Unusual blade- Thai(?)

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

...but it is hard to say whether or not this piece has ever been mounted.

That was my first thought, Rick. From the photos, it looks like the blade may have been drawn out from a cylinder bar stock, leaving the terminal end as you found it. In other words, I wonder if that's really a tang, or just an unfinished blade. You have it in hand: any indication it was ever mounted?

Looks Thai to me as well.