African dagger

lukasz · 8th March 2006, 01:16 PM

Hello,
I would be very grateful for any opinions about this African dagger (Senegal?)

Zan · 8th March 2006, 03:46 PM

Hi Lucasz,

Please take a look at this thread

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http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1734

This knife comes probably from West Africa, and Senegal is a good guess. The handle is not typical of Bamanan knifes (Mali) or Manding ones, but there is a lot of ethnic groups in this region and the styles are often not realy defined.

Sincerely,

Zan

Zan · 8th March 2006, 03:49 PM

A little mistake...

Here is the link :

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1734

Zan

lukasz · 8th March 2006, 06:07 PM

Hi Zan,
I thought about Senegal in view of sheath with tassels, but I haven't seen handle like this so far. I am not very familiar with African edged weapon, so I am very grateful for any advices.
Lukasz

Zan · 8th March 2006, 11:49 PM

Hi,

Is the handle leather-covered ? Is it marqued ? It is hard to tell from your picture. Can you post a close-up of the handle ?

The leatherwork and the blade are by the way realy typical of West Africa (Senegal, Côte-D'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso...).

Sincerely,

Zan

lukasz · 9th March 2006, 07:53 AM

Hi Zan,

Yes, the handle is wooden and the leather-covered.
Unfortunately it isn't marqued. It has only stamped zigzags on both sides of blade, geometric pressed decorations on sheath and thin lines on handle.

best regards
Luk

Zan · 10th March 2006, 02:57 AM

Hi Lucasz,

Very interesting. I have no clue for this kind of handle, maybe someone else in this forum can help ?

I am prety sure that this knife is authentic, and not tourist-made. The marks on the blade are usualy seen on tourist-grade spring steel blades. But here, it seems obvious that this blade is a real localy-made one. Realy nice.

Where did you find the knife ?

Sincerely,

Zan

lukasz · 10th March 2006, 07:50 AM

Hi Zan,
It comes from one of the polish familiy collections, which was collected before 1939. I don't know anything more about history of this concrete item.
Best regards
Luk

8th March 2006, 01:16 PM	#1
lukasz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 7	African dagger Hello, I would be very grateful for any opinions about this African dagger (Senegal?) Attached Images

8th March 2006, 03:46 PM	#2
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	Hi Lucasz, Please take a look at this thread HTML Code: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1734 This knife comes probably from West Africa, and Senegal is a good guess. The handle is not typical of Bamanan knifes (Mali) or Manding ones, but there is a lot of ethnic groups in this region and the styles are often not realy defined. Sincerely, Zan

8th March 2006, 03:49 PM	#3
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	Oups... A little mistake... Here is the link : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1734 Zan

9th March 2006, 07:53 AM	#6
lukasz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 7	Hi Zan, Yes, the handle is wooden and the leather-covered. Unfortunately it isn't marqued. It has only stamped zigzags on both sides of blade, geometric pressed decorations on sheath and thin lines on handle. best regards Luk Attached Images

8th March 2006, 06:07 PM	#4
lukasz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 7	Hi Zan, I thought about Senegal in view of sheath with tassels, but I haven't seen handle like this so far. I am not very familiar with African edged weapon, so I am very grateful for any advices. Lukasz

8th March 2006, 11:49 PM	#5
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	Hi, Is the handle leather-covered ? Is it marqued ? It is hard to tell from your picture. Can you post a close-up of the handle ? The leatherwork and the blade are by the way realy typical of West Africa (Senegal, Côte-D'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso...). Sincerely, Zan

10th March 2006, 02:57 AM	#7
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	Hi Lucasz, Very interesting. I have no clue for this kind of handle, maybe someone else in this forum can help ? I am prety sure that this knife is authentic, and not tourist-made. The marks on the blade are usualy seen on tourist-grade spring steel blades. But here, it seems obvious that this blade is a real localy-made one. Realy nice. Where did you find the knife ? Sincerely, Zan

10th March 2006, 07:50 AM	#8
lukasz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 7	Hi Zan, It comes from one of the polish familiy collections, which was collected before 1939. I don't know anything more about history of this concrete item. Best regards Luk