LOT 3566
5th March 2025
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LOT 3566
An early 20th century Somali billao arm-dagger with shaped leaf-form blade, blade length 20.5cm, and rhinoceros horn handle with steel pommel, with leather sheath/scabbard, together with an Ethiopian Afar jile dagger/shortsword with shaped blade, blade length 29cm, and carved shaped wooden grip with brass pommel, with skin-covered leather and wooden-boarded sheath, and two similar Somali billao shortswords with horn handles and leather scabbards (overall active rust, losses and environmental damage). Note: as this lot incorporates rhinoceros horn, it would be very unlikely that a re-export certificate would be granted beyond the UK. Customers outside the UK are requested NOT to bid on this item.
Estimate: £60 – £80
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