Thanks for all the info. Its really very interesting. This weapon was sold on Ebay as being Indian, I thought from the picture it was some kind of African bush knife, now it turns out to be Chinese !! I,ve been looking through Oriental Arms sold gallery and they have a "19th c Chinese utillity / fighting knife " pictured that has a very similar scabbard to my example. There is also a "Chinese two handed heavy chopper" shown with a almost identical pommel ring and binding. Can anyone recommend a good book on Chinese weapons?
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