European blade on Ethiopian gurade

[roanoa]

Thanks for your input, Jim.
Three different terms are usually associated with Ethiopian swords:
GURADE = sabre = traditionally curved, one edge blade
SEIF = sword = straight double edged blade
SHOTEL = (no European equivalent) = sickle shaped double edge blade
They all have the traditional Abyssinian hilt. Many gurade are found with European style hilt. Cheers, RON