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A RARE NAGA HEADHUNTER TWO-HANDED DAO SWORD

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A RARE NAGA HEADHUNTER TWO-HANDED DAO SWORD

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Garo People, of a form very seldom encountered, known as a Mil-Am. Wrought of a single piece of steel, the tang straight with spatulate pommel, the heavy blade obliquely angled at the forte, then straight and double-edged, with a cusped tip. The guard is composed of a steel rod passed through a punched aperture in the tang. 19th century. Patinaed overall. Overall length 79 cm. Condition III

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A RARE NAGA HEADHUNTER TWO-HANDED DAO SWORD

Name: A RARE NAGA HEADHUNTER TWO-HANDED DAO SWORD
SKU: 52835559
Price: 275 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $250 - $350

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Starting Price $125

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