gman:
Welcome to the Forum.
This sword is likely Ethiopian. There is an excellent current thread here that describes these swords:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3270
We don't provide appraisals on the Forum, but you might PM or email one of the members who specializes in these swords and ask them off line for an appraisal.
Ian.
Edit: I see Ron beat me to it!