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A RARE NORTH AFRICAN SWORD (FLYSSA), KABYLE, NORTH ALGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with long straight heavy blade double-edged towards a sharp point, engraved with differing geometric designs enriched with brass on each
![Flyssa, sword of the Kabyle Berber tribes of Algeria, with sheath, early 20th century, steel, wood, l=102 cm Flyssa, sword of the Kabyle Berber tribes of Algeria, with sheath, early 20th century, steel, wood, l=102 cm](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/image/lot?size=preview&path=1632/110061/45_3.jpg)
Flyssa, sword of the Kabyle Berber tribes of Algeria, with sheath, early 20th century, steel, wood, l=102 cm
![Marius V. on Twitter: "Flyssa is a Berber traditional sword of the Kabyles tribe of #Algeria and part of #Morocco during the 19th century and earlier. https://t.co/jS5C90Kn5E" / Twitter Marius V. on Twitter: "Flyssa is a Berber traditional sword of the Kabyles tribe of #Algeria and part of #Morocco during the 19th century and earlier. https://t.co/jS5C90Kn5E" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6fzB9NXQAARL7w.jpg)
Marius V. on Twitter: "Flyssa is a Berber traditional sword of the Kabyles tribe of #Algeria and part of #Morocco during the 19th century and earlier. https://t.co/jS5C90Kn5E" / Twitter
Flyssa SABER Algerian - ....السيف الجزائري الرائع والفريد من نوعه .. The magnificent Algerian saber, one of a kind. This flissa or flyssa is the distinctive weapon of the Kabyle Berber people
![Flyssa, sword of the Kabyle Berber tribes of Algeria, with sheath, early 20th century, steel, wood, l=102 cm Flyssa, sword of the Kabyle Berber tribes of Algeria, with sheath, early 20th century, steel, wood, l=102 cm](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/image/lot?size=preview&path=1632/110061/45.jpg)