Subject: རྐུན་མ། rkun ma/ bandit horseman
Culture: Khampa Tibetan
Setting: banditry / guerrilla warfare, eastern Tibet mid 20thc.
Object: sword
Himalayan Imports *
T Knives *
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* Angel Sword
* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery
"Short sword Tibetan, 19th century Tibetan swords usually follow this style,
with wire-bound grips, trefoil pommels and inlaid carnelians or turquoises."
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