Nice Congo sword For Comment

[Lew]

Hi Guys

I just won this interesting African sword on ebay. The hilt looked like it had wire wrapping on it at some point but was removed. Should I bother to restore the wire or just leave it alone? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4171&item=6543259046&rd=1


Lew

[Flavio]

Hello Lew, great sword. I think that you have to leave it like is it :)

[not2sharp]

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/77/77561/folders/138107/1605610BoaSword.jpg

Here is a similar one from my collection. I wonder what the significance of the hole in the blade of your example is.

n2s

[Lew]

Hi NS2

You think it was a beer bottle opener? :D These blades were often used as money so maybe they had them stacked a on a pole or something?


Lew

[Tim Simmons]

I had two of these in the past, one nice, but not as nice as this one. Being prone to bouts of foolishness, they no longer belong to me :( Tim