Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath

SUDAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

7 3/4 in. (81 grams, 19.5 cm).

Comprising a waisted, leaf-shaped two-edged blade with incised detailing, carved wooden hilt with integral crossguard, end of the tang bent over at the top; leather sheath with moulded ribbing, twisted leather thong forming a thick suspension loop and leather-covered knop forming a chape. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2037