Welcome to the Forum Helleri. I'm sure you will find the information and comment shared here of interest and help with your collecting.
One does not get much for $10 these days but this has to be worth what you paid. Likely to be tourist type but at least some attempt has been made to shape the blade correctly. Some of these simply have a plain metal unsharpened blades. The handle and scabbard appear to have been finished quite nicely also. We all have to start somewhere with our collecting and this is perhaps better than some we see made for the tourist trade. I assume the handle is wood, and the scabbard brass? A good start to your Koumyya collection until you get something better to take it's place. We all had to start somewhere and over time are likely to have had some tourist items among our better items even if it is to fill a gap.
Regards Stu
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