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Originally Posted by Akaalarms
Interesting piece - the hilt looks like some of the brass hilts coming out of Orissa - they sometimes appear on eBay with the Indian dealers.
It certainly has a very tribal or Folk art look about it, not something from the Mysore or Hyderabad armouries, but does have a Carnatic look about it.
The fixing between the blade and hilt may help to ascertain if the blade and hilt have always belonged together.
Can we have some close ups of the blade, the decoration may give us some clues.
Regards
Runjeet
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dear runjeet will post close pictures by the weekend,thanks for your views,regards rajesh