trying to find the word for...

[Patrick LESBRE]

At 20:03 05/02/00 -0700, vous avez =E9crit:
>please don't think this odd but i collect knives and weapons and was
>wondering what the name for the "aztec sword" is in nahuatl.  i've seen
>a couple of examples at the New York Natural History Museum, but would
>also like to know if anyone knows where i could find a picture on the
>net somewhere.  i was thinking about trying to commission a flintknapper
>to make one and am baffled about the method used to hold the blade in
>place.
>
>Lucas Molina
>
>

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