Scarey knife

spiral · 16th July 2005, 07:50 PM

The handle was made or heavily resurfaced after the worm damage as the tracks run along the surface rather than penetrating.

Making a shank in jail or in the poorer parts of Africa is probably very similar.

You use what you can obtain.

The wood doesnt strike me as african though, less it was from a desert region.

Just a feeling, could be wildy wrong.

Spiral

Henk · 16th July 2005, 08:03 PM

A mounted spearblade was my thought to. Are we looking to an african tombak????

Bill · 16th July 2005, 08:58 PM

Andrew:"It looks like a prison "shank", to me, Tim."..... Andrew, is there something about your past we should know?

16th July 2005, 07:50 PM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	The handle was made or heavily resurfaced after the worm damage as the tracks run along the surface rather than penetrating. Making a shank in jail or in the poorer parts of Africa is probably very similar. You use what you can obtain. The wood doesnt strike me as african though, less it was from a desert region. Just a feeling, could be wildy wrong. Spiral

16th July 2005, 08:03 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	A mounted spearblade was my thought to. Are we looking to an african tombak????

16th July 2005, 08:58 PM	#3
Bill Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago area Posts: 327	Andrew:"It looks like a prison "shank", to me, Tim."..... Andrew, is there something about your past we should know?