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A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (AYDA KATTI)

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A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (AYDA KATTI), COORG, 18TH CENTURY, with broad curved blade formed with a sharp inner edge, the forte formed with a short lug at the base, engraved with a series of pellets along the back-edge, hatched on each face and struck with a series of marks at the forte, recessed at the base and decorated with filed mouldings, hardwood grip with a raised moulding at the top fitted above with a brass ferrule en suite and a silver band, and elliptical pommel fitted with alternating steel and brass plaques, 41.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D19.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦ ¦