Trumbash envy it exists

[Tim Simmons]

It goes on, unusual Trumbash. The edges are blades, 42.5cm so Freddy still has the biggest trumbash just not so sharp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NEWtrombash012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NEWtrombash014.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NEWtrombash015.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NEWtrombash016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NEWtrombash017.jpg

[Lew]

Tim

Very nice indeed :) .

Lew

[Flavio]

Congratulations Tim, very very nice ;)

[Freddy]

Yep, I'm green with envy. Good piece, Tim.
I especially like the nails on the bottom of the handle. These are mostly found on older pieces.

I found a pic in a book on sickle knives. According to my (humble) opinion, your 'trumbash' resembles the knife on the bottom left (n° 71). Here is the pic :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Thesickleweapons0045.jpg

And what about a piece I recently found in a shop in Brussels. It's quite small (total length only 19cm). It looks a bit like the one on the bottom right corner.
There's only 1 nail for decoration. The former owner was probably saving for more. :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding011-3.jpg

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

Nice one Tim.
My next book with Danny De Waele will be on Mangbetu sickle knife & daggers, we have one like yours with copper wires around the handle and mails at the bottom.
Luc