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Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky
Thank you. Missing terminal or peened tang is not usual in the case of this kind of straight Sudanese blades. It is more usual in the case of X hilts and curved styles blades. -It may be the second handle ? - Maybe different tribes/producers mixed together ? Isnīt there influence of Ottoman design (fluting on the handle ?
Did you receive it from older collection out of Africa or is it comming directly from Sudan now ?
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Thanks Martin ... this is what threw me too . It was a one off find , but definitely not direct from the Sudan .