Original Early 19th Century Ceylonese Dagger Sinhalese Ppiha - Kaetta Knife from Sri Lanka Category_Fusee Spring & Cover and a high-cap "drum" style

and a high-cap "drum" style magazine

Handmade blade with signed rounded off tang

This is an original "Bostonian" model U

Helmet shell colors vary from Wartime Grigro-verde to late war olive

[4] Edson's battalion

Original Early 19th Century Ceylonese Dagger Sinhalese Ppiha - Kaetta Knife from Sri Lanka Category_Fusee Spring & Cover and a high-cap "drum" styleOriginal Item: One of a kind. Antique Early 19th Century Ceylonese Sinhalese nobleman dagger (piha kaetta). A single edged robust steel blade with fuller along the back edge. The forte and spine of the blade are heavily encrusted in silver with scrolling foliage, encased on each side with chased low grade silver alloy panels, over the base decorated with finely chased floral and vine scrolling foliage. A finely carved horn grip, retained with brass