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colin henshaw
28th October 2014, 12:04 PM
These are a recent acquisition. I've seen knives occasionally from West Africa with brass/bronze hilts, but not this type. One seems to be a Sudan arm dagger and the other an East/Central African utility or agricultural piece.

Has anyone seen anything comparable ? Comments, references etc., are welcome.

The curved knife has an edge only on the convex side.

colin henshaw
2nd November 2014, 12:30 PM
Anyone have some ideas about these pieces ?

Iain
2nd November 2014, 01:57 PM
Hi Colin, nothing similar really comes to mind, although I have to say more of a Congo, central African vibe occurs to me. But I sadly have no reference to anything comparable.