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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2025, 08:57 AM
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Posted By Changdao
These daggers seem to have been used by a wide...

These daggers seem to have been used by a wide range of peoples in Senegambia and modern Mali. It could be Wolof, Mandinka, Fulani...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2025, 02:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,257
Posted By Changdao
Well, that goes a long way in solving the problem...

Well, that goes a long way in solving the problem of this piece, I would say.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2025, 09:34 AM
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Views: 5,257
Posted By Changdao
Indeed a peculiar find. It does look West...

Indeed a peculiar find. It does look West African, and relatively modern.

As far as I know, the only ones in the region that appear historically in the sources using maces/clubs were a group of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2025, 07:48 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,035
Posted By Changdao
Very interesting information! Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting information! Thanks for sharing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2025, 06:11 PM
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Views: 14,035
Posted By Changdao
I don't doubt they were used in combat. Thrusts...

I don't doubt they were used in combat. Thrusts could be problematic due to the risks of the hand sliding up the blade, but it is not an issue if you don't thrust with it and just use it to cut. A...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 03:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 34,507
Posted By Changdao
What a nice spear! Thanks for sharing it

What a nice spear!

Thanks for sharing it
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2025, 06:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 34,307
Posted By Changdao
Beautiful swords. Can I ask how thick is it...

Beautiful swords.

Can I ask how thick is it near the tip? And those measurements for the bigger ones?

I would not discount their use in combat. Keep in mind that the Fang lived in an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd December 2024, 02:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,192
Posted By Changdao
Welcome! The leatherwork on the scabbard has...

Welcome!

The leatherwork on the scabbard has a clear Mandinka style, and European-inspired guards like this one aren't too uncommon. A Mandinka origin is likely but not sure, and geographically...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2024, 08:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Changdao
Thanks for this new picture! This is a beautiful...

Thanks for this new picture! This is a beautiful sword.

Regarding diplomatic contacts, I'm not aware of any directly (though I would not be surprised there were, given that Bornu was the main...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2024, 06:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Changdao
Snippets from sources of the era. The first is...

Snippets from sources of the era. The first is from the Tarikh al-Sudan, an historical chronicle written by a member of the Timbuktu elite.

At the end of the year 919lFeb. 1514 the askiya...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2024, 05:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,359
Posted By Changdao
Extremely interesting sword! Does Bivar give...

Extremely interesting sword!

Does Bivar give any reason to adscribe it to Kanta Muhammad Kotal? Because one misconception I have seen around is treating Kanta as part of his name, when it is his...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2024, 03:26 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 51,191
Posted By Changdao
It looks like a cut down 1822 French Light...

It looks like a cut down 1822 French Light Cavalry saber
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 51,191
Posted By Changdao
Not only there aren't distinct geographical...

Not only there aren't distinct geographical borders, but ethnical as well. These were used in a very wide area from the Atlantic coast by a wide range of ethnicities, from Mandinka to Wolof and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2024, 02:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 51,191
Posted By Changdao
But much of it can certainly be verified, to a...

But much of it can certainly be verified, to a certain degree. There are a lot of precolonial and colonial drawings and photographies in which weapons are shown. Not all are reliable, and some should...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 51,191
Posted By Changdao
Those weapon figures in that book are mostly...

Those weapon figures in that book are mostly wrong. In Figure 8, most of those dagger are in a style usually associated with the Toubou, not the Hausa, and the dagger like yours is associated to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2024, 11:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 51,191
Posted By Changdao
It is a frequent phenomenon. Many of the names...

It is a frequent phenomenon. Many of the names that stick really are just "sword" in the native language. Sometimes they can be useful, and other times they absolutely flatten the nuances that there...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2024, 07:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,301,657
Posted By Changdao
I believe that in Schweinfurth's writings about...

I believe that in Schweinfurth's writings about his experiences in Central Africa there are some excerpts about forging, but I'm not sure how detailed they are.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2024, 07:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 17,139
Posted By Changdao
Nice research work! It is an interesting discovery

Nice research work! It is an interesting discovery
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2024, 07:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,705
Posted By Changdao
Nice example. Surprisingly light! How it is...

Nice example.

Surprisingly light! How it is balanced?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,227
Posted By Changdao
Very nice collection! You have the Sahel...

Very nice collection! You have the Sahel represented from coast to coast
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2024, 02:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,972
Posted By Changdao
It is a Baule dagger, from Côte d'Ivoire. That...

It is a Baule dagger, from Côte d'Ivoire. That pommel is very typical of their daggers and swords.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,794
Posted By Changdao
It is the first time that I see something like...

It is the first time that I see something like this. The blade especially, and the overall proportions look like a tuanlian jian. The shape of the pommel and handguard are similar to those on some...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 07:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,642
Posted By Changdao
Yes, the blade looks from Solingen by the eyelash...

Yes, the blade looks from Solingen by the eyelash markings and the fullers. It's hard to tell from where it is from. It might even be African, as I've seen old photographies of Hausa riders with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2024, 07:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,109
Posted By Changdao
Very nice Gile! It has some rustic charm, and the...

Very nice Gile! It has some rustic charm, and the leatherworking near the mouth of the scabbard and the wire in the handle give it a lot of character
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2024, 03:04 PM
Replies: 537
Views: 1,701,612
Posted By Changdao
Yi people in Yunnan or Sichuan with their...

Yi people in Yunnan or Sichuan with their laquered leather armour and leather shields.

In addition, a Korean painting representing Sichuanese Ming dynasty troops under Liu Ting during the Imjin...
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