Iain,
Thank you again for your knowledge on these swords. Scott Rodell has noted that hilts of circular cross-section, resembling daab from Laos and Thailand, are found on southern Vietnamese swords, compared with more Chinese-styled hilts in the north of Vietnam. Given that the hilts on the sword in the original post and your two examples are round in cross-section and resemble daab somewhat, would you also place these as coming from southern Vietnam (formerly Cochin)?
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