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katana · 25th March 2008, 03:00 AM

Hi,
these recently finished on eBay ... look relatively recent. The stacked handle and the stamping on the blade suggest Toureg

But I have never seen this type attributed to North Africa. They look as if they would be used in pairs...one in each hand...in a slashing action... but there is little evidence of an edge and assume these are a tourist copy of a genuine form of dagger

However, these daggers are almost certainly tourist or modern. My concern is the markings....the half moon consisting of two stamps, the semi-circle and the face. I have seen identical marks on some Takouba...that were allegedly late 19thC

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=007

Any thoughts as to origins or name, thank you

Regards David

25th March 2008, 03:00 AM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Any ideas what these two curved daggers are called? Hi, these recently finished on eBay ... look relatively recent. The stacked handle and the stamping on the blade suggest Toureg But I have never seen this type attributed to North Africa. They look as if they would be used in pairs...one in each hand...in a slashing action... but there is little evidence of an edge and assume these are a tourist copy of a genuine form of dagger However, these daggers are almost certainly tourist or modern. My concern is the markings....the half moon consisting of two stamps, the semi-circle and the face. I have seen identical marks on some Takouba...that were allegedly late 19thC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=007 Any thoughts as to origins or name, thank you Regards David Attached Images