Bolo?

[kronckew]

saw one of these discussed here before i think & am fairly sure it is not indian,

definitely NOT a kukri. there was another one sold last week as a kukri that i missed, but got this one, it also has the metal chape on it where the other one didn't if i recall....will see if it has any markings when it arrives....

E-bay item linky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=260123258606)

http://i19.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/a1/b6/f0bf_1.JPG

foget what they called it or i'd search it up here......

[Rick]

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=290&highlight=cocos+keeling

[kronckew]

yup, thems the ones :) cocos (keeling) islands. i seem to remember someone saying that some of them were made from hunks of steel from the german commerce raider 'Emden' that was sunk nearby, probably just a good marketing line. looks like a nice useful knife. the chape seems unusual as the other photos i've seen do not have one.