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M ELEY · 29th January 2012, 06:14 AM

I mentioned African because in the late 19th, there were knives that were mimicing the Euro daggers of the time. The Dahomey knives in particular come to mind. Their hilts were primitive, of brass, white metal or often aluminum. Anyway, you are right. Probably not African.

29th January 2012, 06:14 AM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,146	I mentioned African because in the late 19th, there were knives that were mimicing the Euro daggers of the time. The Dahomey knives in particular come to mind. Their hilts were primitive, of brass, white metal or often aluminum. Anyway, you are right. Probably not African.