German Made Ethiopian Officer's Sword

I think a nearly identicle blade is to be found in the older archives of Ethnographic arms forum, That may have a translation with it.

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Whomever got that got a bargooon. That is a 'working sword' rather than a dress sword. Really the only thing Ethiopean is the inscriptions and the scabbard. The pattern is used in Germany, but mainly in Britain. It should have a sharkskin and silver wire wrapped hilt which has been removed and a polished black leather scabbard with steel throat and chape or an all metal scabbard.

http://www.thesteelsource.com/html/britishlightcavalry.htm is Cavalry, yours looks like naval?

I have a similar shaped blade from the battle of Trafalgar, but it has a brass hilt. I also have a Turkish naval sword with similar decoration on the blade.
 
Andrew Taylor said:
Whomever got that got a bargooon. That is a 'working sword' rather than a dress sword. Really the only thing Ethiopean is the inscriptions and the scabbard. The pattern is used in Germany, but mainly in Britain. It should have a sharkskin and silver wire wrapped hilt which has been removed and a polished black leather scabbard with steel throat and chape or an all metal scabbard.

http://www.thesteelsource.com/html/britishlightcavalry.htm is Cavalry, yours looks like naval?

I have a similar shaped blade from the battle of Trafalgar, but it has a brass hilt. I also have a Turkish naval sword with similar decoration on the blade.
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Andrew, thank you fgor the info. The scabbard is typically Ethiopian. Leather and hand sewn.

I did post on the EEW Fourm. Let's see what they say? I also very much value the opinions of the Cantina people. PLease keep up the responses.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2416
 
Bill Marsh said:
Andrew, thank you fgor the info. The scabbard is typically Ethiopian. Leather and hand sewn.
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I also have a little African circumcision knife with a scabbard of the same skin and stitched construction.
 
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