Hello ,
I think I have identified this sword to late ww2 era , the construction of blade appears to be stainless steel with a pattern throughout, my guess is that last use was PNG ( or pacific islands) to be in Australia.
Private owner past 30 years, not displayed. NFS
What are your thoughts?
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