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I thought African or Spanish?
What is your opinion...It is 29cm long, the blade 16cmvery thick blade has the Guard base, 6mm

Chinese? :shrug:

Look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=chinese
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=chinese
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=chinese
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15217

hi sajen
Chinese!!!What me worried they are these little round hit on guard!!!

I agree, it looks Chinese to me.......

All look a little bit unusual to my eyes but the blade shape and the complete appearance let me think in this direction. And it seems that I am not the only one. ;)

The over-all shape and design is Chinese/Southern Chinese... but... the designs/lines on it are just very different than all the others I have seen. The lines on and quality of the fittings looks different even if the shape is like the rest...

The short area on the blade leading up to the humps on the top and bottom of the blade are concave too, which is odd, normally they go straight from the guard diagonally towards the apex of the hump, and then taper down to the point.

Where did you get it? Could it have been a blade made in America for a highbinder? Or maybe a Han ethnic in SE Asia who ordered this style of blade from a local/native craftsman?

:shrug:

http://immigrants.harpweek.com/Chine...ms/Item129.htm

HERE IS A ARTICLE FROM THE 1800'S ON THE HIGHBINDERS AND CHINESE TONG'S IN THE AMERICAS AT THAT TIME.

I found this knife on a flea market...so no accuracy on its origin!!!
antoine