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Luc LEFEBVRE 21st November 2009 09:24 PM
2 blades dagger
 
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Here a 2 blades dagger, from Cameroon , I think, surely from the north.
Maybe from Kirdi people.
Wood handle covered with leather, the blade is flexible, but with a very sharp cutting edge.
36cm long
If you have suggestions or details...

colin henshaw 22nd November 2009 08:18 AM
Hi

Most unusual. I've seen twin-bladed (but curved) daggers a bit similar to this from the Sudan (Mahdist period), copied from Indian bichwa daggers...

So maybe from around there ?

Regards.

Ascalon 22nd November 2009 08:48 AM
Or an african and strange short version of Zulfikar...

katana 22nd November 2009 02:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by colin henshaw
Hi

Most unusual. I've seen twin-bladed (but curved) daggers a bit similar to this from the Sudan (Mahdist period), copied from Indian bichwa daggers...

So maybe from around there ?

Regards.
Hi Luc,
my first reaction was Sudanese also ...

Regards David

Tim Simmons 22nd November 2009 04:58 PM
Sudan or Soudan what was known as Nigritia in the early 18/19th century? So much of what is named as Sudan except Kaskara may well be made in the city states controlled by the west African Jihad leaders?


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