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			That's fascinating Emmanuel! Thank you! 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Ill dig out some photos of some Nepali pieces that look very related in style. Spiral  | 
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			Thanks Spiral! 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	The one with ivory handle on the right in the top picture has a very similar shape to the old yataghan. Any info on it? Emanuel  | 
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			Sure Emmanuel, they are described as the personal weapons of Tej Narasimha Malla  The king of Patan {Part of Nepal.} who ruled from from 1765 to 1768.. until Prithvi Narayan Shah in his quest to unify  the area under himself, by conquering Kingdom by Kingdom through the 500 or so feudal kingdoms that made up what is today Nepal. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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