Chillanum

The chillanum (also chilanum) is a dagger from the Deccan Plateau of southern India, favored by the Marathas.

Characteristics include a curved (sometimes recurved) blade, mounted onto one of several styles of hilt, often (but not always) including a handguard.

Originals:
 * http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11793 steel, Maratha, India