Central African sickle knife/Ngombe Bero.

Flavio · 1st February 2006, 12:58 AM

Hello Tim, hello Freddy. Very nice pieces, i want to show mine: a ngbaka throwing knife with some strange iron near the handle (it's more usual for this knives leather), a bandja sickle knife and i have also a mongelima sickle sword that is identical to the one of Freddy. So who is the next one?

Luc LEFEBVRE · 10th February 2006, 08:46 PM

You're right the bero are battle swords.It is probable also that these knives were occasionnaly thrown.
3 bero from my collection:
The first is rare with the spur just below the handle, and old XIXeme, the others beginning of the XXeme.
Nzombo, Lobala, Ngbaka, Ngbandi, Ngombe. From CONGO between Congo and Ubangi river.

Luc

1st February 2006, 12:58 AM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Tim, hello Freddy. Very nice pieces, i want to show mine: a ngbaka throwing knife with some strange iron near the handle (it's more usual for this knives leather), a bandja sickle knife and i have also a mongelima sickle sword that is identical to the one of Freddy. So who is the next one? Attached Images

10th February 2006, 08:46 PM	#2
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	Ngombe bero You're right the bero are battle swords.It is probable also that these knives were occasionnaly thrown. 3 bero from my collection: The first is rare with the spur just below the handle, and old XIXeme, the others beginning of the XXeme. Nzombo, Lobala, Ngbaka, Ngbandi, Ngombe. From CONGO between Congo and Ubangi river. Luc