Intersting African? short sword

Andy Stevens · 7th December 2004, 03:20 PM

Hello All
Recently picked this creature up on Ebay. I thought it looked interesting and well what the hell, my wifes credit card knows no bounds. The weapon is 20" overall. The blade is 14" long and 2" at its widest "bulge". The working edge is still sharp and appears to have seen use. The back is unsharpened. Two fullers ? decoration run most of the blade lenghth. The guard is well made and fits tightly. The grips appear to be wooden slabs secured with a red dyed fabric wrapping. The ring at the end of the grip may be the tang curled over. When held the weapon feels well balanced and workman like with a good deal of weight at slashing tip. The scabbard could be a cut down military item, their is a piece of what looks like hand twisted cord (I have made several differant types of string from bark over the years and this looks similar) around the mouth of the scabbard and what looks like tooling to the leather. I would say that their is some age and sign of usage. Any thoughts?
I wont be offended it cost very little! Regards Andy.

7th December 2004, 03:20 PM	#1
Andy Stevens Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 155	Intersting African? short sword Hello All Recently picked this creature up on Ebay. I thought it looked interesting and well what the hell, my wifes credit card knows no bounds. The weapon is 20" overall. The blade is 14" long and 2" at its widest "bulge". The working edge is still sharp and appears to have seen use. The back is unsharpened. Two fullers ? decoration run most of the blade lenghth. The guard is well made and fits tightly. The grips appear to be wooden slabs secured with a red dyed fabric wrapping. The ring at the end of the grip may be the tang curled over. When held the weapon feels well balanced and workman like with a good deal of weight at slashing tip. The scabbard could be a cut down military item, their is a piece of what looks like hand twisted cord (I have made several differant types of string from bark over the years and this looks similar) around the mouth of the scabbard and what looks like tooling to the leather. I would say that their is some age and sign of usage. Any thoughts? I wont be offended it cost very little! Regards Andy. Attached Images