Ethiopian swords

[kahnjar1]

Here is an earlier link to an Ethiopian blade which has been rehilted, probably in the tribal regions of North Africa.
The blade is Solingen.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8997
Since the original post, this sword has now come to me for safe keeping, and there was further discussion regarding the blade in a later post which I can not locate. Anyway, the thought was that the blade had started life being straight and had later been reforged.
I do not agree with this, as the filigree work in the fullers would have been "stretched" had this occured. The filigree is consistant throughout the curve.
Attached are a couple of pics, one from the original post, and another recent one. You will note that the knucklebow has now been replaced.
Stu