Anṣār (الأنصار) Sword
Item
Title
Anṣār (الأنصار) Sword
sword
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Sudan; weaponry; trophies; campaign mementoes
Equipment - WEV Dept
Description
Anṣār (الأنصار) Sword, double-edged steel with fullers running 175mm up the blade on each side. The quillons are made of steel again and are cubed for strength. From the quillons there are two longets pointing down the blade to hold the sword in place when in the scabbard. [FHM 09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
1898
Format
Length 870mm; Width 44mm; Length 990mm; Width 170mm
steel; wood
Identifier
5001.23
ES23
Source
Relation
Rights
© Royal Engineers Museum