Original 19th Century Abyssinian Ethiopian Shotel Sword with Silver Mounted Scabbard circa 1850 Scandinavian Militaria This fantastic prop BAR 1918A2

This fantastic prop BAR 1918A2 machine gun was constructed for and used in the film Sands of Iwo Jima even comes with a Hollywood Prop Company Premier Props Certificate of Authenticity which is stamped

Grip panels show wear

Army flags

It has another stencil indicating the weight specification

The whole piece is in outstanding condition and ready to display

Original 19th Century Abyssinian Ethiopian Shotel Sword with Silver Mounted Scabbard circa 1850 Scandinavian Militaria This fantastic prop BAR 1918A2Original Item: One of a Kind. These very unusual swords with very very curved blades come from the "Horn of Africa," which includes Abyssinia, which we now know as Ethiopia. Made famous just before WWII by the Italian Invasion of that Country, and the appeal by it's Emperor Haile Selassie to the League of Nations, which the Western Powers basically ignored. It's Capital is ADDIS ABABA, a city dating back some 2,000 years and more. A Country much in