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weapons 27
23rd August 2016, 01:06 PM
takouba for comment and origin .. the handle of the sword is not common !!!
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can be influence of Cameroon??
weapons 27
23rd August 2016, 01:07 PM
sorry error for photos
mariusgmioc
23rd August 2016, 01:31 PM
sorry error for photos



I think you can edit your previous posting to remove the unwanted photo.
TVV
23rd August 2016, 07:04 PM
Interesting, the pommel bears some resemblance to the discus pommels on Wute/Baboute archer's swords from Central Cameroon. The blade markings suggest Cameroon as place of origin as well.

Iain is the expert on the subject and I am sure he will comment when he sees this thread.

Teodor
Tim Simmons
23rd August 2016, 07:27 PM
Best one I have ever seen.
kahnjar1
23rd August 2016, 08:50 PM
The brass work on the scabbard resembles that found on Taureg daggers......
colin henshaw
23rd August 2016, 09:30 PM
Very nice old sword. Perhaps the leather work has been renewed at some point more recently ? (this would be quite a regular thing I guess).
Iain
25th August 2016, 08:49 AM
Oddly enough I've been asked to comment on this sword now three times within a week!

Teodor is of course spot on and these were my thoughts exactly. However, I think this is a piece that was done up in a takouba style later on including the guard and the scabbard. This is not surprising when looking at the takouba style influence in the region since the Fulani Jihad.

Frankly I do not think the blade is particularly old, the midrib looks not particularly well formed compared to more sturdy examples I've seen in the past.

The pommel however is quite pretty.