Odd takouba like sword

[Iain]

Been a while since I posted a new acquisition but I picked this up quite recently and it just turned up in the mail today. I only managed a brief clean to get the worst of old grease and some of the worst rust off.

It has a slightly curved blade I think native made, with two odd marks well and deeply stamped. Resembling European "eyelash" markings. Its a thick and heavy duty blade as well.

The pommel is flat, decorated on one side and the tang is passed all the way through which I didn't expect.

The scabbard is pretty standard and missing the throat but the chap is interesting as it seems like it never had a metal chap.

Overall 82cm.

I have no idea on an ethnic attribution, since it came from Germany I lean a bit towards Cameroon... It is certainly quite old.

All thoughts welcome.