Short Sword with Scabbard
Object type: Short sword with scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: African, Cameroon, Adamwa region (?)
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper alloy, iron, wire
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 26 in. (66 cm); L. without scabbard 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of blade 7 3/4 in (19.8 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.5 oz. (524.5 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 12.7 oz. (813.6 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Marc O. Rabun, 1984
Accession year: 1984