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Martin Lubojacky · 7th May 2008, 09:22 PM

This sword was bought in old town Kano in northern Nigeria. Overall length is 77 cm. Blade: of lenticular profile, really very heavy, length 61 cm, width 6 cm, if you fillip it, it sounds like nice high tone. One sight of the sword is badly rusted (in layers).

I would be grateful for any standpoint re.origin, use, age etc.

My personal idea is: Hilt and pommel are of Tebbu dagger style (I have several such daggers - some of them are also very long, but from far they are not so heavy and wide..o Once I have also seen very old photo of Moroccan man with Berber rifle - he had short sword of this pommel style, too, hung on rope over his shoulder...

Martin

7th May 2008, 09:22 PM	#1
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 845	Please, could anybody identfy this sword ? This sword was bought in old town Kano in northern Nigeria. Overall length is 77 cm. Blade: of lenticular profile, really very heavy, length 61 cm, width 6 cm, if you fillip it, it sounds like nice high tone. One sight of the sword is badly rusted (in layers). I would be grateful for any standpoint re.origin, use, age etc. My personal idea is: Hilt and pommel are of Tebbu dagger style (I have several such daggers - some of them are also very long, but from far they are not so heavy and wide..o Once I have also seen very old photo of Moroccan man with Berber rifle - he had short sword of this pommel style, too, hung on rope over his shoulder... Martin Attached Images