. Two Iconic Knives of the Rajahs og Coorg by Nidhin G. Olikara. The Aydha Katthis we see are mostly quite late, but both as a weapon and as a tool it must have gone back for centuries. Unfortunately I have never seen any research done, to find out how old they are.