North African Knife - HELP !

Aurangzeb · 28th January 2007, 01:21 AM

Hello All!

I just bought this knife today at a WWII reanactment. It is 9" overall with a 5" blade and a 4" hilt. The hilt is made of two pices of horn seperated by a metal spacer and capped with a iron cap on the end. The blade is sharp and shows old surface rust. It was spattered with a littel red paint(not blood

) here and ther but it came off really easily.I think it is North African, maybe it might be Libyan, Egyptian, or Sudanese. But I would like some more advice on that!

I think it is Mid 20th century. Any comments are welcome! I have three more knives to post in the next few days.

Mark...

28th January 2007, 01:21 AM	#1
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	North African Knife - HELP ! Hello All! I just bought this knife today at a WWII reanactment. It is 9" overall with a 5" blade and a 4" hilt. The hilt is made of two pices of horn seperated by a metal spacer and capped with a iron cap on the end. The blade is sharp and shows old surface rust. It was spattered with a littel red paint(not blood ) here and ther but it came off really easily.I think it is North African, maybe it might be Libyan, Egyptian, or Sudanese. But I would like some more advice on that! I think it is Mid 20th century. Any comments are welcome! I have three more knives to post in the next few days. Mark... Attached Images