Ethiopian Gurade sword - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

14th March 2019, 10:58 PM

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Jim McDougall

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Quote:

Originally Posted by roanoa

OK.
SEIF (SAIF) = DOUBLE EDGED STRAIGHT BLADE
GURADE (GORADE) = CURVED BLADE (USUALLY SINGLE EDGE)
SHOTEL = DOUBLE EDGED SICKLE SHAPED

Nothing to do with shape of hilt or material. European "D" hilts are found fitted to gurade, though a lot of gurade are fitted with horn or wood grips.

Cheers, RON

Perfect!!!

Thanks Ron!

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