ETHNO KNIFE - ORIGIN UNKNOWN

Freddy · 20th August 2006, 08:11 PM

Interesting. Some time ago I sold a similar knife. I bought it from a man who found it in Congo with the Kongo-tribe when he was working there in the late 50's. He told me it was a hunting knife. It's possible that these knifeblades were traded all over West- and Central-Africa.

The knife itself looks quite similar. Only the sheath differs. I would say your sheath comes from West-Africa (probably Mandingo).
The handle on my knife was made of bakelite, I think. Your knife handle looks more like horn.

Here are some pics of the knife I had :

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20th August 2006, 08:11 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Interesting. Some time ago I sold a similar knife. I bought it from a man who found it in Congo with the Kongo-tribe when he was working there in the late 50's. He told me it was a hunting knife. It's possible that these knifeblades were traded all over West- and Central-Africa. The knife itself looks quite similar. Only the sheath differs. I would say your sheath comes from West-Africa (probably Mandingo). The handle on my knife was made of bakelite, I think. Your knife handle looks more like horn. Here are some pics of the knife I had :