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Jim McDougall · 20th February 2007, 03:57 AM

Me too Rick!!!

That scabbard sure ain't SEA, but that hilt by the same token seems more and more Indonesian, and the hilt is the key here. We know the blade is probably British M1796, and the scabbard is ????

so we have to keep looking for a comparable hilt form, and most the examples that correspond seem to be in Van Zonneveld.

All the best,
Jim

20th February 2007, 03:57 AM	#37
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,189	Me too Rick!!! That scabbard sure ain't SEA, but that hilt by the same token seems more and more Indonesian, and the hilt is the key here. We know the blade is probably British M1796, and the scabbard is ???? so we have to keep looking for a comparable hilt form, and most the examples that correspond seem to be in Van Zonneveld. All the best, Jim