Ethiopian scabbard with utility knife????

colin henshaw · 9th October 2020, 08:48 AM

[QUOTE=kronckew]Please post a Photo of the sword too for the record!

"Do you recall your source for this titbit of esoterica?"

I've heard of this too, I think it was first observed and reported by the Scottish explorer James Bruce ? Or perhaps it was in Alan Moorehead's book "The Blue Nile"...

roanoa · 10th October 2020, 12:04 AM

The "knife" is not sharpened for the first 45 inches. The rest is still sharp, though badly corroded. Could not find (I'll keep looking) the old Ethiopian painting that I saw a while back. Only found this photo of an Inuit (Canadian Eskimo) boy.

10th October 2020, 12:04 AM	#2
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	The "knife" is not sharpened for the first 45 inches. The rest is still sharp, though badly corroded. Could not find (I'll keep looking) the old Ethiopian painting that I saw a while back. Only found this photo of an Inuit (Canadian Eskimo) boy. Attached Images

9th October 2020, 08:48 AM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	[QUOTE=kronckew]Please post a Photo of the sword too for the record! "Do you recall your source for this titbit of esoterica?" I've heard of this too, I think it was first observed and reported by the Scottish explorer James Bruce ? Or perhaps it was in Alan Moorehead's book "The Blue Nile"...