Categories

• Ethnic Groups
  • Fulani people 8
  • Yoruba people 2
  • Lobi people 1
  • Nupe people 18
  • Mossi people 2
  • Mandara region peoples 16
  • Kanuri people 4
  • Hausa people 55
  • Tuareg people 61
  • Unknown people group 19
  • Manding people 1
• Blade Types
  • blade inserts 1
  • Curved blades 14
  • Four or more fullers 3
  • Re-enforcing plates 12
  • Wide blades 16
  • Single fuller blades 43
  • No fullers 27
  • Triple fullers 64
  • European Blades 46
• Hilt Types
  • Solid cast hilts 8
  • Metal hilts 57
  • Domed pommels 65
  • Stacked pommels 57
  • Flat pommels 19
• Blade Marks
  • Arm & sword engraving 2
  • Astral engravings 9
  • Circle motifs 4
  • Cross (other variants) 3
  • Cross Fourche 2
  • Cross & Orb 10
  • Geometric designs 5
  • Half moon marks 46
  • Inscriptions/characters 6
  • Italian mark 7
  • Lion mark 6
  • No marks 54
  • Running wolf 11
  • Sickles 4
  • Snake 5
  • Swirling engraved curves 2
  • Thuluth script 1
  • Tree of life 1
  • Tughra like engraving 1