Mandara (???) dagger

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Originally Posted by milandro

it looks like you have an Hausa dagger, it may be an early 20th century piece or later, very difficult to date such things.


they come from a number of countries where the Hausa culture has spread

see a similar piece

http://www.vikingsword.com/lew/w0048/w0048.html

Hi, thanks for your reply and resource, the Hausa are a good suggestion, it would not surprise me if this dagger is of Hausa origin. Yet, the dagger has a number of differences with typical Hausa daggers most notably in the scabbard and in the design of the hilt which gives me pause.

- ADS