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katana · 18th December 2006, 11:55 PM

Hi, you have been busy....I assume that these are the sellers pictures.

The first sword , the Dha, should have a nice forged blade, with very good balance.... do you know how thick the blade is? If it is too thin ...it could be a tourist piece.

The second a Takouba, usually associated with the Toureg but in truth are 'adopted' by many Tribes/groups throughout the Region.....worth doing a search on the Forum and here

http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/takouba/index.html

The third is from the Congo and is widespread, common to the Western Mongo: Kundu, Konda, Ntomba, and Kote Tribes. The desgns on the blade may help to identify the tribe or area.

I expect many others will add their comments once you receive them and post your own pictures and description.

All the best
David

18th December 2006, 11:55 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi, you have been busy....I assume that these are the sellers pictures. The first sword , the Dha, should have a nice forged blade, with very good balance.... do you know how thick the blade is? If it is too thin ...it could be a tourist piece. The second a Takouba, usually associated with the Toureg but in truth are 'adopted' by many Tribes/groups throughout the Region.....worth doing a search on the Forum and here http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/takouba/index.html The third is from the Congo and is widespread, common to the Western Mongo: Kundu, Konda, Ntomba, and Kote Tribes. The desgns on the blade may help to identify the tribe or area. I expect many others will add their comments once you receive them and post your own pictures and description. All the best David