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			A friend of mine sent me the following fotos. Is this really a halberd or does anyone know what this might be and where it was made? 
		
		
		
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			i'd vote for it being a indo-persian 'zaghnal', thus more ethnographic than european. 
		
		
		
			try searching the forum with that name. mine: (photo as it waspurchased, i have gotten rid of the red rust.) Last edited by kronckew; 28th May 2016 at 06:10 PM.  | 
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			Yep. Let's try the Ethno forum   
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
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			Although I personally have not seen this form before, I do see Indian aspects to it.  Perhaps it is a form or sister to the zagnal.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			dimensions and a full picture showing the grip end would be useful too.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Sorry, I forgot to mention: The pole is shortened and  ends where the fotos end. The distance between the tip of the blade and the pole is 260mm 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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