Nice one Tim, The scabbard construction, motives & indeed rattan binding occur on many Nepali weapons including kukri. Nearly evry Nepali wooden scabbard I have ever seen has the rattan binding.
And such knives/swords turn up in Nepal. It looks Nepalese to me, But I cant say whether or not there made in other parts of the Himalayas or not, though.
Anything made in Nepal seems to be common in the areas of Indian that are peopled by Nepalis at the very least.
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