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thinreadline 4th February 2018 01:19 AM
African dagger ..a cobbled together hybrid ?
 
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A photo sent by a fellow collector for me to ID . Appears to be a spear blade to which a dagger handle has been added ... would welcome any opinions please.

Tim Simmons 4th February 2018 08:33 AM
Not cobbled together. I am not at home to add better information but these and a great many variants are from the Congo. Without reference I cannot give names.

thinreadline 4th February 2018 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons
Not cobbled together. I am not at home to add better information but these and a great many variants are from the Congo. Without reference I cannot give names.
Thank you Tim ... I thought the blade could be Central African but it was the grip that foxed me , with it being so similar to Sudanese types .

Sajen 4th February 2018 10:10 AM
Hello Thinreadline,

it's a Congo knife from the Boa, Angba or Bandia tribe and called mambeli. And like Tim said not cobbled together, all is original.

Regards,
Detlef

thinreadline 4th February 2018 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Sajen
Hello Thinreadline,

it's a Congo knife from the Boa, Angba or Bandia tribe and called mambeli. And like Tim said not cobbled together, all is original.

Regards,
Detlef
Excellent , thank you Detlef.


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