Dahomey Hwi

BANDOOK · 27th July 2015, 09:24 AM

THATS A GREAT LOOKING WEAPON,SO MARRIAGE OF FRENCH AND ???

spiral · 28th July 2015, 07:58 AM

Absolutely fascinating! Beautiful!

If possible to tell, Is the blade re.forged from the original or replaced?

Spiral

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Originally Posted by BANDOOK

THATS A GREAT LOOKING WEAPON,SO MARRIAGE OF FRENCH AND ???

Dahomey... It was a country in Africa...

linky...

Miguel · 28th July 2015, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by spiral

Absolutely fascinating! Beautiful!

If possible to tell, Is the blade re.forged from the original or replaced?

Spiral

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Dahomey... It was a country in Africa...

linky...

Hi Spiral.

I am fairly certain that the blade was forged from the original.
Regards
Miguel

spiral · 29th July 2015, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Miguel

Hi Spiral.

I am fairly certain that the blade was forged from the original.
Regards
Miguel

Thank you Miguel! That makes it even nicer!

spiral

Jim McDougall · 30th July 2015, 03:30 AM

Just to note, this is posted on the European Armoury as well, where Ken Maddox suggested these markings were in fact German regimental marks. This indeed appears to be the case, as noted on that thread. While clearly West Africa was colonized by the French, there was considerable German activity there as well.

Kubur · 30th July 2015, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Just to note, this is posted on the European Armoury as well, where Ken Maddox suggested these markings were in fact German regimental marks. This indeed appears to be the case, as noted on that thread. While clearly West Africa was colonized by the French, there was considerable German activity there as well.

Ooops you are right!
So the branch of the guard was not cut as the German one is exactly like that.
Do you think that Tanganiyka was most probably the origin?

Miguel · 30th July 2015, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kubur

Ooops you are right!
So the branch of the guard was not cut as the German one is exactly like that.
Do you think that Tanganiyka was most probably the origin?

Hi Kubur,
It still is likely to be a French sabre taken by the Germans during the Franco Prussian war and stamped with their markings of regiment etc. as the French, apparently did not stamp these on the quillon, so the original assumption may still be correct. See Ken Maddox`s comments on the European Forum.
Regards
Miguel

Miguel · 28th July 2015, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BANDOOK

THATS A GREAT LOOKING WEAPON,SO MARRIAGE OF FRENCH AND ???

Hi Bandook,

Thanks for your comments. Dahomey was West African kingdom ruled by a king and almost continually at war with it`s neighbours. It had an army of Amazons, the elite of which, who also served as the king`s bodyguard. It no longer exists but would have been in Benin Nigeria.
Regards
Miguel

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,195	Just to note, this is posted on the European Armoury as well, where Ken Maddox suggested these markings were in fact German regimental marks. This indeed appears to be the case, as noted on that thread. While clearly West Africa was colonized by the French, there was considerable German activity there as well.