North African Knife - HELP !

Aurangzeb · 29th January 2007, 04:39 AM

Thanks for the quick identification! This is my first Ethiopean knife!

Could the hilt be rhino horn, is there any way to tell? Thanks again.

Mark...

roanoa · 29th January 2007, 07:14 AM

Sorry... you will have to live with the fact that it is "cow". As in the three examples that I posted earlier. Nothing wrong with that. It would be a nice dagger even with a plain wood handle.

Aurangzeb · 30th January 2007, 02:12 AM

I'm cool with cow!

How would this type of dagger be worn? Is it a type of arm dagger? Is there a proper name for this type of knife? Do you think I have the age right? Sorry about all the questions!

Mark....

roanoa · 30th January 2007, 04:32 AM

It's a belt dagger. Only terms I know for this are KARRA' (Tigrai & Eritrea) and CHIUVE' (Sidamo). I think the Amhara use the term KARRA' as well, but I am not positive.

30th January 2007, 02:12 AM	#3
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	I'm cool with cow! How would this type of dagger be worn? Is it a type of arm dagger? Is there a proper name for this type of knife? Do you think I have the age right? Sorry about all the questions! Mark.... Last edited by Aurangzeb; 30th January 2007 at 04:13 AM.

29th January 2007, 04:39 AM	#1
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Thanks for the quick identification! This is my first Ethiopean knife! Could the hilt be rhino horn, is there any way to tell? Thanks again. Mark...

29th January 2007, 07:14 AM	#2
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	Sorry... you will have to live with the fact that it is "cow". As in the three examples that I posted earlier. Nothing wrong with that. It would be a nice dagger even with a plain wood handle.

30th January 2007, 04:32 AM	#4
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	It's a belt dagger. Only terms I know for this are KARRA' (Tigrai & Eritrea) and CHIUVE' (Sidamo). I think the Amhara use the term KARRA' as well, but I am not positive.