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Originally Posted by Interested Party
Interesting. I had never noticed it before but there are several stylistic similarities, particularly in Detlef's examples #1 and #3 from left, with the Brazilian foca de ponta. Notably the bulbous pommel, over all profile, and the decorations on the ricasso.
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You are correct, these daggers are very similar in their design, Wolf-Dieter Miersch has this dagger on his page:
https://african-weapons.com/gallery?...m-mali-39-2-cm
I've pointed out years ago that this dagger is Brazilian and informed Wolf-Dieter so he changed the description.
Regards,
Detlef