CEREMONIAL DAGGER-ASHANTI PEOPLE,GHANA

[BANDOOK]

HERE ARE PICTURES OF MY DAGGER,WAS TOLD ITS FROM GHANA,ASHANTI PEOPLE,CHEERS

[Miguel]

HERE ARE PICTURES OF MY DAGGER,WAS TOLD ITS FROM GHANA,ASHANTI PEOPLE,CHEERS
Hi Bandhook

Lucky you, what a beauty, it certainly looks like an Asanti state sword. There is some interesting reading on them in Christopher Springs `African Arms and Armour`. Great piece thanks for sharing.
Regards Miguel

[VANDOO]

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A NICE EXAMPLE HERE IS A LINK TO A GOOD FORUM POST FOR SOME GOOD EXAMPLES. THE LINK DOSEN'T SEEM TO WORK A SEARCH OF ASHANTI WILL BRING IT AND SEVERAL OTHER REVELANT POSTS UP. :shrug:

[Battara]

Weren't these hilts originally covered in gold leaf?

[BANDOOK]

DEAR BATTARA,QUIET POSSIBLE THE GOLD MUST HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND SCRAPPED FOR MONEY,LUCKY THIS DAGGER WAS NOT DAMAGED,CHEERS RAJESH

[BANDOOK]

THANKS MIGUEL AND VANDOO,THOSE LINKS WERE VERY HELPFUL,CHEERS RAJESH