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Robert · 9th April 2013, 06:03 PM

Yes, this unfortunately reminds me of those Civil War talibongs that were bringing fairly large amounts of money on epray a few years back.

Best,
Robert

mross · 9th April 2013, 06:48 PM

Ok, I'll bite. What is it we are looking at? And. What is it we are supposed to be looking at?

Sajen · 9th April 2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mross

Ok, I'll bite. What is it we are looking at? And. What is it we are supposed to be looking at?

I think we are looking to a modified North African dagger and the seller stated that it is a native dagger from the Nort-West coast of America, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlingit_people

What's more bad, some people believe this story and bid so high for junk.

Regards,

Detlef

David · 9th April 2013, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mross

Ok, I'll bite. What is it we are looking at? And. What is it we are supposed to be looking at?

I can't really tell you what we ARE looking at, but if this is supposed to be Tlingit then this thread should give you an idea of what we are SUPPOSED to be looking at if this were indeed a Tlingit knife.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=tlingit

Iain · 10th April 2013, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mross

Ok, I'll bite. What is it we are looking at? And. What is it we are supposed to be looking at?

From the leather and loop pommel it is a Mandingo dagger. The fur is not unusual as well for these.

mross · 10th April 2013, 03:41 PM

Ok, that makes sense. On the plus side the art of creative story telling is not dead.

Sajen · 10th April 2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Iain

From the leather and loop pommel it is a Mandingo dagger. The fur is not unusual as well for these.

Thank you Ian for correction, so the dagger is from West Africa.

Regards,

Detlef

Iain · 10th April 2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Ian for correction, so the dagger is from West Africa.

Regards,

Detlef

Happy to comment when I can. These daggers seem similar to some Mandingo swords I've seen labelled as being from Liberia and Sierra Leone. But I am not really sure if this is the correct and precise tribal attribution. It is not really my area.

Here's one of the examples I was thinking of.

9th April 2013, 06:03 PM	#1
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Yes, this unfortunately reminds me of those Civil War talibongs that were bringing fairly large amounts of money on epray a few years back. Best, Robert

9th April 2013, 06:48 PM	#2
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	Ok, I'll bite. What is it we are looking at? And. What is it we are supposed to be looking at?

10th April 2013, 03:41 PM	#6
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	Ok, that makes sense. On the plus side the art of creative story telling is not dead.