Strange knife/axe from Congo

Freddy · 16th August 2006, 06:59 PM

Not all weapons which are put in the category 'Throwing knife' are actual throwing knives. A lot of these weapons, especially those with wood or even ivory handles, evolved into status symbols.
They weren't actually used for throwing.

A real throwing knife will have a handle made of a material that can't be damaged when thrown, for example leather, hide or even cloth.

Here are two examples :

The first one is a typical Ngbaka/Ngombe throwing knife. This weapon is called : ZA.
The handle is made of animal skin (some of the hair is still there).

The other throwing knife is from the Zulgo tribe inb East-Sudan. It's handle is made of a piece of cloth tied to the metal with some cord.

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16th August 2006, 06:59 PM	#15
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Not all weapons which are put in the category 'Throwing knife' are actual throwing knives. A lot of these weapons, especially those with wood or even ivory handles, evolved into status symbols. They weren't actually used for throwing. A real throwing knife will have a handle made of a material that can't be damaged when thrown, for example leather, hide or even cloth. Here are two examples : The first one is a typical Ngbaka/Ngombe throwing knife. This weapon is called : ZA. The handle is made of animal skin (some of the hair is still there). The other throwing knife is from the Zulgo tribe inb East-Sudan. It's handle is made of a piece of cloth tied to the metal with some cord.