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Kmaddock
28th March 2023, 09:41 AM
Hi,
A Czech contact sent me on these images of a knife he thinks his Dad got in Libya in the 1950's
what do you think it is?
Regards
Ken

Gavin Nugent
28th March 2023, 09:54 AM
A real nice Somali piece mate.

Marc M.
28th March 2023, 10:16 AM
Yes, Somali bilao knife.
Good one.

Regards
Marc

Kmaddock
28th March 2023, 12:41 PM
Thank you both for the info
Ken

napoleon
28th March 2023, 02:26 PM
somalia bilal i think they are called

werecow
29th March 2023, 11:22 AM
The pommel seems somewhat unusual, right? AFAIK they usually have a trilobed pommel (e.g. see attached).

Gavin Nugent
29th March 2023, 11:36 AM
The pommel seems somewhat unusual, right? AFAIK they usually have a trilobed pommel (e.g. see attached).

Single silver spire is also correct for the type and I think the only type seen on these hippo tooth examples.

Rafngard
29th March 2023, 05:21 PM
Single silver spire is also correct for the type and I think the only type seen on these hippo tooth examples.

Is hippo tooth what these are made of? I've seen "marine ivory" used as a description most often. I have one, but I can't quite tell.

Also, I have one one sword length example with a single spike, but it's not silver.

Thanks,
Leif