African Sword
Production date
19th Century
Description
African sword. Straight, double edged steel blade that tapers to a central tip. Blade has small grooves in its centre which start from the hilt and then smooth out roughly half way down the blade. Hilt does not have a cross guard. The hilt is covered in stitched leather and has a small brass(?) pommel.
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Object Detail
Length: blade: 745mm
Length: hilt: 210mm
Width: blade: 40mm
Width: hilt: 50mm
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