what is this and where it comes from

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Kubur

another

To me, this one appears to be a purely decorative item I would hardly call a sword.

I might be wrong, but the blade appears to be made of flat sheet steel with some scandi grind to give it the appearance of an edge.

Also the angle between the hilt and the blade gives away a decorative poor immitation of a sword.

Now, after seeing this second example, I am pretty sure the first one is about the same. At first, the blade gave the appearance of a triangular (Shamshir-like) blade, but now I tend to believe is also plain sheet steel that might bend even if swung at an angle.