Help with Identification Please

[katana]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

In fact the blade is dead central with the langets. Camera angle made it look wrong.Further pic herewith.
Regards Stuart

Hi Stuart,
I'm pleased to be wrong ....the more I look at the sword...the more I think it's a 'genuine hybrid' .....any luck in ID'ing the resin ?
With the history of trade etc between India and SEA I can see no reason why the mating of hilt and blade would not occur. I am curious as to the balance of the sword, with such a distal taper I suspect that it is not as 'tip heavy' as it looks.

Jim, I wondered whether such a sword, with its mix of ethnic cultures and its overall length of nearly 30" the blade nearly 25" would have made a good candidate for a 'maritime' (pirate ) weapon.

Regards David