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kahnjar1 · 7th November 2015, 08:20 PM

I think the key to identifying where this comes from, is the decoration style on the scabbard.
We can agree that it is North African by the blade style and the baldric method of wearing, but the scabbard shape is a mystery, and the decoration?????

Sub Sahara maybe?.... or tribal Sahara?

7th November 2015, 08:20 PM	#11
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,772	Where does this decoration style appear? I think the key to identifying where this comes from, is the decoration style on the scabbard. We can agree that it is North African by the blade style and the baldric method of wearing, but the scabbard shape is a mystery, and the decoration????? Sub Sahara maybe?.... or tribal Sahara?