Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - I haven't got a clue...but it's definitively African !

Freddy · 24th August 2006, 10:29 AM

I found this piece on ebay France this week. At first I thought it was some kind of axe. I looked better at the 'axe blade' and something was peculiar about it. In my opinion, it comes from West-Africa.

I asked the seller for some other pics. She said it was some kind of 'hammerlike' object. Very heavy (777 gr.). The handle is covered with braided leather.

It wasn't expensive

, so I bought it : http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI...EOIBSA:BENL:11

I haven't received it yet, but here are already some pics :

Does anyone else have an idea ?

24th August 2006, 10:29 AM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I haven't got a clue...but it's definitively African ! I found this piece on ebay France this week. At first I thought it was some kind of axe. I looked better at the 'axe blade' and something was peculiar about it. In my opinion, it comes from West-Africa. I asked the seller for some other pics. She said it was some kind of 'hammerlike' object. Very heavy (777 gr.). The handle is covered with braided leather. It wasn't expensive , so I bought it : http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI...EOIBSA:BENL:11 I haven't received it yet, but here are already some pics : Does anyone else have an idea ?