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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 
				One of a very well known dealers had in his catalogue a true Pala blade with a disproportionally long yataghan handle. 
 I am still kicking myself for not buying it. 
 I recently contacted him and asked whether he had a copy of the catalogue: no, he sold all of them. 
			
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 Reminds me of the shashkas with pala blades in the Askeri museum