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8th June 2013, 02:00 PM
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To add to the post above... Here's a Nupe stool with some strikingly similar patterns and color work. However I would find it odd if this scabbard is Nupe since there's plenty of other Nupe scabbards on takouba around and none of them look like this...
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2nd September 2013, 03:24 PM
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Instead of making yet another takouba thread....
 I'll just put my latest addition here. A nice, unmarked single fuller example with brass hilt.
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2nd September 2013, 05:55 PM
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Nice one, thank you for sharing!
 Regards, Detlef |
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3rd September 2013, 03:06 PM
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The different levels of sharpening on takouba intrigue me, this one is quite worn while the one at the beginning of this thread has an older blade and has much less wear... |
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24th September 2013, 08:43 PM
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At the risk of boring you all to death with yet another of these...
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25th September 2013, 12:20 AM
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Very nice gurda markings. Iain, is this takouba double or single edged? If double, was the blade originally like that?
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25th September 2013, 09:33 AM
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Thre sickles and astral configurations are present on one side of the blade only. This was originally a single edged backsword blade, modified to be double edged in these mounts. There's a well worn ricasso as well. This one has seen a lot of use and repeat sharpening in it's life and the mounts are decently old. Iain |
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