Very Rare Short Sword from Somalia - 5805


This short sword from Somalia is a development of the Somali Billao dagger and was used mainly by the coastal people of Somalia. It has a long non-symmetrical leaf shape blade, 19 ¾ inches long and of a shallow diamond cross section. The handle is made of several section of dark horn separated by layers of light colored horn. It is a big handle, more than 9 inches long and almost three inches wide. The pommel is of a typical three pronged shape. Very rare.

 
 
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