It may well be some form of hybrid. The lack of Cho wasn't my only reason to doubt it being a Kukri, occasionally one finds Kukri without a Cho (I don't have one but I have seen images of very old Kukri without a Cho). What got me was the form of the hilt. It seems very much like a Balkan Yataghan.
Spiral or one of the other IKRHS guys would be able to make a better judgement that me.
Whatever it is, it's beautiful!
Russel
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