Accidental collector - old weapons ID assistance (Yao?)

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Jampot, I can see why you sy it but if it was Arabic script, many people on the website could read it....

That's interesting Colin...

Found a few photos & drawings of him, including this one hoping to see him wearing such a knife. {longshot obviously.}

But the visible sword, once again just looks European rather than African.

But all good knowledge & grist to the mill as they say in Yorkshire...

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