Original 17th Century Indian Maratha Empire Firangi / Khanda Rajput Warrior Battle Sword Category_Lock Assembly Fighting in Bastogne and more

Fighting in Bastogne and more

and is the early multi-part design

and took part in the Normandy invasion in June 1944

and has a Waffenampt inspection mark on the bakelite under the white Prüftaste (test button)

though the stock marking looks to have been restruck

Original 17th Century Indian Maratha Empire Firangi / Khanda Rajput Warrior Battle Sword Category_Lock Assembly Fighting in Bastogne and moreOriginal Item: Only One Available. Found in the Palace of Lagan Silikana in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 this is an example of one of the earliest types of Indian battle swords dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Although it has a resemblance to a Tulwar it is in fact called a KHANDA and was based on swords carried by early European explorers to India 500 years ago. The blades were sometimes actual European blades resembling those used by knights