G'day all,
Gentlemen, Thank you for giving me some direction regarding this piece
A japanese blade
I'm am pleasantly astonished!
Fortunately I left the tang alone, just in case. I can discern no writing. There is a divit on end of tang. Hopefully these photos of the spine will show why I allowed very little hope of a japanese ID, I have kukris that have a much finer spine. The fittings, scabbard will bring little viewing pleasure I think. The blade collar has gone missing at the moment, It is soldered brass. The blade does not align with the carved space of scabbard, the blade is wider and shorter.
Again my apologies for my lack of patience. It was inappropiate of me.
Thanks for the starting point. Hopefully I can share something of a more appropiate nature next time.
Kind regards
Daniel