Hwi, gubasa, akrafena?

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The Gubasa. 49cm with a 36cm blade, 5mm blade. More oval section whereas the Hwi have a wedge section blade. Round grip and domed round pommel, with top of grip a bit more oval, whereas the Hwi have a more oval shaped grip overall. Similar peen block to the second Hwi, and similar patina (more visible on the back). Multiple piercings in/through the blade. Unlike the Hwi, only one side of the blade is decorated. Significantly shorter than its close cousin, the Akrafena (see upcoming next post in this thread).

These first three were sold to me by a lady on marktplaats (NL) who said they were in turn purchased a long time ago on a market in France from a world traveler (she had listed them as Asian). Unfortunately that's all the information I have.