Thankyou, Tim and Zan,
I am alittle confused, I thought the scabbard would be considered Manding.
Zan, you mentioned that the sword had Toureg influences..... please could you explain these influences.
I agree totally that the scabbard certainly looks new.
I personally have not seen an African sword with this type of handle and guard. Is this European style more widespread ( in Africa) than I realised?
Hopefully, I will receive the sword sometime this week, when I do, I'll post more pictures of the blade and handle.
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