Names of African Swords

Jim McDougall · 26th September 2024, 07:45 PM

I did indeed misunderstand Pertinax, my apologies, and you are doing quite well with English.
I knew the ethic group Shona, but misunderstood that you meant the knife was probably Shona, but not called that.

Apparently these knives (and it seems many variant combinations) are called BAKATWA. This of course seems a collective term for these knife variants in these tribal groups , but I dont see it as connected to the Mandinka saber.

Best,
Jim

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26th September 2024, 07:45 PM	#10
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,670	I did indeed misunderstand Pertinax, my apologies, and you are doing quite well with English. I knew the ethic group Shona, but misunderstood that you meant the knife was probably Shona, but not called that. Apparently these knives (and it seems many variant combinations) are called BAKATWA. This of course seems a collective term for these knife variants in these tribal groups , but I dont see it as connected to the Mandinka saber. Best, Jim