4th February 2018, 01:19 AM | #1 |
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African dagger ..a cobbled together hybrid ?
A photo sent by a fellow collector for me to ID . Appears to be a spear blade to which a dagger handle has been added ... would welcome any opinions please.
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4th February 2018, 08:33 AM | #2 |
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Not cobbled together. I am not at home to add better information but these and a great many variants are from the Congo. Without reference I cannot give names.
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4th February 2018, 10:10 AM | #4 |
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Hello Thinreadline,
it's a Congo knife from the Boa, Angba or Bandia tribe and called mambeli. And like Tim said not cobbled together, all is original. Regards, Detlef |
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