Original 19th Century Ethiopian Sword in Scabbard with British P-1796 Blade and Horn Grip - circa 1850 German Military Maps This scabbard has 98% original

This scabbard has 98% original paint

whose need for a long range escort fighter was critical

A from of "Kris" this was known as a Piso-Pendang and has a 20" Damascus type blade decorated on both sides with carved sea serpents and East Indian script all picked out in gold

Helmet Shell Size is 64 (for liner size 57-58

Original 19th Century Ethiopian Sword in Scabbard with British P-1796 Blade and Horn Grip - circa 1850 German Military Maps This scabbard has 98% originalOriginal Item: One of a Kind. These swords with exotic horn grips come from the "Horn of Africa," which includes Abyssinia, which we now know as Ethiopia. Made famous just before WWII by the Italian Invasion of that Country, and the appeal by it's Emperor Haile Selassie to the League of Nations, which the Western Powers basically ignored. Its Capital is ADDIS ABABA, a city dating back some 2,000 years and more. A Country much in the news but also a