Ethnographic Arms & Armour

Ethnographic Arms & Armour (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/index.php)
-   Ethnographic Weapons (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=2)
-   -   HELP for ID this congolese knife (n°2) (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9366)

LPCA 25th March 2009 10:03 AM

HELP for ID this congolese knife (n°2)
 
2 Attachment(s)
Hi, there

Here is a new riddle for me ... surely not for some of you.

Overall length is 58cm. / Blade is 48 cm. / wide max. is 16 cm.

Except the edges, the iron is darkened and was beaten in the small burin.

This blade is strong & heavy.

Who can say which tribe used it? which name if any ? maybe an URL or image can help?.

Would be great....

Louis-Pierre

tribalarms 25th March 2009 11:32 AM

I would say Saka, Ngandu.

Perhaps a part of the hilt is missing. Sometimes there is a metal finial.

LPCA 26th March 2009 12:36 PM

Hello, tribalarms.

It could effectively be Ngandu or Saka. As for the counterweight (iron block), i don't think that this one had one.
Anyway, i thank you for your help.

Best regards.
Louis-Pierre


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:34 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.