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Michel · 9th March 2007, 03:14 PM

This one is not well made. A thin blade of 16.5 cm, 1.7 mm thick, with acid etched markings (one cannot speak of writing but rather of scribbling), handle in bone, not well filed, 11cm long. It nevertheless drew my attention due to the two light cuttings at the bottom and the top of the handle. They were the distinctive marks of of twin daggers (symmetrical) of a panoply of East African edge weapons. But I cannot remember where I saw that panoply, neither the tribes.
Can anyone give a hand or has a clue?
Thanks
Michel

9th March 2007, 03:14 PM	#1
Michel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 139	An other East African Jambia ? This one is not well made. A thin blade of 16.5 cm, 1.7 mm thick, with acid etched markings (one cannot speak of writing but rather of scribbling), handle in bone, not well filed, 11cm long. It nevertheless drew my attention due to the two light cuttings at the bottom and the top of the handle. They were the distinctive marks of of twin daggers (symmetrical) of a panoply of East African edge weapons. But I cannot remember where I saw that panoply, neither the tribes. Can anyone give a hand or has a clue? Thanks Michel Attached Images