Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - An Old Unusual CURVED, Single Edge, Taureg Takouba Sword

CharlesS · 24th November 2015, 04:17 PM

This Taureg takouba sword is from Ebay. I found it unusual in that it had a native made modestly CURVED blade and the scabbard to fit it. I have never encountered a curved blade on a takouba. I am assuming after seeing several variations of curved blades used against them the Taureg experimented with one of their own.

The blade is very roughly forged, single edged, with a wide fuller and carries the typical Tuareg blunted tip. The sword is razor sharp and well balanced. It lacks the well known half moon marks often seen on takouba blades. The hilt grip is woven leather and the pommel is no nonsense all steel discs applied in the typical stacked manner. The scabbard is typical tooled leather, and is either nicely decorated or was repaired in the center at some point.

The sword clearly has a great deal of legitimate age, so I don't think this is one made for the tourist market.

I am hoping perhaps Iain and Lee and others can offer more info about this takouba variation.

Dimensions:
Overall length: 37in.
Blade length: 31in.
Blade's widest point: 1.25in.

24th November 2015, 04:17 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	An Old Unusual CURVED, Single Edge, Taureg Takouba Sword This Taureg takouba sword is from Ebay. I found it unusual in that it had a native made modestly CURVED blade and the scabbard to fit it. I have never encountered a curved blade on a takouba. I am assuming after seeing several variations of curved blades used against them the Taureg experimented with one of their own. The blade is very roughly forged, single edged, with a wide fuller and carries the typical Tuareg blunted tip. The sword is razor sharp and well balanced. It lacks the well known half moon marks often seen on takouba blades. The hilt grip is woven leather and the pommel is no nonsense all steel discs applied in the typical stacked manner. The scabbard is typical tooled leather, and is either nicely decorated or was repaired in the center at some point. The sword clearly has a great deal of legitimate age, so I don't think this is one made for the tourist market. I am hoping perhaps Iain and Lee and others can offer more info about this takouba variation. Dimensions: Overall length: 37in. Blade length: 31in. Blade's widest point: 1.25in. Attached Images