Sword/Pistol Identification?

[P.W. Smith]

Recently I stumbled upon these two weapons-a (we think) percussion-cap 1850's Russian pistol (don't know for sure), and an unidentified sword. I really have no clue where to start with looking for what the sword might be. Any clues?

If there's any more information/pictures I can attempt to provide, please ask!
Thanks!

 

[John T]

I believe the sword may be a ginunting, a Philippine style sword.

 

[Storm Crow]

Yep, judging mostly from the handle, the sword looks Filipino to me. I'd start looking there.

 

[Battlesword]

Which alphabet are the markings on the pistol in? Cyrillic?If its Russian they should be.

 

[P.W. Smith]

I believe the pistol's maker marks are in Cyrillic, yes, but we couldn't identify those marks with any known Russian pistol makers of the time that we could find.
And thanks!

 

[gregorio]

The handle on that blade looks Thai or Filipino to me. If you're thinking of preserving their value I suggest you don't do anything drastic to them, like heavy cleaning or polishing, till you figure out what they are

 

[P.W. Smith]

Thanks, and we haven't. After some more research, we have found very similar handle styles in some antique Filipino swords, but the blade curve is never the same.