Unless my memory is really going, assuming this is a trade blade it is a Kull blade, specifically the 1847 export pattern and not uncommon in kaskara. I have a scan somewhere from the blade markings book where it is positively IDed, if you want to PM or email me I'd be happy to send it to you. These blades also appear in takouba, but reprofiled with narrow, rounded tips. There are also native copies, often without the stamps but very similar geometry. The stamps on this one appear clear however and, from as much as I can see in the photos appears to match other Kull examples precisely.
So, in summary, Peter Kull, mid 1800s, a well liked export pattern in the Sudan that also found it's way into takouba. I'm more intrigued by the pommel on your sword to be honest, what on earth is it made of? Never seen one quite like it.
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