Kora swords were used in Nepal and North India for both fighting and sacrificial processes. They are quite similar, only the sacrificial sword is wider and heavier. This one is a sacrificial Kora and it is constructed to exactly meet this purpose: Heavy, down curving, blade, with its deadly sharp edge on the concave side and with wide heavy tip to provide the weight needed for beheading an animal with one sword stroke. This one has a huge 22 inches blade, 2 inches wide at it base and almost 7 inches at the tip. The tip is marked with the “Eye” talisman marking. Total length 28 inches. It is of a whole steel construction with the grip of cylindrical form between disk shaped cross guard and pommel. Very good condition. Minor blackened spots on the blade.