View Single Post
Old 20th October 2022, 10:50 AM   #3
kronckew
Member
 
kronckew's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
Posts: 4,178
Default

Agree, Congo tribal sword. Not properly a sickle as it is double-edged,, more like the gurade or shotel, as you mentioned.

The copper or brass strip winding on the grip seems to be indicative of the area.


Here's a Boa sword from the Azande tribe in Congo. The two halves longitudinally are slightly overlapped and forge welded to form a central thickening that stiffens the fairly thin blade rather than being fullered. I also have a Boa sword, like this one, but the grip is not wrapped.



See also: Mambele Sickle sword which is a single edged sword, sharp on the inside of the curve. It also has a link to a YouTube video on how they are used. (The link shows my sword)


Another by a well known sword person : African Sickle sword by Skallagrim. it also shows a map of the area that they are common in, central Africa, bordering the Congo to the north. He actually does some cutting with it.
Attached Images
 

Last edited by kronckew; 20th October 2022 at 01:13 PM.
kronckew is offline   Reply With Quote