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katana · 17th January 2008, 02:05 PM

Hi Gonzalo G,

the example you have shown looks to be sudanese....similarly made daggers are often attributed to the Sudan. For example..

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=sudan

There was alot of trade in the Sudanese area and India, especially after the construction of the Suez canal......

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:M...lnk&cd=4&gl=uk

I feel the 'sudanese' haladie was a copy of the Indo persian version... a particular type of Indo-persian mace/staff also has Sudanese versions (that do not seem to appear in other parts of Africa.)

Either these variations were introduced by 'trade links' or perhaps Islamic Indians sympathetic to the Mahdi brought these to the Sudan

The picture of the first mace is Indo persian ....the second is Sudanese

Regards David

17th January 2008, 02:05 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Gonzalo G, the example you have shown looks to be sudanese....similarly made daggers are often attributed to the Sudan. For example.. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=sudan There was alot of trade in the Sudanese area and India, especially after the construction of the Suez canal...... http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:M...lnk&cd=4&gl=uk I feel the 'sudanese' haladie was a copy of the Indo persian version... a particular type of Indo-persian mace/staff also has Sudanese versions (that do not seem to appear in other parts of Africa.) Either these variations were introduced by 'trade links' or perhaps Islamic Indians sympathetic to the Mahdi brought these to the Sudan The picture of the first mace is Indo persian ....the second is Sudanese Regards David Attached Images