whatisit #1......#2

manteris1 · 23rd May 2014, 09:55 PM

Iain i meant is it weapon or ?...............thanks.............jimmy

Iain · 23rd May 2014, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by manteris1

Iain i meant is it weapon or ?...............thanks.............jimmy

Absolutely no idea I'm afraid! I don't really collect daggers and smaller arms, so I've never delved too deeply into the types in these regions. Hopefully one of the African collectors with less of a narrow field of collecting than myself will chime in!

Martin Lubojacky · 24th May 2014, 07:50 PM

Hi Jimmy,
I am enclosing cca 5 years old photo from the small market with souveniers infront of one hotel in Maroua, Extreme North Cameroon (and not far from the Nigerian mountinous borderland). As you can see, the top spearhead was made with similar method (crossing point between the neck and the blade). Maybe your something (dagger) was made from spearhead (is the handle hollow ?). In any case, as Iain said already, the termination "button" is very charakteristic for that region.
I think No 2. is comming from South Seas, but not Asian. I am thinking about Guinea Gulf. I bought sometning similar in Nigeria, but I have not photo with me now.
Martin

manteris1 · 24th May 2014, 11:34 PM

Hi Martin, great photo, I just bought a throwing knife on ebay that was simllar
to the one in the photo.................thanks.....jimmy

24th May 2014, 07:50 PM	#3
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 836	Hi Jimmy, I am enclosing cca 5 years old photo from the small market with souveniers infront of one hotel in Maroua, Extreme North Cameroon (and not far from the Nigerian mountinous borderland). As you can see, the top spearhead was made with similar method (crossing point between the neck and the blade). Maybe your something (dagger) was made from spearhead (is the handle hollow ?). In any case, as Iain said already, the termination "button" is very charakteristic for that region. I think No 2. is comming from South Seas, but not Asian. I am thinking about Guinea Gulf. I bought sometning similar in Nigeria, but I have not photo with me now. Martin Attached Images

23rd May 2014, 09:55 PM	#1
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	Iain i meant is it weapon or ?...............thanks.............jimmy

24th May 2014, 11:34 PM	#4
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	Hi Martin, great photo, I just bought a throwing knife on ebay that was simllar to the one in the photo.................thanks.....jimmy