Sudanese shamshir? anomaly
This is a saber which seems to correspond to Sudanese character with kaskara like langet, but the terminals on the guard of course seem Ottoman. The 'pistol grip 'of bulbous form as with Ottoman kilij/pala.
The diamond cross hatch is similar to these patterns on Darfur kaskara hilts of Ali Dinar period, and there were glass type festoons inserted at one time in each lozenge.
The flared scabbard tip is of course as found on kaskaras, but we see this feature of course on the sabers in Mali. The curved blade swords of takouba form in the Sahara are termed aljuinar, but do not have this feature.
Would appreciate any ideas.
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