Cameroon sword?

blue lander · 7th April 2014, 04:23 PM

I just won the auction for this and, as usual, I have no idea what it is. It seems to bear a distant resemblance to those "scorpion" shaped blades from Cameroon, so maybe that's a hint? A chunk of the hilt is missing and there's a big crack in the blade.

colin henshaw · 18th April 2014, 05:27 PM

An interesting and unusual form - my guess is Congo, perhaps Teke people or thereabouts ?

Congoblades · 18th April 2014, 09:25 PM

There are a lot of similarities with this Teke knife,

blue lander · 19th April 2014, 03:09 PM

Very similar, thanks both for pointing me in the right direction. It should be arriving in the mail in the next day or two. Should I do anything about that giant split in the blade? I'm worried it might grow and eventually split in two.

7th April 2014, 04:23 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Cameroon sword? I just won the auction for this and, as usual, I have no idea what it is. It seems to bear a distant resemblance to those "scorpion" shaped blades from Cameroon, so maybe that's a hint? A chunk of the hilt is missing and there's a big crack in the blade. Attached Images

18th April 2014, 09:25 PM	#3
Congoblades Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 171	There are a lot of similarities with this Teke knife, Attached Images

18th April 2014, 05:27 PM	#2
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	An interesting and unusual form - my guess is Congo, perhaps Teke people or thereabouts ?

19th April 2014, 03:09 PM	#4
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Very similar, thanks both for pointing me in the right direction. It should be arriving in the mail in the next day or two. Should I do anything about that giant split in the blade? I'm worried it might grow and eventually split in two.