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Austro-Hungarian Sapper/Pioneer Short heavy Sword

Steel / horn
Blade length 460 mm

Manufacturer: Wu... late 19th century

Acquisition: gift from Luigi Grandi 2005

inventory n.0167

Sword Handle with fragment of blade left

Steel / wood / shark skin
Total length 430 mm

Manufacturer: late 18th century

Acquisition: gift from Luigi Grandi 2004

inventory n.0165





Air Officer's Sword of the Italian Royal Air Force

Carbon steel / brass gilt
Blade length 765 mm

Manufacturer: EF&Hörster-Solingen-Germany around 1930

Acquisition: family property

inventory n.0001

Air Officer's dagger of the Italian Royal Air Force

Steel / brass gilt / mother-of pearl
Blade length 200 mm

Manufacturer: Italy around 1930

Acquisition: family property

inventory n.0002



Flissa Sword

Steel / brass
Blade length 515 mm

Manufacturer: Morocco handicraft (early 20th century?)

Acquisition: 1989 Strasbourg France

inventory n.0061


Tuareg Sword

Steel, wood, leather
Blade length 750 mm

Manufacturer: Maghreb

Acquisition: Riez - France - 2015

inventory n.0213



Masai Swordstick (a commercial version)

Steel / leather
Blade length 435 mm

Manufacturer: Kenia handicraft

Acquisition: 1986 Kenia gift from my father

inventory n.0047

Simi Masai short sword Commercial version

Steel / leather
Blade length 255 mm

Manufacturer: Kenia handicraft

Acquisition: 1986 Kenia gift from my father

inventory n.0045


Simi Masai short sword original for the local market

Steel / leather
Blade length 235 mm

Manufacturer: Kenia handicraft

Acquisition: 1986 Kenia gift from my father

inventory n.0046

Ethiopian curved sword

Steel
Blade length 740 mm

Manufacturer: Ethiopian handicraft early 20th century

Acquisition: gift from Marino Mattei 1999

inventory n.0140


Sword

Steel, brass, non original wood handle
Blade length 680 mm

Manufacturer: Middle East handicraft

Acquisition: Beirut - Lebanon - 2017

NOTE:Both sides of the blade are agemina decorated with the 99 names of God

inventory n.0219



Tulwar sabre

Steel
Blade length 720 mm

Manufacturer: British Raj 19th century

Acquisition: 1996 Gilgit Pakistan

inventory n.0113

Choora or Khyber Knife or Afghan Knife

Steel / wood
Blade length 570 mm

Manufacturer: Pathan handicraft 19th century

Acquisition: 1996 Peshawar Pakistan

inventory n.0114

Choora or Khyber Knife or Afghan Knife

Steel / brass / horn
Blade length 580 mm

Manufacturer: Pathan handicraft 19th century

Acquisition: 1996 Peshawar Pakistan

inventory n.0115

Kora sword

Steel / lether
Blade length 550 mm

Manufacturer: Nepali handicraft late 19th century

Acquisition: Katmandu Nepal 2005

inventory n.0170



Swordstick version of a Lathi (police baton)

Steel / wood
Blade length 530 mm

Manufacturer: Indian handicraft

Acquisition: Mamallapuram Tamil Nadu India 1999

inventory n.0143



Katana Gunto WWII Imperial Army NCU or Non-Comissioned Officer (Sergeant)

Steel
Blade length 670 mm

Manufacturer: Japan

Acquisition: 1991 New Orleans Louisiana USA

NOTE: serial number 42549

inventory n.0083







Kachin State Sword with wooden scabbard

Steel / wood / brass
Blade length 590 mm

Manufacturer: Burma handicraft early 20th century

Acquisition: Yangon Burma 2001

inventory n.0152



Sword

Steel / wood
Blade length 478 mm

Manufacturer: Burma handicraft late 19th century?

Acquisition: 1994 Chiang Mai Thailand

inventory n.0103



Parang Ihlang

Steel / horn
Blade length 470 mm

Manufacturer: Kalimantan (Borneo) handicraft Indonesia early 20th century

Acquisition: Ubud Bali Indonesia 2003

inventory n.0163

Campilan or Kampilan - Sword

Steel / wood
Blade length 625 mm

Manufacturer: Aceh Sumatra Indonesia 19th century

Acquisition: 1992 Bukittingi Sumatra Indonesia

inventory n.0084



Campilan or Kampilan - Sword

Steel / wood
Blade length 550 mm

Manufacturer: Aceh Sumatra Indonesia - late 19th century?

Acquisition: 1992 Medan Sumatra Indonesia

inventory n.0086

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