Nigerian, Cameroon stick club

Tim Simmons · 20th May 2008, 06:41 PM

It is here and I have given it a lick over. I think it is quite old and has some appeal to me. Engraved around the thick part with the iron point are the words "AINCIART+ A + LARRESSORE" something about age/status? and weariness? I might keep it. I could turn up a pommel in some seasoned cherry wood that I have.

Maybe somebody has a piece of cow horn they could send to me

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This is an ethnographic weapon by our criteria. I am not a collector of European items but all collections have some oddities.

Sending things over 60cm long outside the UK is expensive unless the item is worth a lot so it may have to stay in the UK.

Freddy can you give dimensions of the pommel.

Well what an Idiot

I have just found that this was made by the famous "Ainciart" family of "Larressore" and looking at this site the pommels can be varried.

http://www.makhila.com/pub-anglais/famille/index.htm

20th May 2008, 06:41 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Ethongraphic weapon It is here and I have given it a lick over. I think it is quite old and has some appeal to me. Engraved around the thick part with the iron point are the words "AINCIART+ A + LARRESSORE" something about age/status? and weariness? I might keep it. I could turn up a pommel in some seasoned cherry wood that I have. Maybe somebody has a piece of cow horn they could send to me ? This is an ethnographic weapon by our criteria. I am not a collector of European items but all collections have some oddities. Sending things over 60cm long outside the UK is expensive unless the item is worth a lot so it may have to stay in the UK. Freddy can you give dimensions of the pommel. Well what an Idiot I have just found that this was made by the famous "Ainciart" family of "Larressore" and looking at this site the pommels can be varried. http://www.makhila.com/pub-anglais/famille/index.htm Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 20th May 2008 at 06:55 PM.