A North African Tuareg sword, 18th century Double-edged blade with fullers on both sides and rounded (slightly pitted) point. On both sides of the root European-style ornamental etchings of a bird and sun. Iron hilt with double pierced cross-guard of rectangular section, round grip and flat oval pommel. Length cm. Rare, early Tuareg sword. historic, historical, Africa, African, weapon, arms, weapons, arms, fighting device, 18th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Size: 502px × 5453px
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License: Licensed
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Keywords: 18th, africa, african, arms, blade, century, device, double-edged, fighting, fullers, north, sword, tuareg, weapon, weapons