Thank you all for this info!
I have a friend that independently suggested Cameroun as possible source of the sword by the weaven handle in leather for instance.
Any idea of the age of the sword?
Saw this on the net, almost identical handle...
http://takouba.org/catalog/index.php...ins-long-sword
Also here is a quite similar handle:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5864