HEMBRUG KLEWANG for comment.

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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi David,
'Leadcutter cutlass' used in Britain in the latter half of the 19thC to strengthen the arm! A variety were certainly made by Wilkinson I'm not sure if there were any other makers.
Regards,
Norman.

Hi Norman,
thanks for that....I can only assume that the 'leadcutter cutlass' is 'similar' to the Dutch Klewang ....and this mis-identification by the previous owner is probably the reason that I purchased this at a very affordable price .

Kind Regards David