African Dagger Shula (?)
Sturdy blade with two fullers ; long unsharpened false edge .
Handle is horn of some sort with traditional incised decoration ; nice engraving in the fuller .
Brass scabbard with three attachment loops for a baldric ?
This blade has kissed the sharpening wheel at some point in its history by the look of the wavy grind line on one side .
Everything is tight ; a good working example .
I don't see too many of these around ; this example is larger than the ones shown in Tirri .
Berber ?
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