Odd Oriental knife and brass scabbard -- revisited

[Ian]

Tom:

Thickness of the spine at the hilt is about 3/16 inch.

Ian.

Originally Posted by tom hyle

The European knives I think it most closely resembles in overall outline are leather working or field-butchering (hunters') knives, but how heavy is this blade? If the sheath were absent I think I'd go PI; note the resemblance to Rick's "Jeep" headed sword? I don't know what to make of the sheath....