I've never seen this "peening" on dha either. And it is also not a ussual characteristic for them to have a narrowing with a ferrel at the base of the blade. On those I have seen where the blade enters the hilt it is the same size or larger than the hilt ( daam), and the same size as the mouth of the scabbard (faak). The burned areas around the scabbard remind me of the fire hardening done on escrima sticks. Definitely an interesting specimen. I look forward to seeing what the others say.
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