27th April 2011, 05:33 PM | #1 |
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East African dagger/short sword ?
Hi
This is a new acquisition, that forumites might like to see. Probably Masai or one of their neighbouring tribes ? Quite a heavy blade with midrib. Sheath is leather over wood. The blade could do with some light cleaning. Regards. |
27th April 2011, 07:39 PM | #2 |
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Now that's what I call “down home”
I love that kind of blade. Somebody thought “knife” and then he made it. I love the absolute functionality of it. The grain of the handle is nice too.
BTW I wouldn't clean the blade a lot; I would only take away any active rust. the patina is great. |
27th April 2011, 07:52 PM | #3 |
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I likey! congrats. Looks like a sudanese arm dagger to me? well maybe not sudanese but certainly something very close to both arm daggers and sudan :P
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