"Simple Sickle Sabre - Ngombe, Doko Populations... Democratic Republic Of Congo, First Half Of The 20th Century "
Simple Sickle Sabre - Ngombe, Doko peoples... Democratic Republic of Congo, First Half of the 20th Century. A particularly imposing example compared to the dimensions generally found for this type of saber (the last photo is for comparison with another saber also for sale in my gallery). Often described as an execution weapon. Beautiful forged and engraved steel blade. Wooden handle with an iron cord and carefully decorated with brass upholstery tacks. Length 81cm, Blade length 58cm, Total weight 965gr