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Lew
29th March 2006, 05:33 AM
Hi All

This auction just ended let me know what you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Authintic-Congo-Daggers_W0QQitemZ6617972407QQcategoryZ88903QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Lew
Tim Simmons
29th March 2006, 06:20 AM
The straight bladed one looks heavier than usual , with a nice scabbard, you will post more pictures when you receive them.
Lew
29th March 2006, 11:11 AM
Tim

I should have them in a few days I will post better pics at that time. Btw the seller claims that the straight one has a 23" the other a 20" blade? That seems quite long for these types of daggers.

Lew
ariel
29th March 2006, 01:00 PM
Based on the size of the handles, I would not be surprised if the length was in cm, not inches
Freddy
29th March 2006, 04:48 PM
Lew,

Could it be that the straight knife has a Touareg blade ? On the picture on ebay I can distinguish the typical half moons.

Perhaps this is a cutdown swordblade ?
Lew
7th April 2006, 03:52 AM
Hi Guys

The two daggers arrived today. Hear are some pics. The straight one's scabbard has a copper or silver chase and throat and something arabic embossed in the leather? The blade on the straight one is 9" long and the curved one's blade is 7.5" long the seller was using cm not inches in his description.


Lew
Alam Shah
7th April 2006, 05:02 AM
Hi Guys

The two daggers arrived today. Hear are some pics. The straight one's scabbard has a copper or silver chase and throat and something arabic embossed in the leather? The blade on the straight one is 9" long and the curved one's blade is 7.5" long the seller was using cm not inches in his description.
LewHi Lew, all I could see is something like the number "2" embossed.
I don't see anything else. Am I missing something here? :confused:
Lew
7th April 2006, 05:20 AM
Alam

It looks like the letter that makes the kha in Arabic?


Lew
Alam Shah
7th April 2006, 05:30 AM
If it's inverted, than it makes the letter "ha", the 6th letter of the Arabic characters or "kha" the 7th letter with the dot above. By itself it doesn't make much sense, though. Sorry. :confused:
Tim Simmons
7th April 2006, 04:46 PM
I like the straight bladed one a lot, the loop on the scabbard looks like it is older or had more use than the other one. The letter/symbol might not have anything to do with Arabic? How heavy is the blade?