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			Have had this in my collection for many decades and always thought of it as Sudanese but the quality of the blade just surpasses anything I have ever encountered which was Sudanese. Would appreciate the thoughts of others . It has what appears to be Arabic script on the blade and wondered if anyone can translate for me.
		 
		
		
		
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			Hi, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	The last image is a date equivalent to 1898/9 A.D. Hope this is of some help. Regards, Norman.  | 
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			Hello Thinreadline, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	I would agree with the Sudanese/Omdurman attribution, they have well made blades, see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=dagger+sudan Regards, Detlef  | 
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