Haladie

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

In another reference please note the mention of the Madu the likely origin of this weapon formed by two horns.....

Madu from an Indian museum I believe and below that are steel madu, notice that the horns are semetrical and not offset as in most Indian madu and haladie, also the extreme length (33 inches) is unusual.

Indian (Maratha) madu parrying weapon, in the form of steel antelope horns, 17th century, 33 inches long. "India: Art and Culture, 1300-1900? By Stuart Cary Welch, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)