Featured need help on a Machete

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by jingyel, Aug 12, 2024.

  1. jingyel

    jingyel Well-Known Member

    The total length is about 41"
    Interesting engraving of foreign characters on one side of blade

    I wonder have one have knowledge of the origin of this blade? Screenshot 2024-08-12 212615.png Screenshot 2024-08-12 212839.png Screenshot 2024-08-12 212819.png Screenshot 2024-08-12 212659.png Screenshot 2024-08-12 212639.png
     
  2. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    The shape of the sword, and the script, look like it might be from the region of northeast India/Assam/Nagaland/etc.
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  4. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    jingyel-May we ask where you found this piece ?
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Upper Burma and the Shan States........... & ntugaht sword....

    I keep looking here for that flat tipped blade....... but the handle I think is more asian..
     
  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Lets put some light on it.

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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like Brahmi script to me. Brahmi script is an old Indian script, which is still used in some places. One of those places is Nagaland, so @2manybooks could be right about the item being from that general area.

    The shape of the blade is pretty generic S and SE Asian. It could even have been an Indonesian klewang, which is used like a Latin American machete.
     
  8. jingyel

    jingyel Well-Known Member

  9. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    That’s a very cool item and the script makes it so much more intriguing.
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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