Thanks Robert. I don't think the antique malls around here are any better than around you. In the 16 years i've lived here the only other thing i have ever found worth buying was an old and unusual mandau which i finally traded to someone here on these boards.
I wondered if the blade might be older, but then i get the feeling this is all an original match as the blade suits the sheath so well (one of the things that was attractive about it for me) so WWII seems the most logical conclusion to me.
