I saw such daggers in antique shops in Addis Ababa, but only a very few (cca 4 pieces during 4 years, all of them were "tribyly used", nearly exactly the same incl. this nice carving on the sheath, just wirework was missing). Despite the fact it looks like a hybrid, I am convinced it is own style of some Ogaden (from Ethiopian side, also called Ethipian Somalia) ethnic group (afarised Oromos or maybe even Harari people ?).Vendors of antique artefacts in Ethiopia evaluated this style daggers more than classical Affar/Danakil/Issa/Darod/ or Kereyu daggers, maybe more than classical Somali daggers (I think they are more rare).Regards, Martin
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