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MUFASA
7th April 2020, 08:48 AM
I really like the Billao, both Somali, and manufactured in a semi-official form, for the dubats and the colonial soldiers who served for the Italians...
MUFASA
7th April 2020, 08:53 AM
and more refined models, with an ivory handle the silver cusps….. the larger was supplied to the Guardie Vicereale (of the Governor) of Somalia (foto from "Pugnali e coltelli italiani" of Cesare Calamandrei) while the small one is probably (the news are few and uncertain) the same pattern for the Officers...
Kubur
7th April 2020, 09:24 AM
Hi
And do you have also Bilao swords?
MUFASA
7th April 2020, 10:39 AM
Hi
And do you have also Bilao swords?


No, only knives
Battara
8th April 2020, 02:50 AM
I like that silver and ivory look!
MUFASA
8th April 2020, 07:23 AM
I like that silver and ivory look!

thanks
mariusgmioc
9th April 2020, 09:49 AM
Very good collection!

Thank you for sharing it! :)
Martin Lubojacky
9th April 2020, 12:52 PM
Thank you for sharing your collection ! It is very nice.

Some other discussions on this thema here before:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22508&highlight=tooray
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18201&highlight=billao
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1031&highlight=billao+dagger
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/vintage-saturday-4/
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18201&highlight=tooray
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23970
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16045
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23216

Best,
Martin
MUFASA
10th April 2020, 05:04 PM
Very good collection!

Thank you for sharing it! :)


Many thanks!
MUFASA
10th April 2020, 05:04 PM
Thank you for sharing your collection ! It is very nice.

Some other discussions on this thema here before:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22508&highlight=tooray
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18201&highlight=billao
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1031&highlight=billao+dagger
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/vintage-saturday-4/
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18201&highlight=tooray
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23970
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16045
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23216

Best,
Martin

Many thanks!
Regards Oriano