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Old 8th October 2008, 05:54 PM   #2
VANDOO
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CONGRADULATIONS!! I HAD NOT SEEN ONE LIKE IT IT REMINDS ME OF A BIRD THE FIRST PROJECTION BEING THE BEAK THERE IS EVEN A SMALL EYE ON THE HEAD THE SECOND PROJECTION IS THE LEG AND THE LONG HANDLE THE TAIL. THE CONSTRUCTION TECKNIQUE APPEARS THAT A LONG STEEL BAR HAS BEEN FOLDED BACK ON IT'S SELF AND HAMMERED INTO THE DESIRED SHAPE LEAVING A LINE SEPARATING THE TWO SECTIONS. IS THIS TYPE OF WORK COMMON IN AFRICA ? MOST THROWING KNIVES I HAVE SEEN APPEARED TO BE EITHER CUT AND BENT TO SHAPE AND HAMMERED OUT AND SHARPENED , A FEW WERE PUT TOGETHER FROM MORE THAN ONE PIECE AND HAMMER FORGED TOGETHER. HOW THICK IS THIS EXAMPLE AND ITS DIMENSIONS? VERRRY INTERESTING
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