African swords as tools?

[Nonoy Tan]

I totally agree with Jim. Some peoples have even taken a further step by modifying the weapon design to suit another purpose. Here is an example of a spear from Northern Luzon of the Philippines (i.e. Cordillera area) which has been made to be a walking cane as well (or vice-versa).

The other photo shows a digging stick (for harvesting root crops) which can easily be used as a dagger too. Also from Northern Luzon, Philippines.