I'm told it's about 90cm long in total.
A sword cane is an interesting possibility, Rob. The tip of the scabbard is leather, rather than a metal ferrule. Are African sword canes leather tipped? Also, the scabbard construction is perhaps too light for a cane, seemingly fabricated from strips of cane/african grass under the thin leather. I wonder if it at least started as a cane? The same sheath throat suggest it's possibly from the same region/culture as your cane, Rob? Do you know where yours is from?
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