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6th December 2012, 03:36 PM
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(picture below) These three knives with sheath probably date to the time of Mohammed Ahmed (1848-85) and the (Mahdi) revolutionary insurrection against colonial rule in Sudan. The double-edged blades are engraved on both sides with Arabic calligraphy. The use of crocodile hide on the sheath may have offered powerful warrior energy to the owner.
Source: http://searchcollections.brighton-ho...+skin&record=0 some more: http://atkinson-swords.com/SwordsAnd...se_Knives.html http://www.19thcenturyweapons.com/207/arab/sud3.html |
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