Ethiopian alternative straight swords
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			I was digging around in my image archives today and came across a couple odd images that I was hoping I could learn more about. 
 
The first is a kaskara, but was labeled as Ethiopian. I know of another kaskara with this odd pommel configuration, I believe the MET has it. 
 
The second image is from one of the older churches in Ethiopia I think and is supposedly a king's sword. 
 
Any further examples of this sort of thing - i.e. not the more typical horn hilts?
		 
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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