I wanted to revisit this piece after the blade had been polished by fellow forumite Phil Tom, who also built a Malay style scabbard for it. The wootz turned out beautifully with a nice contrast.
This is most definitely a ceremonial piece. The long blade and small hilt make the balance awful, and my impression is that any really heavy strike would break the blade out of the hilt, or break the hilt.
This is no doubt a piso podang style hilt, and mixed with a Persian "Assad Allah" type trade blade. The cross cultural mix is my greatest interest.
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