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Old 28th May 2019, 07:23 PM   #11
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by fernando
Many times, definitely ... thin and flexible .
Exactly, which is why they would not have served well for a katar. Whether on khanda or pata, these blades were strictly prestige oriented as there were no provisions for European fencing techniques in indian swordsmanship.
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