"Native" sword - anyone know what it is?

[ISCS Yoda]

Presently, the sword is stuck tightly in its leather sheath or I would take separate photos. I'd love to know ANYTHING about it.

 

[desi2358]

Pretty generic looking. Guessing you didn't get any info from whoever you got it from? are there any markings near the hilt? If not, I would guess it was made by a local blacksmith but could be from almost anywhere. Farmers tool like a corn knife or machete maybe. Perhaps some type of short sword/tool combo from a rural area?

 

[Jack Flash]

Looks like it was designed to be a tool rather than a weapon.

Was it stored in the sheath which then shrunk causing extraction difficulties? Wiggling / rocking it back and forth doesn't help?

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Someone told me something when I got it but it's a very dim/non-existent memory.

 

[s&wchad]

Your google-fu is weak grasshopper!
East African herders sword...

Antique East African, Kenya, Maasai Seme Ol Alem Herder's Sword, Machete, Knife

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Well, I don't know about my google-fu but I do know that I called it "native" for a reason. My dim recollection was that it was a tribesman's sword but whether it was African or Latin American or Asian was a blank. Thanks to "I also cook" now I know! Well done, sir!

The blade is mostly very sharp, so please handle with care!

Which explains why I have not tried to remove the blade from the sheath.....

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

WE have had a number of machetes that were very similar. One was sharpened on both edged. That one went to Africa for a number of safaris. It had red micarta scales with bronze rivets (3).

Ivan