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Old 25th March 2024, 02:30 PM   #1
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tourist or not tourist?
overall 46 cms
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Old 25th March 2024, 02:58 PM   #2
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It is a Baule dagger, from Côte d'Ivoire. That pommel is very typical of their daggers and swords.
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Old 25th March 2024, 03:49 PM   #3
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Looks like the real thing, Baule indeed.

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Old 25th March 2024, 05:32 PM   #4
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The real thing! Baule indeed.

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Old 25th March 2024, 06:04 PM   #5
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The real thing! Baule indeed.

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I agree with Detlef

With the same crown on the handle, you can see:

https://ertribal.com/index.php/triba...-ivory-coast-1

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Old 25th March 2024, 09:08 PM   #6
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Thank you Yuri, here another good picture: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?baule-handle
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Old 26th March 2024, 01:26 PM   #7
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many thanks for your informed feedback.
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Old 27th March 2024, 08:10 AM   #8
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From the photo, it seems that the wooden "skeleton" of the sheath, on which the leather was stretched, has already crumbled and fallen out. But maybe the scabbard could be restored by soaking it in alcohol (then when it dries, the leather won't shrink anymore as it would with water) and then inserting two slices cut from plywood in the shape of a blade. (This is just an idea (!)..... But the sheath would need to be stapled between two boards when it dries to eliminate various bulges forming on the leather etc)
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