Flissa sword, Algeria, 20th century Algerian flissa saber. Carved wooden handle finished with a stylized animal head, engraved metal bolster. Long, tapered steel blade engraved with scrolls and geometric motifs, with polychrome highlights in places. Wooden scabbard carved with geometric motifs and punctuated with metal rings. Length (without scabbard): 79.2 cm Oxidation, traces of wear and slight accidents to the scabbard. An Algerian Sword Flyssa, 20th century