Interesting African short sword
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Again from my 'heap' I have this dagger or short sword. The blade is reminiscent of a spear head but appears to be purpose made with a substantial iron pommel. The multi fullered blade is thick and of good quality. The scabbard fits well ( apart from the fact that the dagger will not entirely slide in ) It may of course be the wrong scabbard but the difference in blade colour  shows that the dagger has been in this scabbard for a long time . The scabbard is wood covered with stitched on monitor skin , but the handle appears to be crocodile .  Overall dagger length excluding scabbard is 48 cm .
		 
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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