with broad single-edged straight blade strongly curved the towards a straight triangular point and with three slender reinforcing ribs along each face, fitted along the back-edge with thirteen drop-shaped rattles, hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of shaped langets formed in three stages and each reinforced by a pair of cobra head mouldings, angular figure-of-eight shaped guard cast and chased with a chakra in each quarter (restorations), large dish-shaped pommel with pierced up-turned brim fitted with four rattles (two missing) and integral grip (the rattles restored), 70.7 cm, blade

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number L01.

For a related sword dated to the 12th century see Elgood 2004, p. 76.