Thanks Andrew, As far as aluminum on African weapons goes, it doesnt seem to be too common but not unheard of . I also have a tebu dagger with aluminum mounts,Ill try to get pics of it up along with the unknown knife.
I didnt have much interest in African weapons when I first started collecting but as the number of African arms I have has risen they are becoming more and more interesting to me.There is an incredible amount of variation in design and workmanship,its a shame there arent more resources on these weapons.
Thats an AWESOME axe ! ,I have never seen an authentic piece with an aluminum blade before,but what you said about the aluminum being imported makes sense.
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