New African knife

Freddy · 11th March 2014, 08:08 PM

The blade is fastened to the handle by means of some kind of resin (?). Mostly, Mangbetu pieces have a tang which goes through the handle. This is not the case with this knife.

I took a pic of the base of the blade. Hopefully, you can see the way this blade is fixed to the handle.

Freddy · 11th March 2014, 08:18 PM

Just found a picture of similar handles. These are attributed to the Mangbetu. Compare them to the handle on my knife.

This picture comes from the book 'Rare African Short Weapons' by Manfred A. Zirngibl (1983)

11th March 2014, 08:08 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	The blade is fastened to the handle by means of some kind of resin (?). Mostly, Mangbetu pieces have a tang which goes through the handle. This is not the case with this knife. I took a pic of the base of the blade. Hopefully, you can see the way this blade is fixed to the handle. Attached Images

11th March 2014, 08:18 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Just found a picture of similar handles. These are attributed to the Mangbetu. Compare them to the handle on my knife. This picture comes from the book 'Rare African Short Weapons' by Manfred A. Zirngibl (1983) Attached Images