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Ron Anderson · 15th August 2010, 12:38 PM

Hello all

I arrive on this thread late as I am a new member.

I live in Australia and recently acquired what is known as a Taap knife here - an aboriginal hand held weapon with shark's teeth.

I post this out of interest as it was an unknown fact to me and most people I know that such things existed in Australia. These shark tooth weapons are of course pretty common in Polynesia and elsewhere.

People I've spoken to are of the opinion this knife is well over a 100 years old as such things are no longer seen. Or, at the very least, are extremely uncommon.

I will post a picture of the item. I think you'll see if is quite unusual.

If anyone out there has encountered another of these, I'd very interested to know.

Regards
Ron Anderson

15th August 2010, 12:38 PM	#20
Ron Anderson Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 228	Taap Knife Hello all I arrive on this thread late as I am a new member. I live in Australia and recently acquired what is known as a Taap knife here - an aboriginal hand held weapon with shark's teeth. I post this out of interest as it was an unknown fact to me and most people I know that such things existed in Australia. These shark tooth weapons are of course pretty common in Polynesia and elsewhere. People I've spoken to are of the opinion this knife is well over a 100 years old as such things are no longer seen. Or, at the very least, are extremely uncommon. I will post a picture of the item. I think you'll see if is quite unusual. If anyone out there has encountered another of these, I'd very interested to know. Regards Ron Anderson