This one is a bit of a mystery.
A short sword with a blade that seems to have some age--pre-WWII I think--and appears to have been sharpened and used quite a bit. The blade is spear-shaped, with some gradual widening from hilt to tip before tapering to a central point. The back edge is sharpened along its distal half. Both the regular edge and the sharpened part of the back edge have a V-grind.
The hilt has a nicely carved pommel that I am having trouble identifying (hopefully someone here will recognize it). There are actually two ferrules on the hilt, a large brass one that partially overlies a smaller one.
The sword came with a nondescript wooden sheath in two pieces held together at the moment with elastic bands.
Thanks for your thoughts on this one, I would appreciate some help in identifying it.
Ian.
Dimensions of swordOAL = 23 inches
Length of blade = 18.5 inches
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