Anṣār (الأنصار) sword

Item

Title

Anṣār (الأنصار) sword
sword

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Sudan; weaponry; trophies; campaign mementoes; bladed weapon
Edged Weapons

Description

Anṣār (الأنصار) sword with a hilt and quillens. The blade has an animal engraved on to it near the hilt. The hilt is wooden with string wrapped around, which has been varnished. The pommel has a flower decoration on the end. [FHM 09/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Format

Length 1010mm; Width 155mm

Identifier

5001.23.1
ES23

Rights

© Royal Engineers Museum

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