I say it's Filipino my friend insists it's African...

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Originally Posted by AHite

Thanks for your responses! My friend, whom I have bought several ethnographic weapons from over time, is a rather excitable person. He was almost angry that I suggested that the curved blade knife was not African. "How could a knife from the Philippines end up in Africa, HUH?" I let the subject pass.

There's an old rule in collecting, "Buy the item at hand, not the story.

Hi Andrew,

By this you can note that your friend knows next to nothing about the origin of blades. And this dagger is by the way much more worthy by describing it as from the Philippines.
Like Ian I think that it's pre WWII, could even be a late 19th century one, it is very nice and again, like Ian said with a very good survived scabbard.

Best regards,
Detlef

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For comparison, my one with some more waves.