Takouba supposedly from the 30's

blue lander · 28th October 2014, 11:57 PM

The seller said he thought this one was made in the 30's. It definitely feels older than my other ones. The pommel is brass and the fullers looked forged. The blade has a bit of a distal taper and it's thicker overall than my newer takoubas. It also feels lumpy like it was pounded into shape.

There's a lot of "seams" visible on the steel. A few run the entire length of the blade. After I cleaned the steel up I noticed a weird splotchy pattern on the blade as well.

Do you think it's really from the 30's? Is it made from spring steel? I assume there weren't a lot of surplus truck suspensions floating around Africa back then.

28th October 2014, 11:57 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Takouba supposedly from the 30's The seller said he thought this one was made in the 30's. It definitely feels older than my other ones. The pommel is brass and the fullers looked forged. The blade has a bit of a distal taper and it's thicker overall than my newer takoubas. It also feels lumpy like it was pounded into shape. There's a lot of "seams" visible on the steel. A few run the entire length of the blade. After I cleaned the steel up I noticed a weird splotchy pattern on the blade as well. Do you think it's really from the 30's? Is it made from spring steel? I assume there weren't a lot of surplus truck suspensions floating around Africa back then. Attached Images