Assamese side-knife, right?

[KuKulzA28]

I believe this is Assamese but it was just a hunch. The pommel the way it is, the open-faced scabbard, but using rattan or some other vegetation to bind it...

Anything ya'll can tell me about this piece?

[Tim Simmons]

I like this sort of thing. I like the rugged way the pommel is attached. The tribesmen in this picture are carrying very similar weapons. The chap with the fur hat is a Mishmi tribesman and the other is an Abor. Pictures from "Peoples of the World, printed 1918"

[kai]

Yup, that general area seems correct.

I like the rugged way the pommel is attached.
Yeah, the village version of the pommel attachment seen with Kachin dao, too.

Regards,
Kai