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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 According to Oliver Pinchot in his text to the book of Wagner's Collection, such monsters were manufactured for the Delhi Durbar , although there are much earlier examples. They were and still are ( on E-Bay) presented as beheading swords. 
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 Maybe this picture had something to do with people thinking these huge swords were executioners sword.