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Old 7th April 2020, 08:47 AM   #36
ariel
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Originally Posted by MUFASA
very interesting blade!!!
Yes, you are correct. The only one I have encountered so far. Likely it is the result of Mashkov’s expedition to Addis Ababa in 1889 and the resulting sales of Russian military equipment to Ethiopia. Russian mountain guns were used at the Battle of Adwa. Likely, my sword is from the same period and the same battle.
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