Some Sahel weapons

Iain · 21st December 2011, 09:44 AM

The pommel does seem old, the leather of course less so on the hilt, but that is normal. I have seen grips where one finger does grab onto the top of the guard yes, would give good tip control.

Personally I am inclined from the photos available to believe the blade has not been reshaped. I have seen a few pointy takouba and there are also plenty of pointy forms in the region which this hilt could overlap with. For example:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14500

Hopefully Colin can chime in here as it is a bit hard to tell from the photos?

The style of this doesn't really surprise me, so many odd short swords with cultural crossovers occur in this region, I am most interested in the lizard as it seems like a strong visual motif that could possibly be solidly tied to a particular ethnic group.

21st December 2011, 09:44 AM	#4
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	The pommel does seem old, the leather of course less so on the hilt, but that is normal. I have seen grips where one finger does grab onto the top of the guard yes, would give good tip control. Personally I am inclined from the photos available to believe the blade has not been reshaped. I have seen a few pointy takouba and there are also plenty of pointy forms in the region which this hilt could overlap with. For example: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14500 Hopefully Colin can chime in here as it is a bit hard to tell from the photos? The style of this doesn't really surprise me, so many odd short swords with cultural crossovers occur in this region, I am most interested in the lizard as it seems like a strong visual motif that could possibly be solidly tied to a particular ethnic group.