Seeking help to identify a blade!

[MeleeTiger]

Originally Posted by LJ

The blade looks very red: is it made of copper?

I could be wrong, but ... My first thought on seeing the decoration on the blade is that it is from Eastern Congo or northern Angola. If the blade IS copper, it might help to narrow it down.

No it's not copper, the flash must of been too bright and picked up the corrosion more than it should have.
It's a silvery nickel colour with tarnish.