JUST A GUESS BUT I SUSPECT THEY DREW THE SWORD AND SCABBARD TOGETHER AND THEN USED BOTH HANDS TO TAKE THE SWORD FROM THE SCABBARD. I HAVE READ THIS IS HOW THE YATAGHAN WAS DRAWN IN TURKEY AND THAT THE SCABBARD WAS DROPPED OR PERHAPS HELD IN THE OTHER HAND AND USED TO BLOCK. THE ETHIOPIAN SWORD SCABBARDS WOULD LIKELY BE DROPPED AS THEY WOULD NOT BE VERY GOOD FOR BLOCKING. IF YOU WON YOU PICKED UP THE SCABBARD IF YOU LOST YOU DID NOT NEED IT ANYMORE.
