It is strange, how little between us we know... There are dozens of these in existence, large numbers occurring in the UK.
You mentioned the Kaskara here Gav.
Would an advanced google search of just this forum for double searching terms, work?
linky..
But I cant find a kaskara in the thread..?
linky
& the one you linked to, is the same thread?
So I guess you either accidently got the link muddled or Ive mist another link in the thread where the Kaskara is shown?
To me the hilt looks , Dha from Assam?Burma?Thai regions, the riveted bolster looks NWF India, & the blade looks Burmese...
So I still guess Afghanistan to Laos, Tibet to Burma,
But it would be great if one day we can pin this down!
spiral