"Malabar Sword"
A south Indian sword with slightly curved single-edged blade widening slightly and double-edged towards the point, engraved copper alloy hilt comprising straight slightly flaring langets, quillons with conical terminals, recurved knuckle-guard chiselled with a three-point coronet at the base and with an engraved trilobate terminal at the top, disc-shaped pommel with raised brim, the top decorated with a flowerhead in low relief and fitted with a fluted button with early loop, and integral grip moulded at the top, incised on one side of the grip with the armoury number ‘668’, 79.7 cm blade.17th/18th century, probably Malabar, Karnataka
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C23.
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