Hello All,
I don't have this one in hand yet, and thus the pics are from the seller. I usually wait to post new pieces until I have them in hand, but I realized tonight that the tooled design on the scabbard of this tabak matches, nearly exactly, the design on a matulis I have from Apalit. The hilt shape also looks distinctly like others I know from Apalit. I suspect this then is also from Apalit Perhaps even the same maker.
The matulis in question is the first (and longest) one here.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22118
I'll post more pics when I have it in hand.
If I had to guess, I might place this at early 20th century?
What do people think?
Have fun,
Leif