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DavidFriedman · 19th September 2023, 03:16 PM

Greetings,
This piece is outside of my area of experience. Does anyone have any insight on this sword club. It was described as Welsh, though I could have easily imagined it as being Irish. Though when posting on the European forum I was guided to bring the post here, as it was believed to be West African.

The blade inside is interesting, no markings, 2 inches broad, fullered, flexible and extremely light. In scabbard it is about 41 inches long.

Please see attached pictures, I would love to hear any thoughts on this one. Has anyone seen a similar example before?

Potential age?

Thanks

19th September 2023, 03:16 PM	#1
DavidFriedman Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 113	Mandingo Sword Club? British shillelagh sword club? Greetings, This piece is outside of my area of experience. Does anyone have any insight on this sword club. It was described as Welsh, though I could have easily imagined it as being Irish. Though when posting on the European forum I was guided to bring the post here, as it was believed to be West African. The blade inside is interesting, no markings, 2 inches broad, fullered, flexible and extremely light. In scabbard it is about 41 inches long. Please see attached pictures, I would love to hear any thoughts on this one. Has anyone seen a similar example before? Potential age? Thanks Attached Images