What is this?

[dboy]

I've inherited a sword from a relative and I really don't know what it is...The style of the wood carving looks like it might be South Asian to my untrained eye,...Anybody know the story behind this sword?

Added a link (Bastid)

and another (Gus)

 

[Daniel Moore]

The images are not working. Also, you might try re-posting in the sword forum.



Regards,

 

[dboy]

thnx...I'll re-post it in the sword area (didn't scroll down far enough to see it the first time)...also looks like my crappy geocities website won't allow the pic to show on the post due to exceeding the data transfer.

 

[Bastid]

It would not even allow me to link.