African sword for ID

katana · 5th September 2006, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by katana

What a lovely sword.....would I be right in saying that it is cast in a mould.

I thought the ENTIRE sword was of copper... and therefor 'one-piece'.

Is it me ..or does the scabbard have a stylised form of a lizard?...the handle becoming the tail when in its scabbard

Luc LEFEBVRE · 5th September 2006, 10:27 PM

Good idea Katana, why not a lizard ?
I've asked, the blade is made of iron not copper.
Luc

Rinaldo · 27th September 2006, 10:13 AM

imressive specimen. Maybe a shiele royal sword?

5th September 2006, 10:27 PM	#2
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	Good idea Katana, why not a lizard ? I've asked, the blade is made of iron not copper. Luc

27th September 2006, 10:13 AM	#3
Rinaldo Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	imressive specimen. Maybe a shiele royal sword?