TAKOUBA NO COMMON HANDLE !!!

[weapons 27]

takouba for comment and origin .. the handle of the sword is not common !!!
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can be influence of Cameroon??

[weapons 27]

sorry error for photos

[mariusgmioc]

sorry error for photos



I think you can edit your previous posting to remove the unwanted photo.

[TVV]

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]

Best one I have ever seen.

[kahnjar1]

The brass work on the scabbard resembles that found on Taureg daggers......

[colin henshaw]

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]

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.