Thank you for the suggestions. I did not think of an oriental conection, but with navy and Dutch cannot be far.
The blade actually looks like a short version of British cavalry backswords for a century, and the faceted olive pommel also could fit.
The hilts and grips I have seen more similar, however, are from the French napoleonic navy dirks. But this thing is heavy and measures 81cm.
Although the way the hilt is constructed it is more similar to a kilij, but my pictures are bad at showing that.
Last edited by midelburgo; 2nd July 2020 at 10:46 PM.
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