Picked this one up recently, would appreciate some ideas on it, age origin, etc, know there are many people here who will be able to educate me.
Blade looks a little tired and likely due to some idiot without the skills to polish and etch it having tried to and failed badly, the hilt is Rhino horn and back spine hilt strap is silver, as are the ends of the cross guard.
I will give it a proper polish and etch and hopefully a scarf welded blade with Turkish ladder will pop, if not well it is a nice piece anyway.
Could it be wootz, are any of them ??, and more importantly is it 18thc as I suspect.
