I.D SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

Royston · 5th October 2008, 12:45 PM

Another oddity.

Blade is 12 1/2 " long. Overall length is 23 1/2".
Blade is 5/16 " thick at the back near the hilt. It is a very heavy item at just over a Kg in weight. Not at all comfortable for one-handed use.

Hilt is slightly oval in cross-section.
It appears too elaborate to be just a chopper, but that's what it feels like. Anyone seen one of these before ?
My guess would be somewhere in the Nagaland / Burma area.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

thanks
Royston

Henk · 5th October 2008, 01:43 PM

A chopper, that's obvious.

My guess is that it is Indonesia or Phillippines. The hilt has some simmilarities with a chopper I placed some time ago.

Here is the link.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=841

5th October 2008, 12:45 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	I.D SUGGESTIONS PLEASE Another oddity. Blade is 12 1/2 " long. Overall length is 23 1/2". Blade is 5/16 " thick at the back near the hilt. It is a very heavy item at just over a Kg in weight. Not at all comfortable for one-handed use. Hilt is slightly oval in cross-section. It appears too elaborate to be just a chopper, but that's what it feels like. Anyone seen one of these before ? My guess would be somewhere in the Nagaland / Burma area. Any suggestions would be welcome. thanks Royston Attached Images

5th October 2008, 01:43 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	A chopper, that's obvious. My guess is that it is Indonesia or Phillippines. The hilt has some simmilarities with a chopper I placed some time ago. Here is the link. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=841