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kronckew · 6th August 2007, 08:36 PM

if that is a circumcision knife, i'd be wondering what kind of leather the sheath was made of.

there was a documentary on last night about a celeb travelling along the equator in africa, he went to visit a group of circumciser shamans, they do about 300 boys roughly 13 yrs old in one ceremony twice a year, works out about one boy every 12 seconds. i am glad i was a baby when they did me in a hospital

.....they showed the circumciser's knife, it looked like a thin hand forged spearpoint blade about 6in. long, inch or so wide, no fullers or central rib, with a simple nondescript leather covered grip. just a cheap old rough knife with no carving at all. not to say there are not variations....

6th August 2007, 08:36 PM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	if that is a circumcision knife, i'd be wondering what kind of leather the sheath was made of. there was a documentary on last night about a celeb travelling along the equator in africa, he went to visit a group of circumciser shamans, they do about 300 boys roughly 13 yrs old in one ceremony twice a year, works out about one boy every 12 seconds. i am glad i was a baby when they did me in a hospital .....they showed the circumciser's knife, it looked like a thin hand forged spearpoint blade about 6in. long, inch or so wide, no fullers or central rib, with a simple nondescript leather covered grip. just a cheap old rough knife with no carving at all. not to say there are not variations....