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colin henshaw · 21st November 2009, 02:42 PM

Hi

I've just stumbled across this post...I'm fairly sure this is a West African sword (as mentioned by Katana), copied from the European type. Probably Fon (Dahomey) or Akan (Ghana). I've had knives from that area with lead inlay to the handle, in the past.

The forest kingdoms of West Africa had a long period of contact with Europeans and copied their weapons etc extensively.

A very interesting piece.

Regards.

21st November 2009, 02:42 PM	#10
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Hi I've just stumbled across this post...I'm fairly sure this is a West African sword (as mentioned by Katana), copied from the European type. Probably Fon (Dahomey) or Akan (Ghana). I've had knives from that area with lead inlay to the handle, in the past. The forest kingdoms of West Africa had a long period of contact with Europeans and copied their weapons etc extensively. A very interesting piece. Regards.