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Originally Posted by S.Al-Anizi
There is also a star of david sign on the forte, which would mean that this sword belonged to a jew, which would be reasonable as there were many jews in ethiopia and Yemen.
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It doesn't necessarily follow that this sword was owned by a Jewish person simply because the Seal of Solomon appears on it, especially if the sword does indeed come from Ethiopia. This is a symbol that is embraced by far more than the Jewish faith. Attached are the Seal of Solomon metal from the Ethiopian government. I don't believe the hexagram has anything to do with Judism in this case, especially since there is a cross at it's center. Also here is a link that shows the 6-pointed star on the U.S.marine sabre. Again, i do not think there is a link to Judism in this case. The link isn't direct. Click Symbols and Icons and then click the 3rd gray box to the right of that for the image:
http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp...hRedirect=true