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Cerjak 28th February 2015 08:22 PM
Need opinion for Arabic knife.
 
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I would like to know if this knife is made for the tourist market .
Any comment on it will be welcome.

Congoblades 28th February 2015 10:16 PM
This is a Tuareg knife. North Africa.
Not very old, fifties, sixties or something close.

Cerjak 1st March 2015 10:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Congoblades
This is a Tuareg knife. North Africa.
Not very old, fifties, sixties or something close.
Thank you for your comment.

Cerjak

Battara 1st March 2015 06:47 PM
I agree - Tuareg

Martin Lubojacky 2nd March 2015 07:42 AM
This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.

Cerjak 2nd March 2015 08:06 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky
This should probably be from Niger. The black material in the middle of the grip, should, allegedly, be some soft kind of black stone.
Hi Martin,

Yes you are right it is black stone.

Best Cerjak

VANDOO 2nd March 2015 03:52 PM
JUDGING FROM THE DESIGN IN THE HANDLE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL WAS CHEERIOS. :D


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