14th May 2021, 09:30 PM | #1 |
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ethiopian dagger ? or from Sahara ?
Hello dear members,
I just bought this small dagger, nothing special but I liked the ornaments on the scabbard ( seems small silver pieces and brass/copper pearls on leather parts) The hilt is made of horn, not wood, ending with a metallic chape/pommel , maybe made of aluminum. The seller told me he took it bake from a trip in Sahara between Algeria and Niger 40 years ago. It seems an authentic knife not just touristic stuff. I wonder if it's not an ethiopian piece ( who travelled a little...) ?? ( it looks like a small gurade-shotel hilt ) |
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