Original North African Taureg Takoba Broadsword with Leather Scabbard circa 1880 U.S. Army Stock is in near excellent

Stock is in near excellent condition with few minor dings from use and age with much original finish remaining

56 inches (varies)

It also has 791 on the side of the barrel

points upwards at a 30 degree angle

on all fronts

Original North African Taureg Takoba Broadsword with Leather Scabbard circa 1880 U.S. Army Stock is in near excellentOriginal Item: One Only. This dates from 1850 1880 and is a North African Broadsword from the Tuareg people of the BERBER CLANS. A people who go back to just after the time of Christ, they are were a nomadic a nomadic people, and generally avoid outside contact. Their great Queen ruled a vast North African Empire around 500 A. D. The first encounters with Europeans were in the Crusader's time around 1100 1300 AD, and the early European Knightly Swords