Hausa Arm Knife,

[Tim Simmons]

I do not think this picture helps that much, I will try to take one tomorrow during the day without the flash, which makes a very harsh picture, I also had to give the blade a rather thorough cleaning to ensure ease of travel in the scabbard. You can see there is a light fuller to this blade with a matching one on the other side. The blade is also quite thin rather like the top section of a Tabuka. I think it is the scabbards that give the best indication of where in the "Telek" wearing regions they most likely originate as similar elements of their design and construction and these cruciform metal handles seem to be all over the region. I think Freddy's Knife has more in common with this other arm knife. Tim