Telek, and thoughts on Tuareg rebellion

[Tim Simmons]

Something a little more interesting about this dagger is that it is of unusual thick section and thicker towards the piont. I could just be getting carried away romanticly but it would serve very well for piercing mail. I know some of you are quite keen on Taureg and Huasa pieces, have you blades that look like they have mail piercing potential? I have a lance with a mail piercing blade. I will see if I can get a picture to show this latter this evening. Tim

[Tim Simmons]

I would just like to start off say that I am not trying to state anything as a fact. Another reason why I thought maybe this is possibly mail piercing, is that the whole blade is rigid right down through the forte and I do not recall ever handleing a Telek before with a blade that does not flex especially at the forte and also getting thicker at the pionted end. I cannot see bad forging for a reason. Of its type this is a good quality weapon made for use. Anyway here are some pictures that might help illustrate my thinking. Tim