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thinreadline
2nd January 2012, 07:13 PM
Still in the process of digging out the accumulations of of lifetime of random collecting and trying to make sense of it all. As each box is opened I am amazed what is there ... cant even remember buying many of them . Anyhow would really appreciate help with the ID of these 2 daggers please . They are both around 40 cm long with max blade widths of 5 cm . The grips are horn and brass. There were no scabbards with them.

TVV
2nd January 2012, 07:26 PM
Those two are from Somalia. If you type in "billao" in the search function of the forum, you should be able to find a lot of info on this type of daggers from more knowledgeable forumites than me.
Regards,
Teodor

Battara
2nd January 2012, 07:48 PM
VVV is right. I believe they are also from Somalia.

thinreadline
2nd January 2012, 08:03 PM
Thanks both of you ... any idea of age ?

Lew
3rd January 2012, 01:17 AM
These are circa 1900-1920.

thinreadline
3rd January 2012, 09:33 AM
These are circa 1900-1920.
That is great Lew , much appreciated .