TAKOUBA NO COMMON HANDLE !!!

weapons 27 · 23rd August 2016, 01:06 PM

takouba for comment and origin .. the handle of the sword is not common !!!
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can be influence of Cameroon??

weapons 27 · 23rd August 2016, 01:07 PM

sorry error for photos

mariusgmioc · 23rd August 2016, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by weapons 27

sorry error for photos

I think you can edit your previous posting to remove the unwanted photo.

TVV · 23rd August 2016, 07:04 PM

Interesting, the pommel bears some resemblance to the discus pommels on Wute/Baboute archer's swords from Central Cameroon. The blade markings suggest Cameroon as place of origin as well.

Iain is the expert on the subject and I am sure he will comment when he sees this thread.

Teodor

Tim Simmons · 23rd August 2016, 07:27 PM

Best one I have ever seen.

kahnjar1 · 23rd August 2016, 08:50 PM

The brass work on the scabbard resembles that found on Taureg daggers......

colin henshaw · 23rd August 2016, 09:30 PM

Very nice old sword. Perhaps the leather work has been renewed at some point more recently ? (this would be quite a regular thing I guess).

Iain · 25th August 2016, 08:49 AM

Oddly enough I've been asked to comment on this sword now three times within a week!

Teodor is of course spot on and these were my thoughts exactly. However, I think this is a piece that was done up in a takouba style later on including the guard and the scabbard. This is not surprising when looking at the takouba style influence in the region since the Fulani Jihad.

Frankly I do not think the blade is particularly old, the midrib looks not particularly well formed compared to more sturdy examples I've seen in the past.

The pommel however is quite pretty.

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weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	TAKOUBA NO COMMON HANDLE !!! takouba for comment and origin .. the handle of the sword is not common !!! . can be influence of Cameroon?? Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 23rd August 2016 at 02:12 PM. Reason: Wrong picture

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weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	sorry error for photos

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TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,598	Interesting, the pommel bears some resemblance to the discus pommels on Wute/Baboute archer's swords from Central Cameroon. The blade markings suggest Cameroon as place of origin as well. Iain is the expert on the subject and I am sure he will comment when he sees this thread. Teodor

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Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Best one I have ever seen.

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kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,729	The brass work on the scabbard resembles that found on Taureg daggers......

23rd August 2016, 09:30 PM	#7
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	Very nice old sword. Perhaps the leather work has been renewed at some point more recently ? (this would be quite a regular thing I guess).

25th August 2016, 08:49 AM	#8
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,680	Oddly enough I've been asked to comment on this sword now three times within a week! Teodor is of course spot on and these were my thoughts exactly. However, I think this is a piece that was done up in a takouba style later on including the guard and the scabbard. This is not surprising when looking at the takouba style influence in the region since the Fulani Jihad. Frankly I do not think the blade is particularly old, the midrib looks not particularly well formed compared to more sturdy examples I've seen in the past. The pommel however is quite pretty.