Traditional scything with a straight sned

More scything in Britain from a bygone age. Here I'm using an English blade with a reproduction handle (sned), metalware and strickle. English scythe handles in the south of England often had some curvature, but an earlier type of handle consisting of a simple straight pole (up to 9ft long) continued to be used, particularly in northern parts of England such as the North Pennines and Cumbria. These areas were once part of Danelaw, home to many Danish settlers, which may explain why the scythe is often known as a 'ley' (or lea) here, since the Danish for scythe is 'le'.
A long handle could accommodate a honing strickle (as in this video) - as well as being a convenient place to keep your sharpener, the weight of the strickle together with the extra length of sned improved the balance of the scythe.
The restored blade is crown-forged, 42" long and stamped 'Waldron' and 'Nash'. Nash took over the Waldron works around 1870 [?], but continued to use the world-renowned 'T. Waldron' trademark for export as well as the Nash trademark, so, as with most old blades, it's difficult to date with any certainty, but I'm guessing that the blade is well over 100 years old ... and still cuts well.