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Mark, once again, thanks for the info. No worries about bearing bad news. Just wanted to provide my father-in-law some answers as all he had when giving it to me was the story his father told him of it coming into the family during a tour in WWII in SE Asia with some manner of headhunter story, and he assumed it was Japanese in origin. I also realized I put the wrong numbers for years (mix up my 5s and 8s sometimes) as I am fully aware of when WWII was.

Thank you all for the help. I came to this forum because my father-in-law has had this in his family for 30 years and he was told that his father got it from his time in Southeast Asia during around WW2. I'm curious if this would still be sold as a tourist souvenir as Mark indicated during that timeframe having been in the family for over 50+ years.

Hello. I was recently gifted this weapon but have no clue what it is. There are also these engravings towards the hilt of the blade and a sequence of 1-line, 2-lines, 3-lines, and 4-lines at the top of the blade. Any help would be greatly appreciated.