250880 Original Afrikaans Ethiopisch zwaard uit Ethiopie

Original 19th Century Ethiopian Sword in Scabbard - Ethiopia
The sword is 74 cm long.
A 19th century Ethiopian large curved sword often known as either a Shotel or Gurade.These Antique Vintage African Ethiopian Sword Saber.
The scabbard is made of leather and it is excellently preserved. The handle is made of wood and it is also very well preserved.

Original Item: One of a Kind. These very unusual swords with very very curved blades come from the "Horn of Africa," which includes Abyssinia, which we now know as Ethiopia. Made famous just before WWII by the Italian Invasion of that Country, and the appeal by it's Emperor Haile Selassie to the League of Nations, which the Western Powers basically ignored. It's Capital is ADDIS ABABA, a city dating back some 2,000 years and more. The Shotel Sword, with its very characteristic heavily curved blade, dates back to the reign of AMDA SEYON the 1st, known as "the Pillar of Zion" who was Emperor from 1314 - 1344. The design was intended to "go around" an opponent's shield and then to pull it aside, so he became defenseless and was promptly dispatched.Our example dating to around 1850 has a 29" blade, sharpened on BOTH sides mounted onto a wooden hilt. The sword comes complete with its original leather scabbard.A fascinating and rare African Ethiopian Sword.