I'm with you Tim
Hi All,
I'm surprised that the dha folks haven't weighed in on this yet. For my part I agree with Tim's Nagaland/South East Asia contention. I have never seen a T-rib on any European trade blade. Nor have I ever seen a trade machete with the edge rebated (either by the European manufacturer or by local craftspeople). In addition to this, the blade shows evidence of folding. I will admit that the hilt does have a bit of a sub Saharan African feel to it but when I look at it closely there's just something about it that says Asian not African. The blade certainly doesn't look like native sub Saharan African work to me. What the blade profile does look like is a naginata. (It's not of course but the silhouette looks like one.) I can't help thinking that the hilt is the key and tonight I plan a page by page search of Egerton.
Sincerely,
RobT
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