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Atlantia · 27th November 2012, 10:44 PM

That's because we are all stumped!

I really like this knife.

So seeing as I know folk often don't want to be the first to throw out some ideas.
I guess it better be me!

The first thing that occured was the similarity to Spanish knives.
But the hilt and pommel shape make me think that the spanish 'feel' is a red herring and this is more likely to be African. Have a look at this Yoruba knife:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13369

27th November 2012, 10:44 PM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	That's because we are all stumped! I really like this knife. So seeing as I know folk often don't want to be the first to throw out some ideas. I guess it better be me! The first thing that occured was the similarity to Spanish knives. But the hilt and pommel shape make me think that the spanish 'feel' is a red herring and this is more likely to be African. Have a look at this Yoruba knife: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13369 Last edited by Atlantia; 27th November 2012 at 11:01 PM.