Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A Fine and Fascinating SE African YAO Dagger

Kubur · 25th March 2020, 04:24 PM

I like the Omani ring on it (but it's easy to add a ring on top of a sheat).

I like the story around the knife. But I agree with Ariel, nothing in this knife looks African.

There is a very long discussion about these knives:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...4&page=1&pp=30

The conclusion was Malawi, lake Nyassa... African.

25th March 2020, 04:24 PM	#5
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	I like the Omani ring on it (but it's easy to add a ring on top of a sheat). I like the story around the knife. But I agree with Ariel, nothing in this knife looks African. There is a very long discussion about these knives: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...4&page=1&pp=30 The conclusion was Malawi, lake Nyassa... African.