African knife from scrap iron ?

Lew · 11th May 2007, 05:04 PM

Freddy

Almost all African knives, swords and spears in that last 100yrs were probably made in one form or another from recycled steel. Your dagger looks like a Somali bilao to me.

Lew

Freddy · 12th May 2007, 05:56 PM

Can anyone show a 'bilao'. I have difficulty finding a picture on the net.

Flavio · 12th May 2007, 06:12 PM

Hi Freddy, I think that Lew means bellawa-billao...

12th May 2007, 06:12 PM	#3
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11th May 2007, 05:04 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Freddy Almost all African knives, swords and spears in that last 100yrs were probably made in one form or another from recycled steel. Your dagger looks like a Somali bilao to me. Lew

12th May 2007, 05:56 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Can anyone show a 'bilao'. I have difficulty finding a picture on the net.