Description:

Northern Africa, region of Libya, Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, Tuareg (Twareg or Touareg), ca. early 20th century CE; East Asia, Japan, World War II period, ca. 1938 to 1945 CE. A beautiful Tuareg leather sheath decorate with linear, geometric, and foliate motifs. The forged-steel blade is a Japanese infantry sabre with a distinctly curved profile, a deep fuller, a sharpened edge, and a pointed tip. A trapezoidal brass pommel secures a short leather handle to the leather sword tang. The sheath has several braided tassels with bulb-form tips, two pairs of hemispherical medallions, and a twisted leather strap, with nearly identical black-and-red motifs on either side. The Japanese blade is a replacement of the original Tuareg blade (known as a takoba) which exhibits an elongated triangular profile rather than a gentle crescent shape. Size (w/ sheath): 3.25" W x 31.1" H (8.3 cm x 79 cm); length of blade: 23.8" L (60.5 cm).

Provenance: private Nevada, USA collection

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#150087

  • Condition: Japanese infantry blade is a replacement of original takoba blade, though aging to leather handle indicates this took place around World War II or slightly after. Minor abrasions and build-up on blade, with losses to some woven elements, and separation of strap at midsection. Fine patina and original pigment throughout.

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