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Originally Posted by RSWORD
Derek
Thanks for the information. Interestingly, on the spine, it is marked "Mohamed Ally & Co". Also, the hilt is a single piece of rhino horn versus the three pieces one often sees.
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Rick,
One from the depths. Whilst researching a sword recently sold bearing the same marks along the spine I found this;
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00093439/00252
I have not yet dug anything further on Mohamed Ally & Co but I suspect if they built a building they were big players in the region.
A little time has transpired between posting and the spelling edit... Mohamedally & Co where the primary and major trading company in Ethiopia with origins in India, I have a few details on the subject in a recent sold listing of a similar type with a narrower blade.
Gav