New here

[Air]

Hi, I'm new. I like African ethnic weapons and tools but anything of age I like and like to learn the difference between genuine and forgery/copy. I recently came across these and was wondering what it was.

https://i.postimg.cc/YvG8dhRn/Screenshot-2024-08-23-17-01-46-744-com-android-chrome-edit.jpg (https://postimg.cc/YvG8dhRn)

https://i.postimg.cc/mc7jGJ07/Screenshot-2024-08-23-17-02-04-061-com-android-chrome-edit.jpg (https://postimg.cc/mc7jGJ07)

https://i.postimg.cc/JDmq7KLv/Screenshot-2024-08-23-17-02-17-956-com-android-chrome-edit.jpg (https://postimg.cc/JDmq7KLv)

https://i.postimg.cc/hXks6c3S/Screenshot-2024-08-23-17-02-29-119-com-android-chrome-edit.jpg (https://postimg.cc/hXks6c3S)

[werecow]

Hi, welcome to the forums. These are modern productions of kindjal or qama. Compare with these, for example:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3281
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2728
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2209
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28035

(You can find many more examples using the search feature on this board, I just grabbed some at random.)

As an aside, please use the upload feature to post pictures here, to avoid future dead links (when posting, click manage attachments; this will open a new window; select your files and click upload; then wait for the files to appear in the window you are writing your post in before closing the upload window).

[corrado26]

The items you show us have noothing to do with Africa, these are modern Russian pieces, mostly made in Usbekistand today.

[Pertinax]

The items you show us have noothing to do with Africa, these are modern Russian pieces, mostly made in Usbekistand today.

This is not Uzbekistan, this is the Caucasus

[werecow]

The items you show us have noothing to do with Africa, these are modern Russian pieces, mostly made in Usbekistand today.

It should be noted, though, that there are some knives with a north African association with hilts that look like they are derived from a common ancestor. For example, see several examples in this thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20240

[Ian]

Hello Air,

Welcome to the Forum! I see that werecow has appraised you already of some of the forum requirements. Thanks werecow.

As suggested, please do use the forum search engines to help find important information. This forum has been running for more than 20 years and has a lot of information in its archives.