Original North African Taureg Takoba Broadsword with Broken Leather Scabbard circa 1880 French Helmets Both diopter adjustments operate smoothly

Both diopter adjustments operate smoothly and the bakelite eye cups are excellent

Very Good to excellent

The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861

The hilt has a pommel cap which acts to retain a nut which in turn secures the tang of the blade

This example is marked bmw in an oval as well as with date 42

Original North African Taureg Takoba Broadsword with Broken Leather Scabbard circa 1880 French Helmets Both diopter adjustments operate smoothlyOriginal Item: One of a Kind. 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