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Freddy · 7th December 2007, 07:30 AM

I agree with Lew. This is an older seme from the Masai.

I once read somewhere that older seme always have a prominent middleribe. This is the case with your sword. Newer ones are often grind down from European machetes or just from a flat piece of metal.

The leather covered handle also shows some age, I think.

The size is right. My seme measures 51 cm, so that's about the same size.

7th December 2007, 07:30 AM	#7
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I agree with Lew. This is an older seme from the Masai. I once read somewhere that older seme always have a prominent middleribe. This is the case with your sword. Newer ones are often grind down from European machetes or just from a flat piece of metal. The leather covered handle also shows some age, I think. The size is right. My seme measures 51 cm, so that's about the same size.