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7th April 2020, 08:48 AM | #1 |
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Somali Billao
I really like the Billao, both Somali, and manufactured in a semi-official form, for the dubats and the colonial soldiers who served for the Italians...
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7th April 2020, 08:53 AM | #2 |
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and more refined models, with an ivory handle the silver cusps….. the larger was supplied to the Guardie Vicereale (of the Governor) of Somalia (foto from "Pugnali e coltelli italiani" of Cesare Calamandrei) while the small one is probably (the news are few and uncertain) the same pattern for the Officers...
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7th April 2020, 09:24 AM | #3 |
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Hi
And do you have also Bilao swords? |
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8th April 2020, 02:50 AM | #5 |
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I like that silver and ivory look!
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