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12th January 2009, 09:19 PM
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Location: France
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Strange African knife
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12th January 2009, 09:29 PM
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That is one strange looking puppy. Probably a status piece or ceremonial does not seem to have any real combat use. |
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13th January 2009, 12:57 AM
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I've seen similar shapes in wood from Amazonia and Hawaii, but, not in a knife. Weird. I'll look for pics of the wood versions.
While I won't argue that it's a main battle weapon, if you think of it as a fork as well as a double knife, I think you can see how it would be effective as a weapon. Forks can be useful for tripping, pinning, and parrying. However, I can also believe that it was for status. That's a good default explanation too.  My 0.0000000002 cents, F |
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13th January 2009, 01:28 AM
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Duplicate posting deleted
Last edited by fearn; 13th January 2009 at 05:48 PM. |
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13th January 2009, 05:12 AM
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THE SCABBARDS LOOK LIKE THOSE MADE FOR TEBU KNIVES AND THE BLADE REMINDS ME OF THOSE AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES.
OR THE TRIBE WHO MADE IT ARE GREAT FANS OF THE 3 STOOGES AND IT IS THE DRED EYE POKER KNIFE USED BY THE AFRICAN VERSION OF MOE 
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